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TeraHop Networks IMS Installation and Operation Manual V1.1 08-0000-01-R1
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Configuration Process Overview
One of the keys to successfully configuring RSNs through the use of the RCT is to pre-plan
the RSN configuration structure. This should be completed prior to creating any
configurations within the Tool.
With the ability to create a tree (inheritance) structure of configurations (remember the
waterfall analogy where the lower configurations are determined by those above them), it is
worth taking some time to consider how you would structure the configuration in order to
minimize the number of configurations for each RSN.
The goal is to create an organization tree that best uses the settings of the upper level
configurations for those that are below it. For instance, configurations between persons and
equipment may be different enough that two configurations may be desired at an upper level,
one for persons and the other for equipment.
To assist in this process, it would be worthwhile asking the following questions:
1. How can assets be organized into similar groups, such as persons or equipment?
2. How do the RSNs need to behave? List them out and make note of the differences and
similarities.
3. How can these differences and similarities be organized into some type of structure?
4. How can I take advantage of the inheritance organization?
The key to consider here is to determine where there are higher-level configurations where
one setting can be controlled from that level and be passed down to the lower levels.
The following example shows how a typical First Responder configuration may be set up.
The left-hand panel is always where configurations and RSN assignments are defined.