User Manual

TeraHop Networks ICS User Training Manual (Preliminary)
August 2008 TeraHop Networks, Inc ii
Table of Contents
About This Class ................................................................................................... 1
Purpose .................................................................................................................. 2
What’s in This Guide ............................................................................................ 2
System Technical Overview ................................................................................. 3
How the System Behaves ..................................................................................... 4
Features and Benefits ............................................................................................ 5
Getting Started with the MC70 PDA .................................................................... 6
What is the MC70 PDA? ...................................................................................................... 6
Who Uses the MC70 PDA? ................................................................................................. 6
Features of the MC70 PDA .................................................................................................. 7
MC70 LED Indicators .......................................................................................................... 8
MC70 Buttons and Icons ...................................................................................... 9
MC70 Keypad Configuration ............................................................................... 9
Resetting the MC70 PDA ................................................................................................... 11
Charging the MC70 PDA ................................................................................................... 11
MC70 PDA Incident Command System............................................................. 12
How to Start the MC70 PDA and Sign In .......................................................... 12
How to Sign In to an Incident ............................................................................. 13
How to Start an Incident ..................................................................................... 14
Working with Assets on the Scene ..................................................................... 17
How to Accept and Assign On-scene Arrivals ................................................................... 17
How to View Asset Data .................................................................................... 19
How to Change Asset Assignments ................................................................................... 20
How to View Assets by Sector/Division ............................................................ 21
How to View Released Assets ........................................................................................... 24
Working with Alerts ........................................................................................... 25
How to Manage Alerts ....................................................................................................... 25
Lost Contact Alert .............................................................................................................. 25
Distress Alert ...................................................................................................................... 27