User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Important Information
- Notices
- Description
- Installation
- Configuration
- Overview
- Accessing the Main Menu
- Configuring with the Main Menu
- Unit Identification
- Hardware/Software Revision
- System Software ROM Images
- System Current Status
- Network Configuration
- IP Filter Configuration
- RF Station Configuration
- Viewing Current RF Station Configuration
- Setting the Operating Mode
- General Equipment Setup for Performing RF Tests
- Setting Test Mode Timer Minutes
- Performing Link Monitor Test (Normal Mode)
- Performing Transmit and Receive Tests
- Performing the RSSI Test
- Setting the RF Transmit Status
- Setting the Link Monitor Period
- Setting Maximum Remote Distance (Base Station Only)
- Setting Link Monitor Remote Station Rank
- Adjusting Throttling (Remote Station Only)
- Setting Tx Power Automatically (Remote Station Only)
- Adjusting User Output Power Ceiling (Remote Station Only)
- Setting Signal Margin (Remote Station Only)
- Viewing Current Output Power Level Adjust
- Radio Module Configuration
- Viewing the Radio Module Configuration
- Setting Config Test Minutes
- Setting the Station Type
- Setting the Station Rank
- Setting the Center Frequency
- Setting Security Passwords
- Setting the Scrambling Code
- Setting the Acquisition Code
- Adjusting the Tx Power Level
- Setting a Base to Repeater Mode (Base Station Only)
- Setting System Symmetry Type (Base Station Only)
- Setting Dynamic Polling Level (Base Station Only)
- Setting Remote Unit RF Group
- Rebooting and Saving RF Module Configurations
- RF/Ethernet Statistics
- System Security
- System Commands
- Link Monitor Display
- Logout
- Setting Operating Mode with the Mode Button
- Command Line Interface
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Planning Your Wireless Link
- Appendix B: Using HyperTerminal
- Appendix C: Configuring a Simple Data Network
- Appendix D: SNMP
- Appendix E: Technical Reference Information
- Appendix F: Menu Map
- Appendix G: Upgrading Software
- Glossary
- Index
3 Configure Units
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3 Configure Units
This section describes how to configure a base station and a remote unit, which are the two basic units
required for a point-to-point wireless link. After you configure and test this basic equipment, you can
configure and test all the remaining remote units. See Configuration, page 29 for detailed information about
configuration settings.
Configuring a Base Station
When you configure a unit as a base station, you need to perform the following tasks.
• Check the Network Configuration information of the unit.
• Set the Station Type
• Assign the Station Rank
• Select a Center Frequency
• Select an Acquistion Code
• Set Tx Power Level Adjust level
• Set the security passwords
• Change the default menu passwords
These tasks are described below in detail.
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To configure a unit as a base station
1. Connect a PC to the AWE unit that will be the base station. Connect the COM port of the PC to the
Serial port of the AWE with the adapter plug and straight through RS-232 cable.
Connecting PC to Serial Port
AWE Unit
RS 232 Serial
Cable to
RS-232
Adapter
Serial
Port (DB9)
Detail
PC COM port
AWE
DB 25 to 9 pin
PC
RS-232 Serial Cable
to PC COM port
Serial Port
(See detail)