24 MDS TransNEXT Technical Manual MDS 05-7280A01, Rev. A
Dashboard
The “Dashboard” is the default page after login. The screen is organized into 6 sections as shown:
The 3 boxes on the top row, provide the most commonly accessed information.
• The About section is for common fixed radio info. It provides Owner Message, Serial#, Network
Address, Firmware and Hardware versions
• Network Stats are associated with the ethernet port. They provide running counts of IP traffic,
broken down by TCP, UDP, ICMP(ping), IP payload.
• Radio Stats are associated with the operation of the radio itself. This includes RSSI , Output
Power, VSWR status Good/Bad, and link layer counts for Transmission and Reception
The 3 boxes on the bottom row are designed to aid in system troubleshooting:
• The Spectrum Analyzer shows the noise floor across the channel. It works by passively sampling
on hops when the TransNEXT is not on the air.
• The Payload Viewer provides a running window for displaying the last received OTA payload
data
• The RX Signal Analyzer shows the signal strength across the channel of based on receipt of
TransNEXT OTA packets. Note that a master radio will not show any activity until at least one
remote is sync’d and passing data.