76 iDirect Satellite Router Installation and Commissioning Guide
iDX Release 3.3
Setting Geographic Location using the Console
If commissioning an Evolution X7 Satellite Router, see “Setting Geographic Location of an X7”
on page76. For all other mobile remotes, site latitude and longitude coordinates are entered
via
the console port using the latlong comman
d as described in the following section.
Note: If the Satellite Router is not configured as mobile
on the iBuilder Remote Geo
Location tab, it is not possible to change the geographic location from the
console or from Web iSite.
13.2 Setting Geographic Location using the Console
To set the geographic location using the console:
1. Telnet to the Satellite Router or open a console session using the procedure “Connecting
to the Console P
ort” on page17.
2. Log in as roo
t and telnet localhost to the admin account.
3. At the prompt, enter the following:
latlong <latitude> <N or S> <longitude> <E or W>
Where:
latitude is the current latitude in decimal notation
N or S is either N (for North)
or S (for South) latitude
longitude is
the current longitude in decimal notation
E or W is either E (for East) or
W (for West) longitude
Note: Do not enter the <> marks.
CAUTION: Double-check the geographic coordinates before pressing ENTER.
13.3 Setting Geographic Location of an X7
Enter the geographic coordinates for an Evolution X7 Satellite Router using Web iSite.
To set the geographic location of an X7:
1. Establish a connection to We
b iSite using the procedure as described in “Connecting with
Web iSite” on page41.
2. Log in to Web iSite.
3. Click the Co
mmissioning button at the top of the Web page.
4. In the left-hand menu pane under Commissioni
ng, click Geo Location to open the Geo
Location page (Figure 45).