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ii MDS i NET 900 User’s Guide MDS 05-2806A01, Rev. A
2.5.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................31
2.5.2 Serial Gateway (Port) Configuration Menu ...............................................................................32
2.5.3 IP-to-Serial Operation and Data Flow .......................................................................................36
2.5.4 Point-to-Point Serial-to-Serial Operation and Data Flow ..........................................................37
2.5.5 Point-to-Multipoint Serial-to-Serial Operation and Data Flow ...................................................38
2.5.6 Mixed Modes ............................................................................................................................39
2.6 PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION ......................................................................................41
2.6.1 Performance Information Menu ................................................................................................41
2.6.2 Diagnostic Tools Menu ..............................................................................................................51
2.7 MAINTENANCE..................................................................................................................53
2.7.1 Maintenance Menu....................................................................................................................53
2.8 NETWORK PERFORMANCE NOTES ...............................................................................56
2.8.1 Principals of Network Operation ...............................................................................................56
2.8.2 Tips for Optimizing Network Performance ................................................................................58
2.9 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE..........................................................................................59
2.9.1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................59
2.9.2 Installing i NET Firmware by TFTP ...........................................................................................60
2.10 USING CONFIGURATION FILES.....................................................................................62
2.10.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................62
2.10.2 Sample of an Exported Configuration File ..............................................................................62
2.10.3 Editing Configuration Files ......................................................................................................66
2.11 OPERATING PARAMETERS’ DEFAULTS ........................................................................67
2.12 LOGGED OPERATIONAL EVENTS.................................................................................72
3 TABLETOP EVALUATION & TEST SETUP 77
3.1 OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................................79
3.2 STEP 1—INSTALL THE ANTENNA CABLING...................................................................79
3.3 STEP 2—MEASURE & CONNECT THE PRIMARY POWER ............................................80
3.4 STEP 3—CONNECT PC TO THE iNET .............................................................................80
3.5 STEP 4—REVIEW THE
i NET
’S CONFIGURATION ...........................................................81
3.5.1 Getting Started .........................................................................................................................81
3.5.2 Procedure .................................................................................................................................81
3.5.3 Basic Configuration Defaults ....................................................................................................81