Configuration Screens; Radio - GE MDS SD Series Technical Manual

Basic Settings
MDS 05-4846A01, Rev. H

6.3 Configuration Screens

The screen (Figure 27) contains a number of key settings for
Configuration
the radio, including RF parameters, modem selection, packet settings,
MAC parameters, and several advanced settings. Individual screens
may be selected beneath
Figure 27. Configuration Screen
(Portion of screen shown—scroll for additional selections)

Radio

The screen contains important RF and modem selections for
Basic Settings
radio operation.
•
RF Output Power (dBm)
20 and 37 dBm (0.1 to 5 watts) in 1 dB increments. The default
setting is
37 dBm
lower settings will place less demand on the DC power supply
and reduce the chance of interference with other stations. Only
the power necessary to carry out reliable communications should
be used.
• —This setting determines the over-the-air data speed
Modem Type
and bandwidth of the radio's transmitted signal. All radios in the
network must use the same modem setting to communicate with
each other. The default setting is
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on the left side of the screen.
Configuration
—The RF output power may be set between
. Full power is not required in many cases, and
Modem 9600
, but it may be set to
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