Connecting The Installer Laptop To The Modem; Entering The Installation Parameters; Figure 9: Connecting The Installer's Laptop Computer To The Modem - Hughes NH9000 Installation Manual

Chapter 3

Connecting the installer laptop to the modem

Entering the installation parameters

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For this task you need the provided Ethernet cable.
To access the satellite modem so you can perform the required installation procedures, you
connect your installer laptop computer to the modem. After the modem is installed and registered
with the satellite network, you connect the modem to the customer's computer. During modem
installation the installer laptop computer must be directly connected to the modem without any
intervening connection.
Connect the installer laptop to the modem:
1. Use the Ethernet cable to connect your laptop computer directly to the modem's LAN port,
as shown in

Figure 9: Connecting the installer's laptop computer to the modem

Do not connect the installer laptop to the modem through an Ethernet router or switch.
Figure 9: Connecting the installer's laptop computer to the modem
2. Make sure the satellite modem is not connected to the customer's computer.
3. If you are running firewall software on the laptop computer, disable it until you complete
installation of the modem.
The LAN LED on the front of the modem should now be on.
Prerequisites:
• Make sure DHCP is enabled on the installer laptop.
• Make sure you have the Installation Reference Sheet, which lists the parameters you need
to enter on the modem's Installation Parameters screen.
Installation of the satellite modem is accomplished through actions performed by the installer,
network and installation software, and interaction between the satellite modem and the NOCC.
After powering up the modem, the installer enters required parameters. Then, before installation
can continue, the installer must accurately point the antenna.
Installing the satellite modem
on page 16.