Getting Started; When To Use This Guide; How To Use This Guide - iDirect evolution x1 Installation Manual

1 Getting Started

This chapter describes how to use this guide, lists the tools required, and provides procedures
for obtaining the software used to commission the Satellite Router.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• "When to Use This Guide" on page 1
• "How to Use This Guide" on page 1
• "Required Equipment" on page 2
• "Required Software" on page 2
• "Extracting Files" on page 3
• "Software Package Components" on page 3
• "PC Firewall" on page 4
1.1

When to Use This Guide

Use this guide when performing initial configuration and commissioning of an iDirect Evolution
Satellite Router. Repeat the procedures if you move the Satellite Router from one fixed
location to another.
1.2

How to Use This Guide

This guide documents the step-by-step procedures required to configure and commission the
Satellite Router. The procedures appear in the order in which they are performed. Perform
the steps in the sequence in which they are presented in the guide.
The document is divided into three parts. Part One describes use of the iVantage
Management System (NMS) iSite client software application. The iSite application is used
when commissioning the Evolution X3, X5, e8350, and e8xx Satellite Routers.
Part Two describes the Web iSite interface, used when commissioning the Evolution X1, X7,
and e150 Satellite Routers.
Part Three describes commissioning operations that are common to all remote sites and
Satellite Router models. Where differences exist between iSite and Web iSite procedures,
they are described in the affected sections.
iDirect Satellite Router Installation and Commissioning Guide
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