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  • Page 1: Getting Started

    Nera SatLink Terminals Getting Started...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PC SETUP ..........12 General .............12 Connecting the PC ..........12 PC Internet Protocol ..........15 STATUS AND CONFIGURATION .....16 Nera SatLink Web Interface ......16 Status - satellite ..........17 Status - traffic statistics ........19 Status - statistics ..........21 Satellite interface configuration ......25 IP address configuration ........27 Terminal line-up ..........28...
  • Page 4 GETTING STARTED All specifications are subject to change without notice. © Nera Broadband Satellite AS, 2005 The Nera SatLink terminal fully complies with the R&TTE directive. The DVB logo is a registered trademark of the DVB project. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION General The Nera SatLink 1000 and Nera SatLink 1910 are Nera SatLink 4033 fully DVB-RCS compliant Indoor Units (IDU) de- Transceiver signed for connecting a single user or an end-user LAN to a DVB-RCS satellite network. The IDUs are designed for use on desktop. Nera SatLink 1910 can also be supplied for rack mounting.
  • Page 6 INTRODUCTION ’ CONT • QoS The Nera SatLink 1910 offers the following enhance- ments compared to Nera SatLink 1000: - Supports classification of return link traffic into different quality of service classes based on IP • Up to 8 Mbps IP throughput addresses, protocol types, DSCP/TOS, and port •...
  • Page 7 GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION ’ CONT Figure 1 System overview example. Nera SatLink Terminals...
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  • Page 12: Pc Setup

    Ethernet are: • IP address: 192.168.0.1 • Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 In order to communicate with the Nera SatLink, the PC used for configuration must be set up with auto- mated address assignment DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). The SatLink configuration may also be carried out using the PC's Command Line Interface, CLI.
  • Page 13 ���������� ���� �������������� ������� ������������� ���� �������������� ��������� ��������� ������������������ �� �� �� ��� �������� ���� ����� ���� ���� ���� ����� ������� � �������������� ��� ���������������� ������������� ���������� ����������� ������������� Figure 6 Connecting up Nera SatLink 1000. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 14 ���� �� ����� �� ������������� ����������������������� � �������� ��� � ��������������������������� ��� ������ ����� ������������������������������� ����� �� �� �� ��������� ��� ���� ���� �������������� ��� ���������������� ������������� ���������� ����������� ������������� Figure 7 Connecting up Nera SatLink 1910. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 15: Pc Internet Protocol

    PC Control panel > Network connec- tions. • Check that Obtain an IP address automatically is selected. • If not otherwise specified by the gateway operator, choose the setting Obtain DNS server address automatically. Click OK. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 16: Status And Configuration

    Open the browser In the Address field, key in the Nera SatLink IP Address. The factory default address is: 192.168.0.1 The Nera SatLink Interface will now appear. A window appears prompt- ing you to enter a User name and Password.
  • Page 17: Status - Satellite

    Error rate (Viterbi) Number of errors detected by the Viterbi decoder during a fixed time period. A lower number indicates better signal quality. Measured signal-to-noise ratio on forward link. FEC rate Detected FEC rate on the forward link Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 18 CRA (Continuous Rate Assignment) is fixed capacity allocated to the terminal. The parameters Max RBDC (Rate Based Dynamic Capacity) and Max VBDC (Volume Based Dynamic Capacity) set limitations for the capacity request algorithm in the terminal. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 19: Status - Traffic Statistics

    PID there is one row in the ta- ble. For each PID the following information is displayed: • Type Data type, it can be signal- ling (for DVB SI tables) or traffic (for user or manage- ment traffic, i.e. IP packets) Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 20 (MPEG2-TS Traffic burst) • Channel The channel ID for the channel this burst type is transmitted on. Is normally set to 0 for transparent DVB-RCS systems. • No. of bursts sent Number of this kind of bursts transmitted. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 21: Status - Statistics

    Device information can be viewed by choosing the “Status” page, and then selecting the “De- vice” button. Information displayed is: Model Nera SatLink terminal hardware model. Software version Version number (build number) of the applica- tion software currently running. LAN MAC address...
  • Page 22 SNMP from the Gateway or from the CLI using the “device” menu. System contact Name of the contact person and/or company, who is responsible for this terminal. System location Terminal location. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 23 LAN IP address and pos- sible IP addresses manu- ally excluded for use by the DHCP server. Number of IP ad- dresses excluded Number of IP addresses that are not allocated from the server’s IP address range. These addresses Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 24 DHCP server, then the DHCP server will have the IP address range 10.10.10.1 to 10.10.10.252 available. Leasetime Time period for which an IP address is leased to a DHCP client. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 25: Satellite Interface Configuration

    (BUC) with no built-in power detector. BUC type To configure the transmitter/trans- ceiver type the user must choose among the BUCs listed in the pull- down menu in this field. Default configuration is Nera SatLink 4033. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 26: Eirp

    Antenna type When the terminal is configured with the SatLink 4033 or 3000 transmitter, the correct antenna must be configured to allow the Nera SatLink Terminal to compute the correct EIRP. To configure the transmitter/transceiver type the user must choose among the antennas listed in the pull- down menu in this field.
  • Page 27: Ip Address Configuration

    GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED STATUS AND CONFIGURATION ’ CONT IP address configuration The IP addresses and netmasks of the Nera SatLink Terminal’s LAN and DVB interface can be set from the IP configura- tion page. Be aware that valid IP addresses...
  • Page 28: Terminal Line-Up

    After the correct IDU output power level has been found (automatically when using the Nera SatLink 4033 or 3000, manu- ally when using other transmitters (BUCs)), the pointing and polarisa- tion of the antenna should be fine...
  • Page 29: Nera Satlink 4033

    IDU will then be found based on output power level should be fine adjusted based on feedback from the measurements from the Nera SatLink ODU. The IDU control centre. When the antenna has been fine ad- will use the power level found during the calibration...
  • Page 30: Documentation Cd

    ● INSTALLATION ● PC CONFIGURATION ● USING THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ● NERA SATLINK TERMINAL CONFIGURATION ● UPDATING THE NERA SATLINK TERMINAL SW ● ODU ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING PROCEDURE The CD also contains a copy of this manual. Nera SatLink Terminals...
  • Page 32 Nera ASA Nera Broadband Satellite AS Bergerveien 12, PO Box 91 N-1375 Billingstad, Norway Tel: +47 67 24 47 00 Fax: +47 67 24 46 26 www.nera.no...

This manual is also suitable for:

Satlink 1910

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