Microwave Data Systems iNet 900 Quick Start Manual page 2

Below are the basic steps for installing the MDS iNet 900 transceiver. Detailed instructions are given in
the Section 3.0, INSTALLATION PLANNING, on page 5 of this manual.
1. Install and connect the antenna system to the radio
• Use good quality, low-loss coaxial cable. Keep the feedline as short as possible.
• Preset directional antennas in the direction of desired transmission/reception.
2. Apply DC power to the radio (13.8 Vdc @ 500 mA)
• Connect a DC power source to the iNet's power connector.(Negative ground only.)
• Observe proper polarity when connecting the DC cable. See Figure 10 on page 16.
3. Review the initial configuration profile
• Connect a computer with HTTP browser to the LAN port, or a terminal to the COM1 port, to identify,
and revise if necessary the MDS iNet 900's primary operating parameters. (See "Step 5—Review
the Radio's Configuration" on page 16 for details.)
Operating Mode: Access Point (Master) or Station Adaptor (Remote)
Internet Protocol (IP) Address
Network Name
Time and Date—If event logging is enabled
4. Verify proper operation of the MDS iNet radio-modem
• See Table 2 on page 7 for an explanation of the LED status indicators.
• Refine the antenna heading for maximum received signal strength using the radio signal strength
indicator ( ) function found on the browser's home page. The RSSI display will be in dBm.
RSSI
5. Connect the user's equipment to the MDS iNet's LAN, COM1or COM2 ports
• LAN—Use a RJ-45 Ethernet connector/cable.
• COM2—Recommended for serial-based data equipment.
Use a DB-9 female connector. Interface is RS-232/EIA-232 compatible.
• COM1—Reserve, if practical, for use to connect terminal for unit configuration.
Use a DB-9 male connector. Interface is RS-232/EIA-232 compatible.
(See Table 9 on page 34 for pin descriptions and Figure 9 on page 16 for port defaults.)
6. Verify proper operation of the user's equipment
• A properly configured system will work exactly as it would if the data equipment were communicating
through a conventional wired system. (See Table 4.6 on page 18)
• The LINK LED will blink intermittently under normal operation if it connects with another
MDS iNet 900 transceiver.
• Use the IP "PING" command to verify the Access Point can be contacted by the Station Adapter.
1. While this may be of value, the time and date setting does not seem like a primary parameter and is
beyond the scope of this draft.
DRAFT 6—8/30/01
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