Programming Via Com1 Port & A Terminal Program; Making The Connection; Communicating With The Inet Transceiver; Using The Menu-Based Management Toolbox - Microwave Data Systems iNet 900 Quick Start Manual

RF Power Output
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This screen is the location where you will check and set, if necessary,
the radio's RF power output. The default is one Watt. If you need to
lower the power, click on the
desired power level in dBm on the right-hand portion of the screen and
then click the
Submit
See Table 5, ". Common Transceiver Parameters," on page 26 for a list
of common configuration parameters and their defaults.
6.2 Programming Via COM1 Port & a Terminal
Program
A serial-interface based Management Toolbox is available for local con-
figuration of the MDS iNet 900 transceiver.

Making the Connection

Connect a personal computer's communication port to the transceiver's
Port connector on the radio transceiver. (See Figure 9 on page 16
COM1
for location.) The default interface is EIA-232 at 115,200 bps with 8N1.
Initializing the Connection
On you Windows' PC, launch a terminal program, such as MS Win-
dows' Hyperterminal™, and select the serial port connected to the
COM1 Port of the transceiver. The default interface is EIA-232 at
115,200 bps with 8N1.

Communicating with the iNet transceiver

The transceiver's port will automatically display the text-based Man-
agement Toolbox start-up screen as seen in Figure 15 on page 25 one the
key is pressed.
ENTER
NOTE: If the terminal program is running and your computer
connected to the transceiver, you may see a series of pages of
text information relating to the booting of the unit's microcom-
puter. Disregard this information and wait a few seconds for
the display to stabilize before proceeding.

Using the Menu-Based Management Toolbox

The menu-based Management Toolbox provides access to view and
configure many unit parameters and provides you with basic diagnostic
tools.
MDS iNet 900 Installation Guide
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RF Output Setpoint
button to implement the change.
menu item, type in the
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