Setting Up Diagnostics; Over-The-Air Firmware Upgrades - GE MDS SD4A Technical Manual

MDS 05-4846A01, Rev. F
With a PC connected to any radio in the network, intrusive polling
(polling that interrupts payload data transmission) can be performed. To
perform diagnostics without interrupting payload data, connect the PC
to a radio defined as the "root" radio. This is defined using the Device
Manager on a connected PC. The following path takes you to the screen
where all diagnostic settings are made:
Configuration>>Radio>>Diagnostic Settings
To define a radio as the "root" unit, go to the
nostics Settings screen, and select

Setting Up Diagnostics

The steps below outline the basic procedure of setting up diagnostics for
an SD radio.A more extensive discussion of remote diagnostics can be
found in the Network-Wide Diagnostics System Handbook
(05-3467A01).
1. At the AP/master radio, set the
Dlink Type
2. Set the for all other radios in the network to
3. On the root radio, set Dlink TCP Access to
Settings Screen
.
4. Connect a PC running the management software (i.e., MDS
PulseNET or MDS InSite) to the root radio, or to one of the nodes,
using the radio's Ethernet port. (This PC may also be the computer
being used to collect payload data, as shown in Figure 37.)
5. Launch the management application at the PC. (Refer to the associ-
ated User's Guide for instructions—PulseNET: Part No.
05-4942A01; InSite: Part No. 05-3696A01

8.2 Over-the-Air Firmware Upgrades

A major benefit of the SD transceiver is the ability to reprogram remotes
in the network without the need to physically visit each radio site. This
is accomplished using the over-the-air (OTA) channel. OTA reprogram-
ming always re-programs the "Inactive" firmware image of the radio to
ensure that active firmware is not accidentally overwritten.
NOTE: OTA reprogramming over a narrowband radio channel can be
a lengthy process, requiring several hours to complete. The
time required depends on several factors, as discussed below.
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Dlink Type
box in the Diag-
Root
from the drop-down list.
Dlink Type to Root
.
Enabled
on the
Node
.
Diagnostic
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