Introduction; Connector Overview - GE MDS entraNET 900 Technical Manual

05-4055A01, Rev. E

2.1 INTRODUCTION

Prior to installation in the field, you should set up the radio system in an
office or lab and become familiar with its operation and features. This
also allows tests of various network designs and configurations prior to
arrival at a field site. A tabletop test can be performed with any number
of radios.
This section describes the hardware setup and software configuration
needed for testing an Ethernet connection. To simulate data traffic flow
over the radio network, a PC or LAN is connected to the
AP and used to PING (Packet INternet Groper) a device connected to
the Remote transceiver.
NOTE: It is important to use a radio system network address and
device IP address that are different from any radios currently
in use in your region or network. This greatly reduces the
possibility of disruption to traffic on existing systems during
testing.
A recommended technique for minimizing the chance of radio
network address conflicts is to use the last four digits of the AP
serial number.

2.2 CONNECTOR OVERVIEW

The following illustrations show all of the interface connectors present
on entraNET transceivers. Review these items when making the
connections described in this section.
Figure 2-1 on Page 18
transceiver.
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shows the interface connectors for the AP
port of the
LAN
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