Admin | Mode; Figure 13-7. Admin | Mode Page (Prior To Firmware Ver. 1.6.#) - Comtech EF Data CDM-570 Installation And Operation Manual

CDM-570/570L Satellite Modem with Optional IP Module
Ethernet IP Module Interface
13.6.2.2.2

Admin | Mode

This page is available only if you have logged in using the Administrator Name
and Password.
Use this page to specify how the modem/IP Module is to behave in Vipersat or non-Vipersat
working modes. Once the role of a particular modem in the network is determined, this single
point of configuration is intended to simplify deployment.
Note that the appearance of and selections available on this page depend on the currently active
firmware version. Figure 13-7 shows the page as it appears under firmware versions prior to FW
Ver. 1.6.#.

Figure 13-7. Admin | Mode page (prior to Firmware Ver. 1.6.#)

Router – Small Network Mode
The Small Network Mode supports up to 255 remotes, as allowed using HDLC addressing. Select
this mode to set the modem to be on independent IP subnets; this mode requires adding static
routes to pass traffic between them.
Router – Large Network Mode
This mode is similar to Small Network Mode, the exception being that a maximum of 32,766
remotes are allowed on a single shared satellite outbound carrier.
Router – Point-to-Point Mode
Select for use in a Point-to-Point SCPC link where there are different IP subnets on either side of
the link.
Router – Vipersat Mode
See adjunct Comtech EF Data publication MN/22125 – Vipersat CDM-570/570L
Satellite Network Modem Router User Guide for details on use of the Router –
Vipersat Mode selection.
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