Operation; Checking The Communication Link - OXTS RT-XLAN User Manual

Operation

Once everything is connected the RT-Range can be powered up. The RT-XLAN should
work automatically and the RT-Range can be used as normal.
LED indicators
Found on the side of the RT-XLAN are a series of LEDs. These provide a quick
indication of the status of the RT-XLAN without the need for any software.
The meanings of these LEDs are shown in Table 3.
Table 3. LED indicators
LED Label
Power
<···>
The signal strength indicator is a very useful tool for quickly checking the vehicle-
vehicle signal strength before attaching a PC to the RT-Range system.

Checking the communication link

It is possible to check that the communication link is working and there are several
ways to do this.

It should be possible to "ping" the IP address of the RT-XLAN. This can be
pinged first on the Ethernet side (i.e. without any wireless communication) and
then on the remote side (i.e. through one RT-XLAN to another).

If the RT-XLAN is working then packets from RT systems should be visible
from any "node". Enginuity can be used to receive the packets.

The LED indicators on the RT-XLAN will provide a quick indication of a
communication link and the strength of the signal - as shown in Table 3.
12
Power on
Link established
Shows the strength of the signal across four LEDs
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