Comtech EF Data SkyWire User Manual

SkyWire

Quick Start Procedure

Quick Start

Guide

AN213

Rev. 1.3

March, 2008

Radyne Corporation • 3138 E. Elwood St. • Phoenix, AZ 85034 • [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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SkyWire Quick Start Procedure

AN213 - Record of Revisions

Radyne Corporation is constantly improving its products and therefore the information in this
document is subject to change without prior notice. Radyne Corporation makes no warranty of
any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. No responsibility for any errors or omissions
that may pertain to the material herein is assumed. Radyne Corporation makes no commitment
to update nor to keep current the information contained in this document. Radyne Corporation
assumes no responsibility for use of any circuitry other than the circuitry employed in Radyne
Corporation’s systems and equipment.

Revision

Level

1.0 Nov. 14, 2007 Initial Release

1.1 Dec 12, 2007 Reformatted

1.2 Jan 23, 2008 Update procedure to reflect changes in the configurator screens

1.3 Mar 31, 2008 Updated Configurator Screens

Revision
Level

1.3

Date Reason for Change

Engineering Approval
Printed Name, Date, and Signature

Production Approval
Printed Name, Date, and Signature

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SkyWire Quick Start Procedure

1.0 Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide simple instructions to quickly configure a SkyWire
Gateway. This is not a replacement to the SkyWire specifications manual. This is a help
document to leverage the GUI capabilities of the SkyWire Configuration Controller. Refer to the
SkyWire manual (TM131) for operational instruction and descriptions.

2.0 Required Items

SkyWire MDX420 Satellite Network Gateway
PC or Laptop with the SkyWire Configuration Controller installed

3.0 Login

Figure 3-1 Login Screen – Gateway IP Address Auto-Detected

The gateway IP address is automatically detected by the application. Click on the
to configure and save the gateway destination profile. Select the desired polling interval along
with the SNMP protocol version to use, then click on the Save button to store the destination
profile for easy future access.

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Figure 3-2 Destination Configuration

On the Login screen, specify the Read and Read/Write communities (defaults to “public”) then
press the OK button to connect to the SkyWire Gateway. The community settings have to match
the settings inside the gateway.

Once the user is authenticated, a quick summary of the demodulator and network status, event
logs, and summary faults are displayed. A SkyWire system that has never been configured and is
not part of a network looks as follows.

Figure 3-3 SkyWire Configuration Controller

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The user gets to see which demodulators are installed and/or enabled. No remotes are a ctive a t
this point.

4.0 SkyWire Modem Configuration

Using the SkyWire top-level menu system, select the Configure / Satellite Link / Modulator menu.

Figure 4-1 MDI Modulator Menu Selection

The satellite link configuration window groups all modem system components in one area through
the use of tabs. Select a tab then press the Edit button to make modifications. It is that simple.

Figure 4-2 Modulator Tab Satellite Link Configuration

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