Afar AR24027, Operator'S Manual

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AR24027 Operator’s Manual
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antenna-alignment-aid
mode=off or a-antenna or b-antenna
With the mode other than off , the radio outputs, through the auxiliary port, an audio signal with
a pitch proportional to the Receive Signal Strength (RSS) level of packets received on the
specified antenna. AFAR provides a special cable adapter that converts the three-pin auxiliary
port connector into a standard female audio jack. Use this cable to connect the auxiliary port to
a pair of standard headphones while aligning the antenna.
While the antenna alignment is on the RS-232 console output is not available. When the
antenna alignment output is set to
off the auxiliary port output reverts to RS-232 console.
The antenna alignment output setting can also be saved as part of the radio configuration. This
is useful to take a pre-configured radio to an installation site with no need to turn the antenna
alignment ON (through a terminal) after power up.
Example:
>aaa a-antenna
>aaa off
monitor-flow
At the hub this command shows the current data flow to and from each remote and updates this
information once per second. At a remote unit this command shows the data flow statistics to
the hub. Press the [space bar] to terminate the command.
monitor-link
node=3 to n (for a hub in the PmP software only)
clear=0 or 1
This command continuously displays link statistics including link status, number of packets
received, number of packets lost, and RSSI. At the hub of a PmP network the node parameter
specifies which link to monitor. The number specified must match one of the remote numbers
as displayed by the
show command.
The “clear=1” parameter clears the cumulative counts in the report.
Examples:
>monitor-link node=4 clear=1
show-table
table=status or radios or ethernet or econsole or ip-stack
format=counts or times
This command displays various tables in different formats as described below:
status table
This contains miscellaneous information including system start and run times, unit temperature,
input DC voltage, and RF link status. The “format” parameter is not applicable for this table.