Remember to connect the security device coming with the VLC to the 25 pin connector. The VLC will not
work without this!
for the description of the new configuration file
Below the file '
/etc/rc.vlc
' with the factory default settings is listed. Comments in the file describe the
meaning and valid range of each setting at great length. To change some of the settings, connect to the VLC
and login as described in the
and then open this file in the editor. Change the parameters at
your needs and save the file. After rebooting the VLC (command 'reboot') the new settings become
effective. Please note, that changing the IP address probably will lock you out after reboot if you connected
via telnet to the VLC.
The parameter 'USES_SCC' is reserved for a future extension of the VLC. Satellite control communication
between VLC and NMS actually is only available in networks planned and configured by SatService GmbH.
Therefore, 'USES_SCC' should be kept 'no'.
#
# VLC configuration file. After changing this file, the VLC should
# be rebooted to execute the changes
#
########################################################################
#
# VLC Identification
#
########################################################################
# A unique identification number for the VLC in the network. Must
# be in the range 1 .. 1600 decimal.
#
VLC_ID=1
########################################################################
#
# Network Settings (VLC-NMS Communication)
#
########################################################################
# Set this to "yes" if the VLC shall setup it's Ethernet interface on
# startup. If the VLC shall access the NMS through this interface, you
# must assign the interface an address in the NMS' IP address space.
#
# If you leave ETHER_ADDR, ETHER_SNET and ETHER_MASK empty, the VLC
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