SAILOR 900 Ka
Quick guide
Configuration tasks (minimum)
This quick guide aims at experienced service personnel who have installed the SAILOR 900 Ka system and
connected power. It lists the minimum configuration tasks you have to make before the system can be
used on-air on a satellite.
1. Switch on the Antenna Control Unit only.
2. Connect a PC to the front LAN connector or the LAN3 connector at the rear of the Antenna Control
Unit.
3. Open an Internet Browser to access the SAILOR 900 Ka: IP address: http://192.168.0.1 (default), user
name: admin, password: 1234.
4. Switch on the modem and wait for the modem to boot and perform the initial BUC calibration.
5. Verify that the SAILOR 900 Ka acquires the Ka satellite (ACU display shows
ACQUISITION
).
6. Verify that the system is operational. The status in the ACU display must show
TRACKING
and the
upper status line
MDM: NETOK
.
98-146706-A
Important
Do not switch on the modem at this point.
Configuration task
What to do and where to find more information
Heading input
Configure the heading input to
External
under
SERVICE > Calibration
. For
more information see
Select the desired heading input, see the following table.
Connect the ship’s heading (NMEA0183, RS-422/RS-232) to the NMEA 0183
multi-connector. For more information see
Cable calibration
Make a cable calibration under
SERVICE > Calibration
to ensure that the cable
loss is calculated properly. For more information see
Azimuth
calibration
Make an azimuth calibration under
SERVICE > Calibration
to ensure that the
antenna can point and receive a signal from the satellite. For more information see
Network settings
Configure the network settings under
SETTINGS > Network
according to your
requirements. For more information see
Satellite profile
A satellite profile with the iDirect X7 Modem is already set up at the factory. No
further profiles are needed. You must activate the satellite profile, see
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