GE MDS Mercury Series, Reference Manual

Page: 121 / 196

05-4446A01, Rev. C Mercury Reference Manual 113
3.12 MAINTENANCE/TOOLS MENU
In the course of operating your network, you may wish to upgrade trans-
ceiver firmware to take advantage of product improvements, work with
configuration scripts, conduct “ping” tests of your system, or reset oper-
ating parameters to factory default settings. All of these tasks are per-
formed using the
Maintenance/Tools Menu
( Figure 3-86 ). This section
explains how to take advantage of these services.
Invisible place holder
Figure 3-86. Maintenance/Tools Menu
•
Reprogramming
—Managing and selecting the unit’s operating
system firmware resources.
( See “Reprogramming Menu” on
Page 114 )
•
Configuration Scripts
—Saving and importing data files contain-
ing unit operating parameters/settings.
( See “Configuration
Scripts Menu” on Page 119 )
•
Ping Utility
—Diagnostic tool to test network connectivity.
( See
“Ping Utility Menu” on Page 122
)
•
Authorization Codes
—Alter the unit’s overall capabilities by
enabling the built-in resources. (
See “Authorization Codes” on
Page 123 )
•
Reset to Factory Defaults
—Restores parameters to factory default
settings. ( See
“Reset to Factory Defaults” on Page 123
)
•
Radio Test
—A diagnostic tool for testing RF operation.
( See
“Radio Test Menu” on Page 125
)
•
Firmware Versions
—Shows the firmware code versions stored in
the radio and indicates which one is the active image. (See
Figure 3-87 on Page 114 .)
•
Auto Firmware Upgrade
—Brings up a submenu where you can
perform tasks related to loading new firmware. ( See
“Auto
Firmware Upgrade Menu (AP Only)” on Page 124
.)
•
Telnet Utility
—A submenu for opening Telnet connections to net-
work devices ( Figure 3-88 on Page 114 ).