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packets travel through a virtual tunnel or path between two points. An IPSec tunnel is up when
it has been established between two peers and is capable of carrying traffic. If it cannot carry
traffic it is
down .
When IPSec is enabled (IPSec icon present), the router attempts to establish all configured
tunnels. The status of all configured tunnels at any given time (if IPSec is enabled) is one of the
following:
• All tunnels are established (green System Status button).
• Some tunnels are established (orange System Status button).
• No tunnels are established (red System Status button).
Links in the left panel
The following links appear in the left panel of each System Control Center page (except the
home page):
• Home – Opens the System Control Center home page.
• Connectivity Test – Opens the Connectivity Test page, which allows you to test the
connection between the router and the satellite. See Connectivity Test page on page 92.
• Problem Troubleshooting – Opens the Problem Troubleshooting page, a tool that can help
you solve common problems you might encounter while using the satellite router. For details
see
Troubleshooting common problems on page 98.
• Download Allowance Status – Opens the Download Allowance Status screen, which shows
how much remains of the daily download allowance.
Note: This link does not apply if the subscriber’s service plan has no download limit.
•
Help
– Opens the Help page. Refer to the Help page, which includes a variety of topics such
as getting started and recommended browser settings.
Small icon on System Control Center screens—access Advanced Pages
The icon indicated by the arrow in the following illustration opens the Advanced Pages. This
icon appears on all System Control Center pages. For more information on the Advanced Pages,
see
Advanced Pages on page 103.
Figure 44: Icon for accessing the Advanced Pages
Status and information screens
Five of the System Control Center screens list status and operational parameters and their current
values in a tabular format. For example, the following illustration shows the Reception Information
page. The left column identifies the parameter category, the middle column lists the parameters,
and the right column shows the current value of the parameter listed in the middle column.
Parameters are listed in this format on all five status and information screens, which are listed
below:
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