
Overview of entering installation parameters ..................................................... 24
Entering installation parameters ......................................................................... 26
Chapter 4
Installing outdoor equipment and antenna pointing ........................... 29
Installing the IFL cable ......................................................................................... 29
Routing and connecting the IFL cable............................................................. 29
IFL grounding requirement ............................................................................. 30
Labeling the IFL cable ..................................................................................... 30
Pointing the antenna ........................................................................................... 31
Coarse and fine pointing ................................................................................. 32
Pointing validation .......................................................................................... 32
Ranging ........................................................................................................... 32
Chapter 5
Registering and commissioning the satellite modem .......................... 33
Prerequisites for commissioning ......................................................................... 33
Monitoring the commissioning process .............................................................. 33
Chapter 6
Validating the installation .................................................................... 35
A quick look at the validation procedure ............................................................. 35
Chapter 7
Activating the terminal ......................................................................... 41
Chapter 8
Activating the HughesNet service ........................................................ 45
Validating downloaded files ................................................................................ 45
Service activation prerequisites ..................................................................... 46
Connecting the satellite modem to the customer’s computer ...................... 47
Activation procedure ...................................................................................... 47
Service activation options .............................................................................. 50
Digital Life Now download .............................................................................. 51
Chapter 9
System Control Center .......................................................................... 55
Accessing the System Control Center .................................................................. 55
System Control Center home page ...................................................................... 55
Indicator links ................................................................................................. 57
Parameters bar ............................................................................................... 58
Center panel text links and information ......................................................... 58
Side panel ....................................................................................................... 59
Small icon on System Control Center screens (Advanced Pages) .................. 60
Status and information screens ...................................................................... 60
System Status page .............................................................................................. 61
System Information page ..................................................................................... 61
Chapter 10
LEDS ...................................................................................................... 63
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