Chapter 6 - Performing System Upgrades
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Concentrator User and Installation Guide
Verifying the Concentrator and the Host
Before sending large amounts of data over the network, verify communication with the concentrator.
Also verify that the Cellnet host is up and running. Ping the concentrator via command line
rtrping
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Pinging from the Command Line
You need to know the concentrator’s network ID before performing this task.
1.
Open a command window on your PC.
2.
Use your administrative credentials to login as control user.
3.
Type
rtrping [concentrator ID]
.
Figure 6 - 1. rtrping screen shot
If the ping is successful, the system returns the length of time it took to receive a response. If the
ping is unsuccessful, the system indicates a time out condition.
Verifying Host Operations
Verify that the Cellnet system is running.
1.
Open a command window on your PC.
2.
Use your administrative credentials to login as control user.
Concentrator addresses used in the following instructions are samples only.
Obtain your utility’s concentrator addresses from Customer Operations at
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