Setup Procedure
OpenAMIP Connection – Optional for Idirect Modems
OceanTRx
TM
4-500 Installation and Operations Manual
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7.7
OpenAMIP Connection
– Optional for Idirect
Modems
NOTE: This is relevant only for Idirect modems
This procedure (relevant only for Idirect type modems, is used to verify that modem is
locked on the correct satellite.
To receive monitoring information from a satellite modem via an Ethernet connection, the
OpenAMIP must be configured on the system. OpenAMIP is a generic protocol which
defines basic commands between modems and ACUs. This protocol allows the modem to
set the necessary parameters in the ACU to switch between channels and satellites. It
also allows the ACU to read the IRD lock signal status from the modem.
OpenAMIP can be used with a single system configuration when the modem supports the
OpenAMIP protocol via the LAN interface.
To configure OpenAMIP:
1. Disable the IRD lock hardware interface (see Section
NOTE:
This configuration can only be performed from the
CCU
MtsVLinkCE software. However,
you can use Remote CCU software to perform the configuration.
2. Open the
Config
menu and select
External Hardware IP
. The
External Hardware
Address
dialog box appears.
Figure
7-20: External Hardware Address Dialog Box
3. The
IP Addresses of Hosts
field displays the IP address of the CCU. Add the IP
address of the modem, separated by a semi-colon.
In the following example, 192.9.200.22 is the IP address of the CCU, and
192.9.200.17 is the IP address through which the
ACU
communicates with the modem.
Figure
7-21: External Hardware Address Dialog Box
4. Click
OK (Enter)
. The
External Hardware Address
dialog box closes.
