Redline Communications AN-50, User Manual

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AN-50 System User Manual
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8.6. Upload Software
To move from a PTP to PMP configuration, one end must be designated as the new
Base Station (BS) site, the software must be upgraded, and the antenna must be
changed from the typical narrow beam PTP antenna to a 60 or 90 degree sector
antenna. Redline offers the necessary upgrade parts in order to accomplish this.
It should be noted that when migrating a PTP system to PMP, the designated Subscriber
Station (SS) side will see an overall reduction in signal strength due to the BS antenna’s
lower gain. The installer must take this into consideration before upgrading any
installation. Failure to do so could result in performance degradation in terms of
throughput at a given range. It is recommended that customers contact their Redline
Partner to calculate the expected link budget before proceeding with any upgrade.
The upload screen shown below is used to upgrade the existing software load of the AN-
50 terminal with new software stored in a binary file on the server or host computer. Note
the AN-50 terminal contains two FLASH banks for storing two versions of the
software/firmware. The user can select the operating version using the Configuration
screen. The upload will always overwrite the non-operational (unselected) version;
therefore it is important to select the desired operating version before beginning the
upgrade process.
The upgrade process is achieved remotely, using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol
(TFTP) over the Internet. The operator must fill in two input fields: TFTP Server IP
Address and File Name. The TFTP Server IP Address is the IP address of the host
computer or server that contains the upgrade software in binary format, while File Name
is the name of the actual binary file. [Note: only the filename should be specified]
Figure 23: Upload Software
After typing the TFTP Server IP Address and File Name, click Upload File to begin the
file transfer.
A status screen (see Figure 24) will appear, displaying the number of bytes
being transferred from the host computer/server to the AN-50 terminal in real time. The
upgrade file size is approximately 1.8 MB, and will take approximately two to four
minutes to download from the server to the AN-50 terminal memory. To activate the
new version, it is necessary to go to the Configuration page and select the new Software
Version.
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