RDL-3000
FAMILY
USER MANUAL
70-00158-03-00
Proprietary Redline Communications © 2015
Page
62
of 254
April 17, 2015
System Identification
System Name
: Enter the name for this unit. The system name may be up to thirty alpha-
numeric characters including a-z, A-Z, 0-9, dash (-), and underscore (_).
System Details
: Enter descriptive details about this unit. The system details may be up
to thirty alpha-numeric characters including a-z, A-Z, 0-9, dash (-), and underscore (_).
System Location
: Enter descriptive details about the location of this unit. The system
location information may be up to thirty alphanumeric characters including a-z, A-Z, 0-9,
dash (-), and underscore (_).
Contact
: Enter descriptive details about the operational/technical contact for this unit.
The contact information may be up to thirty alpha-numeric characters including a-z, A-Z,
0-9, dash (-), and underscore (_).
Basic Ethernet Configuration
DHCP Enable
: Check this box to use a DHCP server to automatically configure the IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway address. The assigned addresses and
network mask are displayed on the System Status screen. DHCP option 12 and
hostname RFC952 compliant.
Important
: The subscriber IP address is disabled immediately when the link to the
sector controller is lost.
When DHCP is disabled, the IP address, network mask and default gateway must be
manually assigned to each radio. The default fixed IP address is 192.168.25.2
(Configuration->System: IP Address). This IP address must be updated before
deployment to avoid network issues such as duplicate IP addresses.
Fig. 30: Web - Using DHCP to acquire IP, Network Mask, and Gateway
When DHCP is enabled, a DHCP server is contacted to configure the IP address, subnet
mask, and default gateway address. At reboot, the system has no IP address until the
server is contacted using DHCP discovery. The subscriber IP address is disabled
immediately when the link to the sector controller is lost.
When a link is established, the subscriber performs a DHCP discovery by broadcasting a
series of requests to contact a DHCP server. The RDL-3000 has no addressable IP
while the DHCP discovery process is active. The aggregate timeout for the request
sequence is approximately 520 seconds.
If DHCP discovery can not contact a DHCP server within the timeout period, the local
link IP is activated for 300 seconds. This period allows an operator to login and change
system settings. At the end of 300 seconds, the IP address is disabled and the discovery
function is restarted. This cycle repeats until a DHCP discovery is successful.
