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Local & remote management
The ST-510 includes a Windows
®
based management software package which
can be run locally on a PC at any site, or remotely. In addition to adding new
users, this software can be used to maintain and report high-level technical
information such as peak period usage, system usage by channel, system
loading by site, grade of service, balance of traffic between channels, etc.
Special routines permit the system administrator to detect potential system
problems such as low remaining disk storage area and poor communication
efficiency into the switch. This information is essential to allow system admin-
istrators to optimize system efficiency.
Late to Join
If a user is busy on another call, and a call of his group (or sub group)
originates on another channel, the system will move the “late to join” user to
the group call in progress whenever that user completes his other call.
If the user was powered off when the group call started, and powers on the
radio while the group call is still on the air, that radio will also be merged
automatically to the group call in progress.
Lost Radio Re-Join
If a user that is involved in a group call enters a “shadow” area (area of no
radio coverage), the radio of course will miss the call while the user is out of
range. Realizing this, the user can easily rejoin the group by calling the group
as the radio re-enters radio coverage area.