COBHAM Sea Tel Dual Antenna Arbitrator, Руководство по установке

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Dual Antenna Installation Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP)
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MXP B ETHERNET
- Connect an Ethernet patch cable (Sea Tel PN 119479-10 or equivalent) from J3A
on the rear panel of MXP “B” to an open port on your Ethernet router/hub/switch.
Modem ETHERNET
- Connect an Ethernet patch cable (Sea Tel PN 119479-10 or equivalent) from
your satellite modem to an open port on your Ethernet router/hub/switch.
4.7. Set-up
Both antennas must be set-up & RF balanced to optimize their performance on the same satellite.
4.7.1. IP Address Setting
4.7.1.1. MXP “A”
1. Log into MXP “A” and access the access the Network Configuration section of the
Communication Interfaces page.
2. Set the IP address of MXP “A” (and other settings as necessary) to be appropriate for
your network.
3. Save the setting changes.
4.7.1.2. MXP “B”
1. Log into MXP “B” and access the access the Network Configuration section of the
Communication Interfaces page.
2. Set the IP address of MXP “B” to be the value of (MXP “A” PLUS 1 – if MXP “A” was set
to 10.1.1.100, then MXP “B” will be set to 10.1.1.101). Set any other settings, that
were changed in MXP “A”, as necessary and appropriate for your network.
3. Save the setting changes.
4.7.1.3. Arbitrator
1. Log into the Arbitrator and access the access the network configuration section to
enter the IP Addresses (and any other settings that also need to be changed) of MXP
“A” and MXP “B”.
2. Save the setting changes.
4.7.2. MXP Tracking Settings
Refer to the antenna installation manual to optimize the tracking settings for the desired satellite(s).
4.7.3. MXP Targeting
Refer to the antenna installation manual to optimize the targeting of the antenna on the desired satellite.
4.7.4. MXP Blockage Zones
Refer to the antenna installation manual to enter blockage zones of mast, stack or other structures
aboard the ship which block the satellite signal from reaching each of the two Sea Tel antennas.
4.7.5. Balancing TX Output
To provide seamless switching performance on the satellite network, it may be necessary to balance the
RF performance (TX & RX ) of the two antennas to compensate for dissimilar antenna sizes, BUC & LNB
gains, different cable losses, etc.
NOTE: You will cause other users to be knocked off of the network if you switch to an antenna which
has more than 2 dB difference, and may cause detrimental impact on the network if the difference is
greater than 4 dB.
Refer to the Setup chapter in this manual to balance the outputs of your antennas.
4.8. Testing Arbitrator Switching
Refer to the Functional Testing chapter of this manual to test the switching of this Dual Antenna Arbitrator.