Toughsat
Users Manual
Ground Control
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Table of Contents
TOUGHSAT OWNER INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 3
TOUGHSAT FEATURES GENERAL SYSTEM FEATURES ........................................................ 6
TOUGHSAT STANDARD INCLUDED EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 8
USING THE TOUGHSAT ............................................................................................................... 9
WHEN THE TOUGHSAT IS ONLINE ........................................................................................... 10
TOUGHSAT WIRING DIAGRAM ................................................................................................. 12
ACCESSING THE WIRELESS ROUTER ..................................................................................... 13
ACCESSING THE TOUGHSAT WEB INTERFACE ..................................................................... 13
STOWING THE DISH ................................................................................................................... 14
LOCATION AND LINE-OF-SIGHT TO SATELLITE ..................................................................... 15
ADVANCED OPERATION ........................................................................................................... 17
Gateway Agnostic Setup ............................................................................................................................. 17
Web Interface Password Protection ............................................................................................................ 17
Configuring Your Toughsat for Remote Control........................................................................................ 17
Updating the Toughsat FLASH file ............................................................................................................ 18
How To Adjust The Reference Satellite ..................................................................................................... 19
Manual Motor Control Of The Toughsat System ....................................................................................... 21
Using The Manual Control Buttons On The Upper Control Board ............................................................ 23
FINAL WALK-AROUND CHECKLIST ......................................................................................... 25
TOUGHSAT FACTS ..................................................................................................................... 25
THE IDIRECT MODEM LED INDICATORS ................................................................................. 26