RDL-3000
FAMILY
USER MANUAL
70-00158-03-00
Proprietary Redline Communications © 2015
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73
of 254
April 17, 2015
Important
:
The operator
MUST
reboot the RDL-3000 after making changes to any of the
following RF parameters:
System Mode
Channel Size
RF Frequency
Scheduling Cycle
Frame Mode
Frame Size
Downlink Ratio
Cyclic Prefix
Region Code (options key)
After making changes to the wireless settings, click Apply & Save All to permanently
save changes and then click Utilities ->Reboot.
Basic Wireless Configuration
System Mode
: One unit must be configured as a sector controller to control the bi-
directional data link with remote subscribers.
Important
:
You
MUST
reboot the RDL-3000 after changing this parameter.
PMP SC
: This unit is configured as a sector controller (sector controller). The unit
automatically begins transmitting poll messages to locate and register remote
subscribers. Enabled by Options Key.
PMP SS
: This unit is configured to operate as a subscriber. The unit monitors the
selected RF channel(s) for poll poll messages from a sector controller.
Channel Size [MHz]
: Select the channel bandwidth. Available channel sizes are based
on the options key, radio type and frame mode. The radio type information is displayed
in the
Important
:
You
MUST
reboot the RDL-3000 after changing this parameter.
Auto Frequency Scan
:
(SS only)
Check this box to enable the Auto Scan feature.
The Auto Frequency Scan (AFS) feature reduces registration time by limiting the
subscriber channel search to a list of channels specified by the operator. Click on the
main menu item
Configuration ->
Frequencies
. When Auto Frequency Scan is disabled, the wireless link can be established
only at the frequency specified in the RF Freq. [MHz] field. A scan is started following
power-up/reboot, loss of the wireless link, and by the Scan Threshold feature.
When Auto Scan is enabled, a 'stickiness' timer can be set. This is the period a
subscriber will attempt to reconnect with the same sector controller following loss of the
wireless link. Refer to the Stickiness Timer settings on the following screens:
Subscriber:
Wireless Configuration screen
Sector Controller:
Subscriber Link Configuration screen.
Rescan
:
(SS only)
Click this button to deregister the subscriber and start a scan.
The Rescan function is available only when Auto Frequency Scanning is enabled and
the subscriber is registered with a sector controller. When the subscriber is registered,
clicking Rescan immediately terminates the active wireless link to a sector controller and
frequency scanning is performed as described in the Auto Frequency Scan field above.
Also see the Scan threshold Enable feature on the
Note: When the subscriber is not registered and Auto Scan is enabled, the scanning
process cycles continuously without operator intervention. The scanning process can not
be interrupted and clicking Rescan has no effect.
Advanced Auto Scan Results
When operating the
RAS-Elite
subscriber, the operator can access the results of the last
frequency scan. This includes each the channel, RSSI, and SNR for each discovered sector
controller.
