StreamCaster MIMO Radio User Manual
4/30/19
10017C000
Silvus Technologies Confidential
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model(s) you are using. Please see Section 8
for “Custom Frequency Plan” access and
installation instructions.
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Bandwidth
: This defines the RF bandwidth of the signal.
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Network ID
: Network ID allows for clusters of radios to operate in the same channel,
but remain independent. A radio with a given Network ID will only communicate with
other radios with the same Network ID. The Network ID is limited to alphanumeric
characters, spaces, and the special character
'-'
. Character limit is 32 characters.
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Link Distance
: Set to an approximate maximum distance between any two nodes in meters,
e.g., 5000 for 5km (default). It is important to set the link distance to allow enough time for
packets to propagate over the air. Failing to set the link distance to an approximate maximum
distance can result in over the air collisions and a degradation of performance. It is
recommended to set the link distance 10-15% greater than the actual maximum distance.
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Total Transmit
Power
: This defines the total power of the signal (power is divided
equally between the radio antenna ports). There is also an option to ‘Enable Max
Power’ which will allow the radio to push to the highest TX power it can support. This
will be slightly different on each radio.
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Wired Backbone Gateway
: This setting pertains to wired backbone functionality (See
Section 7: Wired Backbone). For normal operation, set Wired Backbone Gateway to
‘Auto’. If multiple radios will be connected to a wired backbone, all radios on the
backbone should be set to ‘Auto’.
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Routing Beacons on Ethernet Port
: For radios to be able to communicate and transfer
data over a wired link, routing information needs to be sent over the wireline. These
packets are broadcast packets that are sent even if there is only one radio on the
network. If wired backbone is not being utilized, the user can disable these routing
beacons to prevent loading their local network with these routing packets.
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Apply
: Apply the new values. Values will change back to the default setting after
reboot.
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Save and Apply
: Apply the new values and set the new values as the default.
