Appendix B Terminal Menu Reference
RFI-9256 Radio Modem User Manual
Page 69 of 109
B.1 (R) Radio Configuration Menu
*** Radio Configuration Menu ***
Unit is a: SLAVE
Network Address = 32
Rx Address = 20
Hopping Pattern = 0
Point to Multipoint Dialup Connection
(M) Set unit as Master
(S) Set unit as Slave
(N) Set Network address
(L) Set Local Rx address
(P) Set ports as Point to Point Direct
(D) Set ports as Point to Multipoint Dialup
(R) Set ports as Dialup Repeater
(1) Special Controls Menu
(2) Link Control Menu
(3) Radio Characteristics Menu
(F) Restore Factory defaults
(Esc) Previous Menu
Enter Choice:
Figure 34: Radio configuration menu
Set unit as Master:
In any communications link, at least one radio must be configured as a master.
The master synchronises communications with the slaves, and a may communicate with any slave.
A master may not communicate with another master unit.
Set unit as Slave:
In any communication link one unit must be set as a master and the rest as slaves.
Slaves can initiate communication but follow the synchronisation of the master. A slave can only
communicate with the master.
Set Network address:
The network address is the network identification number, and every radio on
a single network must have the same network address. Slaves will only synchronise with a master
that has the same network address. Radios ignore data originating from a radio with another
network address. A maximum of 64 network addresses are available, in the range 0 to 63.
Set Local Rx Address:
The local address is used to identify individual radios within a network.
Each radio must have a unique address, otherwise destructive collisions will occur. It is advised that
individual radios be given an address in the range 1000-9999, while radios configured as repeaters
(see section Back-to-back Repeater Operation on page 29) must be given the same local address in
the range 10-99.
Radios in different networks can have the same local address.
