Using the serial port as an alarm client, Viewing a serial port's status – Baseline Systems FreeWave Ethernet Radio User Manual

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LUM0024AB Rev A

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TCP Server Enable

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TCP Client Enable

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UDP/Multicast Enable

5. Select a Tool Suite program option to send the changes to the transceiver. For more information

about using Tool Suite, see the Tool Suite User Manual available on the User Manual and System
Tools
CD or by selecting File > Help in the Tool Suite software.

To disable a serial port in the configuration Web pages:

1. Access the radio's configuration Web pages. For more information, see "Accessing Configuration

Web Pages" on page 19.

2. In the Pages menu on the left side, click the serial port you want to configure to display that serial

port's page.

3. In the Mode field, select Disabled.

4. Click Save/Apply to save the changes before moving away from the page.

Using the Serial Port as an Alarm Client

If you select to use either serial port as a TCP Server, you can also enable that port to be an alarm client. To
enable the port as an alarm client, set the Utilize as Alarm field to Enabled (select Enable Alarm Client
check box on the Serial Setup configuration Web page). In addition, you also need to set the following
parameters to determine what constitutes and alarm and the action the transceiver takes when in an alarm
state.

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Alarm IP & Port - Described on next page.

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Drop Link - Described on page 43

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Alarm Retry Limits (Attempts) - Described on page 43.

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TCP Server Inactivity Timeout - Described on page 47.

Viewing a Serial Port's Status

Note: You can view a serial port's status only through the Web Configuration pages.

For each serial port on the transceiver you can view status information.

1. Access the radio's configuration Web pages.

For more information, see "Accessing Configuration Web Pages" on page 19.

2. In the Pages menu on the left side, click either Serial Setup 1 or Serial Setup 2, depending on the

port for which you want to view status information.

3. Click Serial Port Status at the bottom of the page to display the Serial Port Status window.

This page updates every 5 seconds. Click Refresh at the bottom of the page to manually refresh
the page.

The following status information is available for each serial port.

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