Comtech EF Data SLM-5650A Vipersat User Manual

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Chapter 1

General

How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Manual Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Chapter 1 — General . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 2 — Quick Start Configuration 1-1
Chapter 3 — Using the Web Server

Interface (WSI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Appendix A — Network Addressing . . 1-2
Appendix B — Automatic Switching . . 1-2
Appendix C — Dynamic Power Control1-2
Appendix D — Glossary . . . . . . . . 1-2

Conventions and References . . . . . . . . 1-2

Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Modem Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Router Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Network and Bandwidth Management. . 1-5
Dynamic SCPC (dSCPC) . . . . . . . . 1-5
Turbo Product Coding . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

New in this Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

v1.7.1 Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Dynamic Routing via OSPF . . . . . . . 1-6
DPC Calibration for Maximum Power . . 1-6
LAN Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Proxy ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

v1.8.1 Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Acquisition Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

v1.9.1 Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Satellite Roaming (SOTM) . . . . . . 1-7
IGMP Multicast Routing . . . . . . . . 1-7
Bridged Point-to-Multipoint (BPM) Routing

Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Multi-TDM Tunneling Mode . . . . . . 1-8
STDMA Power Hunt . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Return Material Authorization . . . . . . 1-9
Reader Comments / Corrections . . . . 1-9

Chapter 2

Quick Start Configuration

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

LAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Network Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Setting Vipersat SLM-5650A Operating

Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Verify/Enter FAST Feature . . . . . . . 2-4
Set the Vipersat Working Mode . . . . 2-5
Set the IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Configure the Route Table . . . . . . . 2-8

Routing in a Vipersat Network. . . . . 2-8
Creating the Static Routes . . . . . . 2-9
Dynamic Routing with OSPF . . . . 2-10
Multicast Routing with IGMP . . . . 2-11

Set the Satellite Modem Configuration 2-11
Set the Vipersat Configuration . . . . 2-13
Set the Home State . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Chapter 3

Using the Web Server Interface (WSI)

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Menu Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Main Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Common Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Save Parameters to Permanent Storage 3-4
Log Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Vipersat Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Routing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

FAST Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Vipersat Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Vipersat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Vipersat Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Node Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Network ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Receive Multicast Address . . . . . . 3-11
Managing IP Address . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Heart Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Management Security . . . . . . . . 3-12
SOTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

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