Comtech EF Data VMS v3.12.x Vipersat - Manual (Page 8)

ii VMS User Guide
MN/22156, rev 12
Chapter 3
VMS Configuration
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Configuration Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
VMS Quick Configuration Guide . . . . . . . 3-7
Start VMS & ViperView . . . [page 3-10]3-7
Configure Vipersat Manager [page 3-12]3-7
Configure RF Manager . . . [page 3-25]3-7
Configure Network Manager [page 3-41]3-8
Set Carrier Flags . . . . . [page 3-46]3-8
Mask Rx Unlock Alarms . . [page 3-50]3-8
Configure InBand Management . . . . .
[page 3-54] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Perform Switching Function Verification .
[page 3-83] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Create Additional Remote Sites with
Remote Site Wizard . . . [page 3-88]3-9
Configure Advanced Switching . . . . .
[page 3-70] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Configure Redundancy . . [page 3-110]3-9
Configure N:M Hub Device Redundancy
3-9
Configure VMS Redundancy . . . . . 3-9
Configure SOTM . . . . . [page 3-110]3-9
Configure Encryption . . . [page 3-116]3-9
Management Security Option . . . . . 3-9
Modem TRANSEC Setting (SLM-5650A
only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
VMS Initial Startup Procedure . . . . . . . . 3-10
Configure Server Connection . . . . . 3-10
Vipersat Manager Configuration . . . . . . . 3-12
Activate Server Processes . . . . . . 3-16
Open Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Configure Event Relay Server . . . . 3-17
Configure Auto Activate . . . . . . . . 3-18
Auto-Discovery Process . . . . . . . 3-19
Backup Database . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Client User Authentication . . . . . . 3-23
RF Manager Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Create Satellite(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Create Transponder(s) . . . . . . . 3-26
Open Spectrum View . . . . . . . . 3-28
Create Bandwidth Pools . . . . . . 3-29
Bandwidth Exclusions . . . . . . . . 3-31
Spectrum View Animation . . . . . . 3-32
Create Site Level RF Chain . . . . . . . . 3-32
Create Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Create Antenna Devices . . . . . . . 3-35
Bind Modulators and Demodulators to
Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Network Manager Configuration . . . . . . . 3-41
Network Build Procedure . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Create Network(s) . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Create Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Add Network/Group Satellite(s) . . . . 3-43
Create Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Add Site Devices . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Set Carrier Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Set STDMA Flag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Set Mod and Demod Allocatable Flags 3-49
Mask Rx Unlock Alarms . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Setting the Alarm Masks . . . . . . 3-50
Auto Home State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
InBand Management Configuration . . . 3-54
Set InBand Management . . . . . . . 3-54
Set InBand Reservations for Guaranteed
Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Hub Allocatable Modulator & Demodulator
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Considerations for Using Guaranteed
Bandwidth with Advanced Switching3-69
Effect of RF Changes on Reservations . .
3-70
Set InBand Modulation and Coding . 3-70
Advanced Switching Overview . . . 3-70
Roaming with Advanced Switching . 3-71
ModCods Configuration . . . . . . 3-72
Set SHOD Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74
Set InBand Application Policies . . . 3-76
Define InBand Distribution Lists . . . 3-81
Switching Function Verification . . . . . . 3-83
Remote Site Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . 3-88
Network Manager and ViperGlobe . . . .3-101
Redundancy Configuration . . . . . . . . 3-110
N:M Device Redundancy . . . . . . . 3-110
VMS Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . 3-110
SOTM Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 3-110
Encryption Configuration . . . . . . . . . 3-116
Management Security Option . . . . . 3-116
Modem TRANSEC Setting . . . . . . 3-117