NavCom Install Utility Rev.C - Manual (Page 21)

Install Utility User Guide – Rev. C
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Chapter 5 ................................................... Install LBM License (StarFire™)
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The user may install an LBM license via Install Utility or the NavCom program, StarUtil.
Installation via StarUtil is recommended. StarUtil provides a more robust interface. Refer
to the StarUtil User Guide (see Related Documents in the fore-matter).
This chapter provides guidance to install an LBM license (StarFire™ Subscription Service
License) via Install Utility.
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LBM is the abbreviation for the StarFire™ L-Band Module.
Description of the StarFire™ Network
The StarFire™ Network is a global system for the distribution of SBAS corrections giving the
user the ability to measure his position anywhere in the world with exceptional reliability and
unprecedented accuracy of better than 10cm (3.9 inches). Because the SBAS corrections are
broadcast via INMARSAT geo-stationary satellites, the user needs no local reference stations or
post-processing to get this exceptional accuracy. Furthermore, the same accuracy is available
virtually anywhere on the earth's surface on land or sea from 76
°N to 76°S latitude, due to the
worldwide coverage of these geo-stationary satellites.
How to Access the StarFire™ Service
StarFire™ is a subscription service. The user pays a subscription, which licenses the use of the
service for a predetermined period of time.
Subscriptions are available via a NavCom authorized representative, or by contacting NavCom
Sales Department ( [email protected] ).
An authorized subscription provides an encrypted key, which is specific to the serial number of
the NavCom receiver to be authorized. Typically the initial license is preinstalled at the factory,
and the user installs subsequent licenses with Install Utility or StarUtil. The user receives the
StarFire™ license file via email.