AvaLAN Wireless AW900R4 - Manual (Page 6)

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AW900R4 User’s Manual
6. Use the dropdown menu labeled “Boot Config Serial Port” to select the virtual
COM port connected to your AW900R4 radio. Note that the list is populated only
when EvkUtilityLite first starts. If you change your cable connection or plug in an-
other radio, restart the utility to see the changes. Next click the “Get” button to
fetch the current configuration from the radio.
7. Here is an explanation of the parameters that may be set on the Boot Configuration
page:
Radio Configuration Meaning
AccessPoint/Subscriber
Unit
buttons to select whether this radio is the master or the client of the group.
Each RS-485 wireless link must have one Access Point master and up to 16
Subscriber Unit clients.
Number of Subscriber
Units/Subscriber ID
A two digit number, leading zero required. For the Access Point, this should
be the number of Subscriber Units to be connected. Subscriber Units must be
numbered in sequence: “01”, “02”, etc.
Channel 00-12 The RF channel for the radio. The frequencies corresponding to each channel
are shown in the table on page 11. Choose “00” for automatic channel selec-
tion or set “01” to “12” for a fixed choice.
Network Name A 32-bit value (8 Hex digits, 0 to 9 and A to F) that must be the same for the
radios in the group. If you have multiple wireless RS-485 groups operating in
the same vicinity, give each a unique value.
AES Private Key A 128-bit value (32 Hex digits) that must be the same for the radios in the
group. This key is used to encrypt the transmitted data and decrypt the
received data.
5. Run EvkUtilityLite.exe and you should see a window like this: