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Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
This menual is intended for the persons responsible for the operation and
maintenance of Comtech EF Data’s LPOD Outdoor Amplifier / Block Up Converter
(BUC) systems, and SPOD Outdoor Amplifier systems (the LPOD and SPOD are
referred to collectively as the SSPAs throughout the remainder of this document).
This manual is prepared with the assumption that you are familiar with the
functionality and operability of the products with which this product is designed to
interface, as well as the portable device – whether it is the Samsung NB30 Plus
Netbook PC supplied by CEFD, or any other compatible desktop, portable, or
handheld computing device – used to access the SSPA operational firmware.
Comtech EF Data strongly recommends that you first become familiar with the
LPOD or SPOD Installation and Operation Manual before proceeding.
Comtech EF Data’s LPODnet M&C Accessory Kit (CEFD
Kit KT-0000203) is used to access the Ethernet-based
monitor and control (M&C) functionality of the SSPA.
Communication between the SSPA and the LPODnet
Netbook is accomplished by connecting the
provided CA-0000352 RJ-45 to 19-pin adapter cable
between the Netbook’s RJ-45 Ethernet external
network jack to either the 19-pin ‘J6 | COM1’
remote communications port on the standalone
SSPA, or the ‘J1’ receptacle on the 1:1 Redundant
Loop Cable Assembly.
Then, applicable for both Standalone and 1:1 Redundancy System applications, the LPODnet
permits you to access the SSPA Web Server (HTTP) Interface to monitor SSPA operations and
execute remote commands and queries,
The KT-0000203 LPODnet M&C Accessory Kit provides a computing device as the
operational medium for this interface (i.e., (CEFD P/N PP-0000134, Samsung NB-30
Plus Netbook Model No. NP-NB30-JP01US), Even so, the CA-0000352 adapter cable
provided in this kit is compatible for connecting the SSPA to any portable computing