Setting Up Diagnostics; Over-The-Air Firmware Upgrades - GE MDS SD Series Technical Manual

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NOTE: This section of the manual focuses on the use of the radio's
Ethernet port
PulseNET-based diagnostics, or InSite with a terminal server).
Alternatively, the COM1 port may be used for serial diagnos-
tics. See the SD Serial/Telnet Management Supplement, Part
No. 05-6193A01 for more information.
With a PC connected to any radio in the network, intrusive polling
(polling that interrupts payload data transmission) can be performed. To
perform diagnostics without interrupting payload data, connect the PC
to a radio defined as the "root" radio. This is defined using the Device
Manager on a connected PC. The following path takes you to the screen
where all diagnostic settings are made:
Configuration>>Radio>>Diagnostic Settings
To define a radio as the "root" unit, go to the
nostics screen, and select
Settings

Setting Up Diagnostics

The steps below outline the basic procedure of setting up diagnostics for
a radio. A more detailed description of remote diagnostics can be found
in the Network-Wide Diagnostics System Handbook (05-3467A01).
1. At the AP/Master radio, set the
2. Set the for all other radios in the network to
Dlink Type
3. On the root radio, set Dlink TCP Access to
.
Settings Screen
4. Connect a PC running the management software to the root radio, or
to one of the nodes, using the radio's Ethernet port. (This PC may
also be the computer used to collect payload data.)
5. Launch the diagnostic/NMS application at the PC. (Refer to the
software user's guide for instructions.

8.2 Over-the-Air Firmware Upgrades

A major feature of the radio is the ability to reprogram remotes in the
network without the need to physically visit each radio site. This is
accomplished using the over-the-air (OTA) channel. OTA reprogram-
ming always re-programs the "Inactive" firmware image of the radio to
ensure that active firmware is not accidentally overwritten.
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for diagnostic configuration
Dlink Type
from the drop-down list.
Root
to .
Dlink Type Root
Enabled
MDS 05-4846A01, Rev. H
(i.e.,
box in the Diag-
.
Node
on the
Diagnostic