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Chapter 3. Aperto Installation Manager
3.1 Aperto Installation Manager Requirements
The Aperto Installation Manager is a software utility which uses graphs of signal
strength and signal-to-noise ratio to identify the best direction for the subscriber
antenna to be pointed. It runs on PCs meeting the following requirements:
 Operating System: MS Windows 98/2000 Professional, and Linux.
 Minimum of 128 MB RAM
 Java Runtime Environment (JRE 1.5)
 Ethernet port
NOTE: Aperto recommends a laptop PC with 256 MB RAM, 10 GB disk drive,
Pentium processor, and Ethernet LAN connection. Systems as small as 128
MB RAM and a 386 processor have been used, but their performance is not
satisfactory.
The PC connects to the Indoor Unit through the Ethernet port. Radio signal and con-
trol cables must connect the Indoor Unit to the Outdoor Unit.
Also, when you run AIM, ensure the following:
 A cross over cable is used
 The PC/laptop has static IP address
 There is no firewall
3.2 Installing the AIM Software on the PC
To install Aperto Installation Manager
1. Obtain the PacketMax CD distributed with your PacketMax Series 100 equip-
ment, which includes the PacketMax Aperto Installation Manager (AIM) soft-
ware plus Java software from SUN Microsystems.
2. If the Java Runtime Environment is not present on the PC, install it from the
PacketMax CD (bs/Software/Application/Support directory) or the java.sun.com
web site.
3. Install the Aperto Installation Manager (AIM) software by running the file
setup.exe from the \Customer_CD\WaveCenter EMS Pro 1.1\Software\Installation
Manager\ directory of the PacketMax CD. At the end of this installation, an AIM
icon will be placed on the Windows desktop.
3.3 Connecting to the PacketMax 100
Please refer to Chapter 1 for Installation of PM 100/300 and pinout connections for
the cables used in AIM.
To connect AIM with PacketMAX 100/300