User Manual

MDR2400/5800-SR, Orion2410/5810-SRi and Orion 5825-SR
862-01881 Issue 12c Page 47
NOTE The NMS application supplied with older MDR radios have been replaced with
the Java-based Orion NMS. The older NMS does not support the Orion series radios
and it is highly recommended to replace this NMS with the Orion NMS.
6.3 System requirements
The following PC system requirements apply for the Orion NMS:
• P III 450 MHz or higher CPU
• 128 MB RAM
• 20 MB Free Hard disk space
• CD-ROM Drive
• Win 98, 2000, NT or XP Operating System (Linux optional)
6.4 Installing the NMS
The NMS have been developed on the Java platform from Sun Micro Systems. This
requires the installation of a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on the PC from where
the NMS will be used.
The installation files for the NMS and the JRE are provided on the installation CD that
is shipped with each radio.
The supplied installation files allows the NMS to be set up on any WIN32 system
(Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP). If required, a special installation can also be provided
which would allow the NMS to be installed on a system using a Linux operating
system.
6.4.1 JRE Installation
Complete the following steps to set up the required JRE on the required PC:
• Browse to the //OrionNMS/JRE folder in the root of the installation CD
• Execute the j2re-1_3_1_02-win.exe installation application
• Follow the user prompts in the JRE installation application to set up the JRE in the
preferred folder on the PC
6.4.2 NMS Installation
After installing the JRE on the PC, complete the following steps to install the NMS on
the PC:
• If a previous version of the Orion NMS have been installed on the target PC, first
uninstall the older version
• Browse to the //OrionNMS/Setup folder in the root of the installation CD
• Execute the Plessey_OrionNMS_vXpXX.exe installation application
• Follow the user prompts in the NMS installation application to set up the NMS in
the preferred folder on the PC
The NMS should now be installed on the target PC and should be available for
selection through the Start Programs menu option.