Specifications

SetupandConfiguration
TheseinstructionsallowyoutosetupaViperSC+IPRoutertoverifybasicunit
operationandexperimentwithnetworkdesignsandconfigurations.To
eliminateunnecessarydisruptionoftrafficontheexistingnetworkwhileyou
becomefamiliarwiththeViperSC+,youshoulduseanetworkIPsubnet
addressthat
doesnotoverlapwithsubnetscurrentlyinuseinyourtestarea.
Antenna&AttenuatorConnection
AnRx/Txantennaisrequiredforbasicoperation.Assembleantennaand
connectorsasshownintheaccompanyingfigure.Antennaandconnectorsare
soldseparately.
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Note:Itisimportanttouseattenuationbetweenalldemounitsinthetest
networktoreducetheamountofsignalstrengthinthetestenvironment.
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DeviceConnections
Refertothediagrambelowforproperdeviceconnections.
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ConnectanEthernetcabletotheLANportoftheViperSC+andconnecttheotherend
intotheEthernetportofyourPC.
PrimarypowerfortheViperSC+mustbewithin10‐30VDCandmustbecapableof
providing:
 10WsupplyforTxat
1W
 40WsupplyforTxat5Wor
 60WsupplyforTxat10W
ViperSC+Demokitsincludeapowersupplywithspringterminals.Observeproper
polaritywhenconnectingthecablestothepowersupply.Thewhitewiremustbe
connectedtothe
redwireorB+supply,asshownintheabovefigure.
AccessingtheViperSC+WebServer
TheViperSC+isconfiguredviaaWeb‐browserinterfaceandcontainsaDHCPserver
whichwillautomaticallyassignanIPaddresstoyourPC,howeverinsomecasesitmaybe
necessarytochangethenetworksettingsonthePCtoaccepttheIPaddressassignedby
theViperDHCP
server.
Step1 EnableanetworkconnectionwiththefollowingLANsettings.IntheInternet
Protocol(TCP/IP)Propertieswindow,selectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyand
ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically.ClickOKandclose.
Step2 OpenaWebbrowserandenter192.168.205.1intheAddressbar.Whenthe
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connectionLoginwindowappears,entertheUsername:AdminandthePassword:
ADMINISTRATOR(bothAdminandADMINISTRATORarecase‐sensitive)andclickOK.
ViperSC+WebInterfaceandSetupWizard
OnceyouhaveloggedinyouwillseetheHomepageoftheViperWebInterfaceasshown
inthefollowingfigure.Arrangedverticallyontheleftsideisthemainnavigationmenu.
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Forquicksetup,selectSetupWizard,thebottomselectionofthemainmenu(totheleft).
TheintroductorypageoftheViperSC+SetupWizardisdisplayedasshowninthe
followingfigure.Readtheinstructionscarefully.
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TheSetupWizardconsistsoffive(5)steps.Eachstepispresentedasasinglepagewitha
fewsimpleoptionstofillinorselectfrom.EachofthefivepagesforeachstepoftheSetup
Wizardcontainthebasicconfigurationsettingsthataremostcommonlyrequiredto
select
orchangetosetuptheViperSC+IProuterforspecificfunctionality.
Instructionsforeachofthesestepsareprovidedonthewebpageforthestep.
TheSetupWizardstepsareasfollows
Step
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 Identificationandfunction:StationNameandModesettings:StationName,IP
ForwardingMode,RelayPoint,AccessPoint,Multi‐SpeedMode.
Step
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 NetworkAddress&Subnet:IPAddress,NetworkMask,DefaultGateway.
Step
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 RadioSettings:Bandwidth,DataandControlPacketBitRate,Rx&TxFrequency
ranges,TxPower.
Step
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 Encryption:EnableorDisable,andEncryptionPassPhrase.
Step
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 Setupcompletion:Apply/SaveConfiguration;ifnecessary,reboot/resetViper.
Note:Somesettings(indicatedbyayellowalertsymbol
)intheSetupWizardweb
pagesrequirearesetoftheViperbeforetheywilltakeeffect.Ifyouchangeanyofthese
settings,besuretoreboottheViperwhenyouhavefinishedtheSetupWizard.
SetupWizardQuickSetup
EnterthefollowingintheSetupWizardforquicksetup.ClickNextasyoucompleteeach
pageinsequence.(YoucanclickPrevioustoreviewsettingsinapreviouspageifneeded.)
Step
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 AssignauniqueStationNameandselecthowunitwillfunction.
‐ StationName:AssignauniqueStationName
‐ IPForwardingMode:Bridgemode
‐ RelayPoint:No
‐ AccessPoint:No
‐ Multi‐SpeedMode:Disabled
Step
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 Defaultconfiguration—Tomonitororchangeconfigurationremotely,each
unitrequiresauniqueIPaddress.Whenconfiguringmorethanoneunit,be
suretoincrementIPaddresses.(Enterthisaddressinthebrowserafterreset.)
‐ IPAddress:192.168.205.1isthedefaultsetting;seeabove.
‐ NetworkMask:255.255.255.0
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DefaultGateway:0.0.0.0
Step
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 VerifyFCCLicensebeforecompletingthisstep
‐ Bandwidth:Selectchannelbandwidthfromdrop‐downmenu
‐ DataandControlBitRate:Selectratefromadownmenu
‐ RxFrequency:EnterRxFrequency
‐ TxFrequency:EnterTxFrequency
‐ TxPower:Enter5W
Step
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 ViperSC+offersAES‐128bitencryptiontoprotectyourdatafromintrusion.
Werecommendencryptionbeenabledforyourwirelessnetwork.The
encryptionphrase/keymustbethesameforalldevicesonyournetwork.
‐ Encryption:Enabled
‐ EncryptionPassPhrase:Enteranencryptionphrase
Step
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 ClickDone.YourunitisnowfunctioninginBridgeMode.
Note:Ifyouchangedanyparametersmarkedwiththeyellowalertsymbol(
)you
mustpower‐cycletheunit.UsetheResetlinkprovided.
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CheckForNormalOperation
Tosimulatedatatrafficovertheradionetwork,usethePCconnectedtotheViperSC+
EthernetporttoPingeachunitinthenetworkmultipletimes.Formoreinformation
aboutconfiguringtheViperSC+,refertotheViperSC+UserManual(PN001‐5008‐000).
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TechnicalSupport
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 Phone 1.507.833.6701,Option2forFixed,Narrowband,andRadioModemproducts
OrvisittheSupportsectionofourwebsiteathttp://www.calamp.com/product‐support.
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Tel:1.805.987.9000
Fax:1.805.987.8359.
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