User Guide

NETNode Operations Guide
Commercial in
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IP Mesh Systems
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R1.8 2015-07-24
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3. Advanced Setup
3.1 About Advanced Setup
To get the most from your radio system you must customise the programming for your
operations and area.
CAUTION: Before you start programming your radio make sure the batteries are new and
fully charged. If not, you could operate an AC adapter to power your radio.
If the radio loses power while you program it, its memory might be corrupted and it will be
necessary to reset defaults. All information programmed in the radio might be lost.
The Control Application or Control Pages let you control the communications system, to
keep it operating in a correct and stable mode. It lets you to change many of the settings of
the unit like frequency or bandwidth.
The control system can be a Control Application that operates on your PC connected to
the device with Serial communications.
If not, it can be Control Pages that are viewed on your PC browser when connected to the
device with IP communications.
3.2 Connecting your PC to your Radio
The NETNode uses Control Pages accessed from your web browser which enables you to
do many configuration tasks quickly and easily.
This section tells you how to connect your PC to the NETNode and then configure the unit
with the control pages.
Step 1: Install the Control Application
You install a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome for example) onto your Personal
Computer (PC).
At this time you can start the browser and connect to the Control Pages and start configuring
your NETNode.
Step 2: Make an IP Connection between Radio and PC
It will be necessary to have a fully powered NETNode, the correct Ethernet cable for your
variant and a personal computer operating a web browser. The Ethernet cables are:
 NETNode-3-Robust – CA0403 or CA0406
 NETNode-3-Plain – AP000465 (Standard RJ45-RJ45 Ethernet cable – Available
separately)
 NETNode-Mini Plain – CA0505