User guide

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Chapter 1
General
How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Manual Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 1 — General . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 2 — VMS Installation . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 3 — VMS Configuration . . . 1-2
Chapter 4 — Configuring Network
Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Chapter 5 — VMS Services . . . . . . 1-2
Chapter 6 — Out-of-Band Units . . . . 1-2
Appendix A — VMS Cross Banding . . 1-2
Appendix B — Antenna Visibility. . . . 1-2
Appendix C — Redundancy . . . . . . 1-2
Appendix D — Domain Controller and
DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Appendix E — SNMP Traps . . . . . . 1-2
Appendix F — Automatic Switching . . 1-2
Appendix G — Entry Channel Mode
Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Appendix H — VMS Billing Log Translator
(VBLT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Appendix I — Glossary . . . . . . . . 1-3
Conventions and References . . . . . . . . 1-3
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
VMS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
VMS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
VMS Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
New in this Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
v3.6.3 Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
SLM-5650A Inband Device Driver . . . . 1-9
SLM-5650A Full MIB Out-Of-Band M&C 1-9
CDM-570/570L Full MIB OOB M&C . . 1-10
Satellite Advanced Switching (Remote
Roaming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Generic VMS Installer . . . . . . . . . 1-10
VNO Basic User Authorization. . . . . 1-10
Antenna Mesh Compensation Factor . 1-10
ToS Value Control for Management
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
SLM-5650A Demodulator Only Support 1-11
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Return Material Authorization . . . . . 1-12
Reader Comments / Corrections . . . 1-12
Chapter 2
VMS Installation
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
VMS Server - MS Automatic Updates
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Types of Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Upgrading Redundant Server Configuration
2-3
Preparing Server for VMS Installation . . . . . 2-4
Limiting DEP (Data Execution Prevention) . 2-4
Enabling Global Catalog Caching (Redundant
Configurations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Configuring Server as Domain Controller and/or
DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Backing Up VMS Database (Upgrade) . . . 2-8
Stopping Previous VMS Version (Upgrade) 2-10
Uninstall Previous VMS Version (Upgrade) 2-11
VMS Server Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Setting Com Security for VMS . . . . . . . . 2-23
Verifying Successful Server Installation . . . 2-27
VMS Client Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Creating Client Accounts . . . . . . . . . 2-31
Verifying Successful Client Installation . . 2-37
ViperGlobe Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Verifying ViperGlobe Installation . . . 2-39
VNO Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
VNO Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . 2-41
Chapter 3
VMS Configuration
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Hardware Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
VMS Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
VMS Initial Setup Procedure . . . . . . . . 3-5
Configure Server Connection . . . . . . 3-5
Activate the Server Processes . . . . . 3-6
Configure Auto Activate . . . . . . . . . 3-7
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