User's Manual

Introduction to the MA-860 System
MA-860 Installation and Configuration Guide 7
1.4.3 Add-on to MA 2000 System
The MA-860 can be installed as an (external) add-on unit to the MA 2000 system. In this type of
installation, the combined MA 2000 services are routed to the MA-860 inputs where they are
integrated with the MA-860 Wi-Fi data services and, through the MA-860 antenna connections,
distributed through the same coax broadband antenna infrastructure.
Figure 1-6. MA-860 Add-On to MA 2000 System
1.5 Provisioning and Management
MA-860 supports two types of management applications – local and remote:
• MA-860 Configuration Tool – application installed on a computer (i.e. laptop) and used
after the system has been installed for initial configuration, calibration and system
provisioning. This is done via a local (RS232 connection) between the computer running the
application and the MA-860 control module. The application is described in section
5.2)
• MA-860 Web Access application – used after the initial provisioning procedure to remotely
mange and control the system. This is done by opening a session to the MA-860 control unit
IP address. (The IP address is configured for DHCP by default – but can be set as static).