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RadioPro IP Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide
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Additional CPS Setup for Connect Plus Channels
In a Connect Plus radio, the Connect Plus Option Board is configured with the various Talk Groups of the radio
system. The Connect Plus Option Board CPS is used to configure these various Talk Groups, or “Zones”.
However, for a radio that is used as a control station, since the Connect Plus Option Board cannot pass this
information out the rear connector, an application (such as RadioPro Dispatch, Talk, or Mobile) does not have
knowledge of these Connect Plus “Zones” (talk groups).
Further, MOTOTRBO CPS is used to configure a radio for only one digital “Channel”, i.e., “Transportation”.
Control of the talk group selection is passed to the Option Board by enabling both the “Option Board” and
“Option Board Trunking” parameters. (See 7f. in the screen shot below.)
In order to allow selection of a talk group from a RadioPro client, the following configuration must be performed
for a Control Station radio using MOTOTRBO CPS.
e. In the “Channels” folder, add a quantity of channels to match the number of “zones” configured in the
Connect Plus Option Board. In the following screen shot, “Channel1”, “Channel2”, etc., have been added
to match the number of “Zones” configured in the Connect Plus Option Board. The Channel Names are
not important since these names are not transferred out of the rear connector of the control station radio;
only the generic names of “Channel1”, “Channel2”, etc. will be sent to a RadioPro client.
f. For each of the added channels, enable both the “Option Board” and “Option Board Trunking” parameters.
It is not necessary to change any other parameters.
After writing the CPS configuration to the control station radio, the radio will send messages to the
RadioPro IP Gateway and indicate that the radio has been programmed for the “additional” talk groups.
ICU.exe can be used to view and configure the zones and channels as follows:
i. Use the “Zones/Channels” tab in ICU.exe to view Channel names as they will appear in
RadioPro clients. By default, they will be generically named “Channel1”, Channel2”, etc.
ii. If it is desired to display more descriptive channel names, right-click on a channel name to edit it.
iii. If it is desired that a channel or zone not be displayed in a RadioPro client, click on the zone or
channel, and then un-check the visible parameter near the bottom of this tab page.
iv. Write the new configuration to the RadioPro IP Gateway by choosing Write Settings from the
Gateway menu.
7e.
7f.