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7.4 Performing Network-Wide Remote Diagnostics

Diagnostics data from a Remote radio can be obtained by connecting a laptop

or personal computer running MDS InSite diagnostics software (Version 6.6

or later) to any radio in the network.

NOTE: The diagnostics feature may not be available in all radios. The ability to query

and conﬁgure a radio via Network-wide Diagnostics is based on the feature op-

tions purchased in the radio being polled.

If a PC is connected to any radio in the network, intrusive polling (polling

which briefly interrupts payload data transmission) can be performed. To

perform diagnostics without interrupting payload data transmission, connect

the PC to a radio defined as the “root” radio. A radio is defined as a root radio

using the

DTYPE ROOT command locally, at the radio.

A complete explanation of Remote diagnostics can be found in MDS’

Network-Wide Diagnostics System Handbook (MDS P/N 05-3467A01).

1. Program one radio in the network as the root radio by entering the

DTYPE ROOT command at the radio.

2. At the root radio, use the DLINK ON and DLINK [baud rate] commands to

conﬁgure the diagnostic link protocol on the RJ-11 port.

3. Program all other radios in the network as nodes by entering the

DTYPE NODE command at each radio.

4. Use the DLINK ON and DLINK [baud rate] commands to conﬁgure the

diagnostic link protocol on the RJ-11 port of each node radio.

5. Connect a PC on which MDS InSite software is installed to the root radio,

or to one of the nodes, at the radio’s diagnostics port.

To connect a PC to the radio’s DIAG port, an RJ-11 to DB-9 adapter

(MDS P/N 03-3246A01) is required. If desired, an adapter cable may be

constructed from scratch, using the information shown in Figure 21 on

Page 69.

6. Launch the MDS InSite application at the PC. (Refer to the InSite user’s

manual for details.)

Table 20. Network-Wide Diagnostics Commands

Command Description

DLINK [xxxxx/ON/OFF]

Details, page 32

Set baud rate of diagnostics link

DTYPE [NODE/ROOT]

Details, page 33

Set radio’s operational characteristics for net-

work-wide diagnostics