User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- 2.0 MODEL NUMBER CODES
- 3.0 HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND BASIC INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS
- 4.0 INITIAL STARTUP AND CONFIGURATION
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 STEP 1—Power up the LEDR Radios
- 4.3 STEP 2—Establish Communications with the Radio
- 4.4 STEP 3—Make Initial Login to Radio
- 4.5 STEP 4—Change the SUPER Password
- 4.6 STEP 5—Review Essential Operating Parameters
- 4.7 STEP 6—Set TCP/IP Settings to Enable SNMP and/or Telnet Management (if required)
- 4.8 STEP 7—Set User Configurable Fields
- 4.9 STEP 8—Verify Radio Performance
- 4.10 STEP 9—Install the Link
- 4.11 STEP 10—Verify the Link Performance
- 5.0 CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL VIA THE FRONT PANEL
- 6.0 CONFIGURATIONAND CONTROL VIA THE CONSOLE PORT
- 7.0 STANDARDIZING RADIO CONFIGURATIONS
- 8.0 UPGRADING LEDR FIRMWARE
- 9.0 USING ORDERWIRE
- 10.0 USING THE SERVICE CHANNEL
- 11.0 PROTECTED CONFIGURATION
- 12.0 SPACE DIVERSITY OPERATION
- 13.0 SPARE PARTS, UNITS AND ACCESSORIES
- 14.0 Fractional-T1 INTERFACE CARD 03-3846A01 Fractional-E1 INTERFACE CARD 03-3846A02
- 15.0 INCREASE BANDWIDTH BY CHANGING TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FILTERS
- 16.0 BENCH TESTING OF RADIOS
- 17.0 TECHNICAL REFERENCE
- 17.1 Specifications— Models: LEDR 400S, 700S, 900S and1400S
- 17.2 Specifications— Models: LEDR 400F, 900F, 1400F
- 17.3 Specifications— Protected Switch Chassis
- 17.4 Optional Equipment (Consult factory for detailed information)
- 17.5 Accessories
- 17.6 I/O Connector Pinout Information
- 17.7 Watts-dBm-Volts Conversion
- 18.0 RADIO EVENT CODES
- 19.0 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
94 LEDR Series I/O Guide MDS 05-3627A01, Rev. D
8.2 OPTION 1: Uploading Firmware via the
CONSOLE Port
This method of upgrading the firmware is well suited to field service
personnel that carry a laptop PC to field installation. Any computer run-
ning the Windows operating system is suitable. Figure 17 shows the
basic arrangement.
Invisible place holder
Figure 17. Direct connection through the LEDR CONSOLE Port
Setup
Connect a PC to the radio’s front panel
CONSOLE Port using a 9-pin
RS-232 cable. (See Figure 33 on Page 127 for cable wiring details.) The
CONSOLE Port supports RS-232 at 9600 bps to 115200 bps.
Download Procedure
1. Start the MDS MDS Flash Utility application.
2. From the View>Options menu, select the appropriate COM Port and
baud rate. Ensure that
autobaud is enabled (Look in the lower
right-hand corner of the Flash Utility window).
3. From the
View menu, select console. This will bring up a NMS win-
dow to the LEDR radio. At the
LEDR> prompt, enter a login name
and password and then close the session.
4. Using the File|Open dialog, select the directory where the new firm-
ware is located. In the file window, highlight the correct (
.mpk) file
and then press the green
start arrow.
Verification and Reboot
1. To verify the correct operation of the new firmware, open the NMS
again by pressing
Alt + L. Enter boot to determine which image is
currently active. This command will respond as follows:
FLASH
UTILITY
COM1, 2, ETC.
(DTE)
9-PIN SERIAL CABLE
CONSOLE PORT
(DCE)
INITIATE UPLOAD
FROM HERE
LEDR RADIO UNITWINDOWS PC