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If a particular node does have a valid GPS fix, the on-screen location of the node can be updated

according to the latest fix provided by the GPS. To do so, first bring up the Node Configuration Window,

either by clicking the node in the Map View or by right clicking the node in the Node Manager panel and

selecting ‘Properties’. Then click the ‘Reset Location’ button. A prompt will be displayed to confirm that

the user wishes to update the node’s position to the latest GPS fix (see Figure 17). If no GPS fix is

available, an error message will be displayed to the user. Alternately, the GPS positions of one or more

nodes may be refreshed by selecting the desired nodes in the Node Manager panel and then clicking the

satellite icon near the top of the Node Manager panel (see Figure 16).

Figure 17: Node Configuration Window - 'Reset Location' result

4.6 Link Configuration

The process of Link Configuration involves specifying which links the user wishes to monitor. Since the

hardware may ‘see’ several viable links per node and cannot automatically determine which links may

be of interest to the user, the user must manually configure the active links. There are multiple methods

available for configure the links.

4.6.1 Link Configuration Window

For relatively simple deployments (a handful of nodes), the most straightforward method for configuring

links is to click on each link to make them active/inactive as desired. Within the Map View, simply click

on a link between two nodes to pop up the Link Configuration Window (see Figure 20). Within this

window, the link can be set to Active or Inactive by selecting the appropriate radio button. Also, this

window gives the option for the user to provide a textual link description (e.g., ‘North link’) that, if

provided, will be used in any alert indications.