User's Manual

545C Operations Manual

02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A

configuration parameters as the MCC-545C Operator Port. The Operator

Port of the MCC-545C has the following factory default configuration:

Baud rate

9600

Data bits

Stop bit

Parity

Protocol

ASCII

Flow control

none

5.1.2 HELP Command

Entering HELP [ENTER] displays all of the commands used in the

operation and maintenance of the MCC-545C. To obtain descriptive

information about a particular command and how it is used by the MCC-

545C, enter the command type. For example: HELP, ASSIGN [ENTER].

Refer to the last section of this chapter for a complete list of MCC-545C

commands.

5.1.3 Role-Based Operations

The role that the MCC-545C plays in a communications network

determines how it should be configured. There are three basic roles

that an MCC-545C can be used in, depending on the network type:

• LOS Network consisting of Base and Repeater Stations, and

Remote/Mobile units; Base Stations do not communicate with each

other in this type of network. This is a typical FleetTrak™ network.

• LOS Network consisting of one or more Master Stations and Remote

Stations (either fixed position or mobile units); Master Stations can

communicate with each other in this type of network. This is a

typical DataNet network.

• Meteor Burst network consisting of a single Master Station

communicating with Remote Stations in fixed positions; Remote

Stations do not communicate with each other in this type of

network. This is a typical Meteor Burst network.