User's Manual

PMP 400/430 and PTP 200 Series Canopy User Guide
Supplement
Issue 4 0 – DRAFT 6 November 2009 Page 40 of 64
For all modules running DFS, the module displays its DFS state on its Home => General Status
page as one of the following:
• Checking Channel Availability Remaining time n seconds, where n
counts down from 60 to 1.
• Normal Transmit
• Radar Detected Stop Transmitting for n minutes, where n counts down
from 30 to 1.
• Idle, only for SM/BHS, indicates module is scanning, but has not detected a
beacon from an AP/BHM. Once it detects beacon, the SM/BHS begins a Channel
Availability Check on that frequency.
4.4.2 Setting DFS and Regulatory Parameters
Setting the Region Code
All modules display a Region Code pop-up on the Configuration => General page as shown in
Figure 26 on page 41.
On new modules from the factory, or after resetting to factory defaults, the operator should set
this Region Code consistent with their country or region. For countries or regions not listed in the
Region Code pop-up, set the Region Code consistent with your country’s regulatory
requirements. For example, several countries in South America follow the same DFS regulations
as Brazil, so in those countries the Region Code should be set to “Brazil”.
IMPORTANT!
Operators under regulatory requirements for DFS must ensure the new
Canopy parameter “Region Code” is set correctly. This applies to initial
configuration, after a module is reset to factory defaults, or after a
module is upgraded.
An AP or BHM will not transmit if the Region Code is configured to “None”.
IMPORTANT!
On APs or BHMs received from the factory, with Region Code set to
“None”, the operator must set the Region Code before the module will
transmit. The same is true of APs and BHMs which have been reset to
factory defaults.