User guide

Building Your Canopy Network March 2005
Through Software Release 6.1
Issue 1 Page 187 of 425
Canopy System User Guide
17 PREPARING COMPONENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT
Your test of the modules not only verified that they are functional, but also yielded data
that you have stored about them. Most efficiently preparing modules for deployment
involves
◦ retrieving that data.
◦ systematically collecting the data into a single repository, while keeping a strong
(quick) association between the data and the module.
◦ immediately merging module access data into this previously stored data.
17.1 CORRELATING COMPONENT-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
You can use the data that you noted or printed from the Status pages of the modules to
◦ store modules for future deployment.
◦ know, at a glance, how well-stocked you are for upcoming network expansions.
◦ efficiently draw modules from stock for deployment.
◦ plan any software updates that you
− wish to perform to acquire features.
− need to perform to have the feature set be consistent among all modules in a
network expansion.
You can make these tasks even easier by collecting this data into a sortable database.
17.2 ENSURING CONTINUING ACCESS TO THE MODULES
As you proceed through the steps under Configuring for the Destination on Page 189,
you will set values for parameters that specify the sync source, data handling
characteristics, security measures, management authorities, and other variables for the
modules. While setting these, you will also tighten access to the module, specifically in
◦ the Color Code parameter of Configuration page
◦ the Display-Only Access and Full Access password parameters of the
Configuration page.
◦ the addressing parameters of the IP Configuration page.
Before you set these, consider whether and how you may want to set these by a self-
devised scheme. A password scheme can help you when you have forgotten or misfiled
a password. An IP addressing scheme may be essential to the operation of your network
and to future expansions of your network.
As you set these, note the color code and the passwords, and note or print the
parameters you set on the IP Configuration page. Immediately associate them with the
following previously stored data about the modules:
◦ device type, which includes the frequency band and MAC address
◦ software version, which includes the encryption type
◦ software boot version
◦ FPGA version, which also includes the encryption type