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CONFIGURING BASE STATIONS

Chapter overview

This chapter describes how to configure base stations. It describes:

• How to configure the base station so you can communicate with the base station using a

term connection, an SNMP connection, a web connection, and a Telnet connection

• The operating system parameters to configure before you deploy base stations

• How to set up a system component (called an “authority”) that grants CPEs access to your

network

Before you begin

To configure base stations before you deploy them on towers or buildings, you must first

supply power to the base station, and connect the base station to a PC using the serial cable/

serial connection. To perform these tasks:

1 Place an RF 50 ohm load or at least a 10dB RF attenuator on the RF connector. The load

or attenuator must be capable of 10 watts of dissipation.

2 Connect the base station to the TVS module by plugging the provided cable into the left-

most connector on the bottom of the base station. Then, plug the TVS module into a

power source.

3 Use the serial interface cable to connect your computer to the base station.

4 On your computer, set up terminal emulation access to the base station, as described in the

section “Setting up terminal emulation access” on page 5-32 in this guide.

5 If you have not already done so, start a terminal emulation session with the base station

you want to configure and log on to NNOS. (If you are using a Windows operating

system, you may want to use the Hyperterminal application to open the connection

defined in step 4.)

6 Configure the base station as described in the following sections of this chapter:

• “Setting base station configuration parameters” on page 5-37

• “Recommended parameter changes” on page 5-42

• “Setting up Syslog” on page 5-43

• “Configuring the authority that grants network access to CPEs” on page 5-44

• “Configuring the time signal used by base stations” on page 5-46