Specifications

Configuration MP.11 5054 (MP.11a) Installation and Management

Interface Parameters

Satellite Mode

The mandatory parameters to configure for registration of the SU on a Base Station are:

• Network Name

• Base Station System Name (when used)

• Channel Frequency

• Encryption (when used)

•Network Secret

These and other parameters found on the SU’s Interfaces > Wireless page are described below.

• Interface Type: In Satellite mode, the interface type is WORP Satellite.

• MAC Address: The factory-assigned MAC address of the unit. This is a read-only field.

• Base Station System Name: The name found on the system page of the BSU to which this SU is connecting. This

parameter can be used as an added security measure, and when there are multiple BSUs in the network and you

want an SU to register with only one when it may actually have adequate signal strength for either. The System Name

field is limited to a length of 32 bytes.

If the Base Station System Name is left blank on the SU, it can register with any BSU with a matching Network Name

and Network Secret.

• Operational Mode: This field indicates the operational mode of the unit, depending upon the specific Tsunami MP.11.

This operational mode cannot be changed as it is based upon a license file.

• Network Name: A Network Name is a name given to a network so that multiple networks can reuse the same

frequency without problems. An SU can only register to its base if it has the same Network Name. The Network Name

is one of the parameters that allow a Subscriber Unit to register on a Base Station. The Base Station System Name

and Frequency Channel also are parameters to guide the SU to the proper BSU on the network, but they provide no

security. Basic security is provided through encryption, as it causes none of the messages to be sent in the clear.

Further security is provided by mutual authentication of the BSU and SU using the Network Secret. The Network

Name can be 2 to 32 characters in length.

• Dynamic Data Rate Selection (DDRS) Status: For the WORP Satellite Mode, DDRS Status is read-only parameter

and its value is based upon the WORP Base to which this SU is associated.