User's Manual

WinLink1000 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 3 Operation
 Clearing error counters (Clear Counters button)
 Logging off WinLink Manager (Log Off button)
 Exiting WinLink Manager (Exit button)
• Menu bar
 File Menu – Log off, and exit
 Configuration – use for link configuration, individual site
configuration or link installation
 Tools – set preferences, event log handling, change password
 Maintenance – Loopbacks, system reset.
• Link details pane – summarizes information on the radio frequency,
IP bandwidth, type of TDM service, number of assigned E1 or T1
timeslots, and IP details of the local and remote WinLink1000 units.
• Monitor pane – displays the link quality between local and remote
devices and the following statistics:
 Radio signal strength (RSS) in dBm
 Current Ethernet bandwidth in Mbps. This is not the actual
traffice rate, but the maximum capacity that can be supported
currently, see
Figure 3-4
The scale on the bar adjusts according the link distance and the
link budget.
 Local/remote receive and transmit traffic rate, in Mbps or Fps
(frames per second)
 TDM status
The Estimated Time Between Errors bar gives an indication of
the TDM quality. The ETBE constantly calculates the expected
TDM Error second ratio according to the current air interface
conditions.
• Event log – stores alarms generated by local and remote units.
• Status Bar – displays the following ions:
 Connectivity icon showing how the device is connected to the
Ethernet.
 Network mode to the local unit – using IP of the local unit
 Over the Air connection - using IP address of the remote for
over the air connection
Managing WinLink1000 3-7