User's Manual

SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046
May 15 Page 36 CONFIGURATION TIER II – TIER III
5 BASE CONFIGURATION TIER II TO TIER III
This Procedure should be followed when configuring a Tier II SDB680 Base Station into a Tier III
SDB680 Base Station.
T OOLS , T EST E QUIPMENT AND M ATERIALS R EQUIRED
The following Tools, Test Equipment and Materials will be required to perform this procedure:
PC with the following Software Applications installed:
SDMT
Simoco IP Configuration Tool
Notes
(i). The software applications listed above are available for download on the Simoco website
http://www.simocogroup.com via the Partner Portal. To access the Partner Portal a Username and
Password will be required.
(ii). To request access to the partner portal please contact your local business development manager or
alternatively contact the relevant Simoco Customer Services (see Support Page for details).
5.1
T
IER
III B
ASE
P
REREQUISITES
Before commencing this procedure to configure a Tier II Base Station into a Tier III Base Station, it is
assumed that the base station has already been fitted into a rack and is connected to the network as a Tier II
Base.
It as also assumed that the SDMT and Simoco IP Configuration Tool software applications have been
installed on a PC and have previously been used.
5.2 S OFTWARE L ICENCES
All Tier III Base Stations require a Software Licence in order to operate; these licences can be obtained from
Simoco. If a Tier III Base Station is added to an existing Tier III system, the software licences for all the
base stations on that system will have to be updated.
It is assumed that all the relevant software licences required have been obtained before commencing this
procedure and that they have been uploaded onto a suitable PC.
5.3 IP A DDRESS C ONFIGURATION
1. If the relevant base station has already been allocated an IP address, note the IP address.
2. Ensure that the PC is connected to the Ethernet switch via a CAT 5 Ethernet cable and the PC has a
fixed IP address in the same subnet as the bases.
3. On the PC, start the Simoco IP Configuration Tool.
4. If the PC has more than one IP address or Network Connection, when the IP Configuration Tool is
started, the Interface Selection screen will be displayed.
5. On the Interface Selection screen, select the relevant IP address that is to be used for communicating
with the base station(s).
6. Once the IP address has been selected the Simoco IP Configuration Tool main screen will be
displayed.