User's Manual Part 1

Nomad User’s Manual Chapter 2 – Nomad System Configuration

2 Nomad System Configuration

The Spirent Communications Nomad system contains both hardware and software for mobile

performance evaluation. Prior to installing Nomad for the first time, please verify that all hardware

components are present, including a laptop meeting the Nomad computing requirements. Also note

that when setting up the Nomad system for the first time, the software must be installed prior to

connecting the hardware. The following sections describe the system configuration process.

2.1 System Component Verification

The standard hardware components shipped with Nomad systems are:

 Spirent Nomad HD ME–or- Spirent Nomad ME hardware unit

 GPS receiver

 USB cable

 Six-foot TRS 2.5 mm audio cables – one for each licensed channel (up to four narrowband

cables and four HD cables)

 AC adapter

 Cigarette lighter adapter

 Calibration cable

The Bluetooth profiles used by Nomad are:

 Hands-Free Profile (HFP) 1.5

 Hands-Free Profile (HFP) 1.6 (For Nomad HD ME hardware only)

 Headset Profile (HSP) 1.1

A laptop computer and up to four test mobiles, not supplied, are also required to work with the

Nomad system. Any computer used with the Nomad system must meet the Nomad minimum

computing requirements: