User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Installation and Operation Manual Draft in Progress
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Description
- 2 General Safety and Regulatory Information
- 3 Operation
- 4 Working with Base Stations from Your PC
- 4.1 PC Recommendations
- 4.2 Connecting Your PC to the Base Station
- 4.3 Working with the Web Interface
- 4.4 Basic Tasks
- 4.4.1 User Settings
- 4.4.2 Taking the Base Station Offline
- 4.4.3 Troubleshooting Alarms
- 4.4.4 Working with Configuration Files
- 4.4.5 Configuring Single Base Stations
- 4.4.6 Configuring Base Stations in a Channel Group
- 4.4.7 Setting Up Custom Alarms
- 4.4.8 Disabling the Front Panel Keypad
- 4.4.9 Preparing to Download Firmware
- 5 Installation
- 6 Maintenance
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 8 Replacing Modules
- Appendix A – Interface Pin Allocations
- Appendix B – Inter-Module Connections
- TaitNet P25 Glossary
- Tait Software License Agreement
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NTP Network Time Protocol is a protocol and software implementation for
synchronizing the clocks of computer systems across a network. An NTP
server obtains the correct time from a time source and sets the local time in
each connected computer.
O
octet A set of 8 bits.
Offline mode A mode of operation in which active service is suspended so that special
operations can be carried out, such as programming in a new configuration
or carrying out invasive diagnostic tests.
Online mode The normal operating mode of the base station.
outbound Describes the direction of a signal: from a fixed station over the air interface
to an SU.
over A single transmission, which begins when a user presses PTT and ends when
the user stops pressing.
P
P25 Project 25. A suite of standards and requirements endorsed by the TIA and
intended for digital public safety radio communications systems.
PA The Power Amplifier is a base station module that boosts the exciter output
to the required transmit level.
PCB Printed Circuit Board.
PMU The Power Management Unit is a module in the base station that provides
power to the subrack and monitors power conditions.
preamble A well-defined signal that is transmitted at the beginning of digital P25 calls
to facilitate downlink voting and to allow the transmit buffer to fill.
privileges A set of access rights to the web interface functions. There are Guest,
Maintainer, and Administrator privileges.