Installation guide

V. Setup – Step 3: Connect the Uplink Device(s)
Once all your computers have joined the network, and you have
found the SBS user interface, you can connect the uplink devices.
The following general steps apply to any device you plan to use:
1. Check that you can make a
phone call on the device.
2. Check that the device is “data-
enabled”. For example, your
satellite account should be
activated for the data services
you wish to use; your GSM
cellular account should allow data calls, and/or have GPRS
enabled.
Tip:
Before connecting with an
uplink for the first time,
you may wish to check
that the uplink is set-up
correctly as explained in
Section IX below.
3. Connect the device to the SBS.
4. Select the relevant uplink service
from the “Uplink” options (drop-
down menu) on the CONNECT
page of the SBS User Interface.
The SBS comes with some
uplink settings that have been
preloaded at the time of
ordering. To edit or to add an
uplink refer to Sections VI and
VII below.
Multiple Uplink Devices:
If you have more than one
device that requires a “9-
pin RS232 port”, you can
use an RS232 to USB
adaptor, and plug it into
one of the USB ports.
5. Select “NONE” from the “Downlink” options (drop-down menu)
on the CONNECT page (we want to connect with the uplink
only as we haven’t configured the downlink yet).
Once the connection is
established, the status
diagram will show a two-way
connection to the internet.
Once you have a working
uplink, disconnect by clicking
once on the “DISCONNECT”
button on the right of the
Service Status Diagram.