Comtech EF Data MDX420 SkyWire Manual - Manual (Page 72)

MDX420 SkyWire™ Satellite Network Gateway SkyWire Controller (GUI)
MN-MDX420 Revision 6 7–16
7.4.3 Configure Network Configuration
Once the SkyWire gateway satellite parameters have been configured the next step is to
configure the network settings. A SkyWire gateway can be configured with up to 4 burst
demodulators. From the Configure menu, select Network Configuration and click on the demod
associated with the modulator (see section 7.4.1.1 “Selected Demod”). If only one burst
demodulator is installed, the tabs for Demod 2, Demod 3, and Demod 4 will be grayed out.
The Network configuration screen is divided into two sections. The upper section is the Channel
section that shows the basic configuration of the selected burst demodulator. The lower section
is the Remotes configuration section. The Remotes configuration section provides the
mechanism to assign the parameters for each gateway within the network share group.
Configuring a SkyWire network requires a thorough understanding of the overall network
requirements prior to creating, adding, or deleting gateways in the network.
 Channel Configuration: With few exceptions, the “Channel” section of the Network Configuration
screen is a brief representation of what was configured and can be seen in the demod
configuration (see section 7.3.1.2). Other items only available on this screen include the
following:
 Start Network: Clicking on this box will manually tell the MDX-420 to start a new share group if
the unit is not already participating in an existing share group. The Start Network control button
allows the user to initialize the network for the first time. Once one or more of the remotes in the
SkyWire Network have been configured and the satellite parameters are set, the network can be
started. The initialization process requires one gateway within the shared group to initialize the
link. As other remote gateways are configured and set to receive the shared carrier signal, the
distributed intelligence of the SkyWire network will provide access to the remotes and they will be
asked to join the network.