Comtech EF Data MDX420 SkyWire Manual User Manual
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MDX420 SkyWire™ Satellite Network Gateway
SkyWire Controller (GUI)
MN-MDX420 Revision 6
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properly join the share group. NOTE: If entered incorrectly the remote site will not join the
network.
Circuit Name – Text name to help identify the circuit. The circuit name is not a required field but if
entered, the circuit name will appear as a tooltip when the mouse hovers over a remote’s
graphics bar on the Demodulator Summary Status screen.
Assigning a SkyWire gateway to the network as Remote 1 is a simple three step process (Figures
7.4.3-1 through 7.4.3-3).
1
Click on the Create control button on the left of the first position in the Remotes table.
2
Click on the Edit control button to begin entering the network parameters:
set the appropriate CIR, DIR, MIR
antenna elevation angle,
enter the Access Code,
circuit name (if desired)
check the Enable button
3
Click Apply to enter the new settings.
Repeat the process for all SkyWire Gateways that need to join this network. This process is also
used when a new gateway is being added to an existing share group.
Figure 7.4.3-1
Figure 7.4.3-2
Figure 7.4.3-3
Figure 7.4.3-4
To temporarily remove a remote from the network after it has been created, encheck the
“Enabled” box. To permanently remove a remote from the network after it has been created, click
the “Destroy” button. Clicking the Destroy button (Figure 7.4.3-4) disables the gateway assigned
to that position, clears the position in the table and permanently removes all user entered data for
that site. NOTE: Disabling or destroying a site you are locally connected to will terminate any
access to other sites in the network from this device.
Network Configuration Notes:
1
The Step Size value is based on the symbol rate, modulation and coding of the shared carrier.
2
The settings for DIR and CIR must be equal to or multiples of the Step Size.
3
Also when configuring the settings of DIR, CIR and MIR, the relationship must be as follows:
DIR <= CIR <= MIR.
4
The sum of all CIRs in the share group must be less than the Data Rate shown in the Channel
section of the screen.