Comtech EF Data MDX420 SkyWire Manual - Manual (Page 86)

MDX420 SkyWire™ Satellite Network Gateway SkyWire Controller (GUI)
MN-MDX420 Revision 6 7–30
7.5 Tools Tab
The tools tab allows the user to set certertain criteria for ease of use and to update and check the
status of the firmware running on the MDX-420 sites in the current share group.
7.5.1 Options
Options (Figure 7.5.1) allows for the user to determine if the Carrier Frequency and Throughput
control for the burst modulator and burst demodulator.
 Carrier Frequency Control: IF or RF. IF indicates L-Band control and RF indicates control
using the Satellite uplink and downlink frequencies. This selection will change the way
frequencies are displayed and entered in the modulator and demodulator configuration screens.
 Statistics Averaging Period (secs): Enter the number of seconds used for the averaging period
for all of the display statics.
 Throughput Control: Data Rate or Symbol Rate. Selecting the Data Rate control allows the
user to set the data throughput for the SkyWire gateway based on the user data rate. Selecting
the Symbol Rate control allows the user to set the data throughput for the SkyWire gateway
based on the symbol rate of the modulated carrier.
 FTP Control: Used to update MDX-420 Firmware (See Section 6.2.4.8 “FTP User ID” and “FTP
Password”
Figure 7.5.1 Options Control Screen