Reset type – Comtech EF Data Vipersat Load Utility v3.5.x User Manual

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Chapter 3 - Using VLoad — Vipersat Mode

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Main Window Description

Caution: Never reset a unit (or units) during the image flash burn process of a

Put operation. This will result in an incomplete and unusable modem

image.

The Reset button is inactive (grayed out) during a transfer operation,

as a safety precaution. However, in the event that a Put operation is

canceled during an image flash burn, the Reset button will become

active.

Reset Type

• Hard Reset – this reset is equivalent to a power-off/power-on cycle and

reboots the unit.
Note that a Hard Reset is the only available reset type when using

Codecast.

• Soft Reset – this reset restarts all of the tasks in the application of the

modem (e.g., STDMA, Auto-Switching, etc.); subset to a Hard Reset.

• Go to Home State – this reset forces the modem unit to the Home State

configuration.

The modem image(s) that will be run following a Reset default to the current

modem settings which can be viewed in the Unit Information window (see

When Reset Type is Hard, Image selection is available. To change either the

Application Image to Run or the Base Modem Image to Run on the modem,

click on the Select check box to enable these settings.
If multiple units are selected for this action, the Same For All Selected

Units check box will appear, providing the option to perform this Put to the

group using the same specified settings.
The Protocol type will be automatically determined, unless the device type

is unknown; in this case, either Streamload1 or Streamload2 can be selected.

For Codecast Reboot:

Enter the Codecast Multicast Address of the unit(s) to be reset. This

parameter defaults to 239.1.2.4 since this is the Codecast Address of all

Vipersat units when they are shipped from the factory.
If desired, the IP address of the network interface card (NIC) on the local

host machine can be specified to be used for the multicast. This setting

defaults to Any.
To change the Image to run on the modem, click on the Select check box to

enable these settings.