Comtech EF Data Vipersat Load Utility v3.5.x - Manual (Page 7)

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Chapter 1
General
How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Manual Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 1 — General . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 2 — VLoad Installation . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 3 — Using VLoad in Vipersat Mode
1-2
Chapter 4 — Using VLoad in Digicast Mode
1-2
Appendix A — Glossary . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Conventions and References . . . . . . . . 1-2
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
VLoad Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
New in this Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Reader Comments / Corrections . . . . 1-6
Chapter 2
VLoad Installation
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Using VLoad with Windows Firewall. . . . . 2-1
Installing VLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Copying the VLoad File Set . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Using the Installation Wizard . . . . . . . . 2-3
Destination Location . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Select Start Menu Folder . . . . . . . . 2-5
Create a Desktop Icon . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Ready to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Completing Installation of VLoad . . . . 2-8
Chapter 3
Using VLoad — Vipersat Mode
Main Window Description . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
About VLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Unit Listing / Selection Area . . . . . . . . 3-3
Mode Selection Area . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
File Selection Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
File Type and Naming . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Actions Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Set Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Status / Progress Area . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Progress Bar Color Code . . . . . . . 3-10
Set Defaults / Clear . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
View Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Image Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Saving Images to Units . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Image 1 and Image 2 . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Existing Image (Unchecked) . . . . . 3-16
Special Base Modem Considerations . . 3-16
Starting VLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Unit Listing and Selection . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Unit Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Adding Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Add All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Removing Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Refresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Order of the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Application Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
File Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Get Application . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Put Application / Codecast Application 3-27
Put FAST Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Configuration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
File Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Get Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Put Configuration / Codecast Configuration
3-36
Edit Param File . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Base Modem Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
File Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Put Base Modem Image / Codecast Base
Modem Image . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Select Base Modem Image / Codecast
Select Base Modem Image . . . . . 3-43
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