9581SST CONFIGURE OPERATION MANUAL

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1 9581SST CONFIGURE OPERATION MANUAL

2 Company Profile Trilithic, Inc. was founded in 1986 as an engineering and assembly company providing customized communications and routing systems for business and government applications. As business expanded, Trilithic broadened its offerings by acquiring components manufacturer Cir-Q-tel and instruments manufacturer Texscan, adding broadband solutions to the product line. Today, Trilithic is comprised of three major divisions, Broadband/CATV Instruments & Systems, Wireless & RF Microwave Components, and Field Technical Products The Instruments Division specializes in the design and manufacturing of portable RF and digital test equipment and integrated test systems performing in a wide range of Broadband and LAN applications. The Wireless division provides components and custom solutions for companies specializing in cellular, military and other wireless applications. The Field Technical Products Division is a leading supplier of government-mandated Emergency Alert Systems used by Broadband service providers. An industry leader providing telecommunications solutions for major broadband and wireless markets around the world, Trilithic is dedicated to providing quality products, services and communications solutions meeting or exceeding our customers expectations. Today, from our worldwide headquarters in Indianapolis Indiana, we provide over 1500 measurement products and communications components to thousands of customers around the world. 2 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

3 Table of Contents COMPANY PROFILE... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS... 3 HOW THIS MANUAL IS ORGANIZED... 5 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL... 5 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES... 5 GETTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT... 6 WHAT IS SST CONFIGURE?... 7 SST CONFIGURE FEATURES... 7 INSTALLING THE SST CONFIGURE SOFTWARE... 8 REQUIREMENTS... 8 INSTALLING SST CONFIGURE... 8 LEARNING YOUR WAY AROUND BUTTONS AND DESCRIPTIONS CONNECTING TO YOUR 9581SST R CONFIGURING THE 9581SST R4 USING CONFIGURE REMOTE OPERATION TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 3

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5 Introduction Welcome to the SST Configure software reference guide. This guide provides information that you will need before you install and run the SST Configure software. It also provides reference material on the SST Configure software. How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into two chapters. The chapters are organized in the order in which you might set up and use the various features. Chapter 1, Getting Started, introduces you to the SST Configure software and shows you how to install it. You ll see the installation procedure step-by-step. You ll also learn the basic menu and navigation features of the SST Configure software. Chapter 2, Using SST Configure, tells you how to connect your 9581SST R4 to the Configure software, how to use Configure to configure the 9581SST R4. Conventions Used in This Manual This manual has several standard conventions for presenting information. Menus and menu options appear in bold. Web and addresses appear in italics. A note is information that will be of assistance to you related to the current step or procedure. A caution alerts you to any condition that could cause confusion or potential loss of data. Additional Resources There are a number of additional resources that may be of interest to you, such as the following: This is the Web site for Trilithic, Inc. It contains tips, release information, marketing information, FAQs ( Frequently Asked Questions ), bulletins, and other technical information. You can also check the Web site for product updates, service releases, and add-ons. This is the Web site for the Guardian II family of products. It contains information about the 9581SST R4 units themselves, including marketing data, new product information, FAQs, and downloads. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 5

6 Getting Technical Support Trilithic, Inc. technical support is available from 8:00AM to 5:00PM M-F, Eastern Standard Time. International callers should dial (317) or fax questions to (317) You can also technical support at For quicker support response when calling or sending , please provide the following information: Your name Your company name The technical point of contact (name, phone number, ) The version number of the SST Configure software (this appears on the Help About box) The version of Windows you are using (including any Service Packs and patches) A detailed description of the problem you are having, including any error or information messages that have appeared. 6 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

7 Getting Started This chapter introduces you to the SST Configure software and shows you how to install it. You also learn the basic menu and navigation features of the SST Configure software. What Is SST Configure? SST Configure is the setup and administration software for the Trilithic 9581SST R4 Reverse Path Analyzer, encompassing a range of functions that will allow you to fully exploit the full feature set of your 9581SST R4s and simplify their operation. The SST Configure software is easy to use. Using SST Configure, you can administer user account settings, device settings, IP connectivity, alarm monitoring parameters, and other features of the SST. You can also upload and store the settings of one 9581SST R4, then download them into other 9581SST R4s. SST Configure Features With the SST Configure software, you can do the following: Configure your 9581SST R4 s device settings While the 9581SST R4 is completely configurable as a standalone unit, you can use Configure to set forward telemetry carriers, reverse sweep carriers, and other features. These settings are stored locally on the PC and can be useful if you are using several 9581SST R4s in your organization and want to create and maintain standard configurations for all of them. Administer user accounts for your 9581SST R4 You can upload and download user account information for up to 32 individual users stored in the 9581SST R4 to the Configure software for additions, modifications, and deletions to maintain access security. Administer alarm criteria for your 9581SST R4 You can upload and download alarm criteria to your 9581SST R4. This will determine the conditions, frequency of alarm, and types of alarms issued. Depending on your user privileges, you may or may not be able to modify the user profile of interest. Administer SNMP configuration (with purchased SNMP option) You can upload and download an SNMP configuration to your 9581SST R4. This will affect how Traps are generated and to which destinations they will be sent as well as which version of the SNMP protocol will be used. Further, access rights to the MIB can be defined and placed in the 9581SST R4 according to your security needs. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 7

8 Installing the SST Configure Software This section describes how to install SST Configure on your system. Requirements To operate the SST Configure software, you need the following minimum requirements: Pentium class processor 64 MB RAM 100 MB free disk space Windows 98 (or 98SE), Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP Color monitor running at 256 colors or higher, 1024x768 screen resolution Windows compatible mouse DB-9 straight through serial data cable or Ethernet connection with access to SST Installing SST Configure Once you have made sure that your system meets the minimum requirements, you re ready to install the SST Configure software. Be sure to check the CD for release notes that may affect the installation and configuration process! To install the SST Configure software, do the following: 1. Depending on the operating system you are installing the SST Configure software on, you may need to log on as the local administrator. (Check with your network or systems administrator if you re not sure about your current login account permissions.) 2. Insert the Configure software CD in the appropriate drive. 3. If you have Autorun enabled for the CD-ROM drive, the SST Configure software setup program will start automatically. Otherwise, click Start, then click Run, and type [drive]:\setup.exe, then click OK. (Substitute the appropriate drive path in the command.) The Setup program starts and displays the initial Trilithic SST Configure setup screen. 8 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

9 4. Click Next. 5. Click Next. The Destination Folder screen appears. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 9

10 6. Enter information on this screen as follows: Destination Folder: By default, the installation procedure installs SST Configure in the C:\Program Files\Trilithic\SST Configure\ folder. You can select a different location by clicking Browse. 7. After you have selected or created the destination folder for SST Configure, click Next to start the installation process. The Trilithic installation procedure installs the files. While the software is being installed, a screen appears that shows the progress of the installation. (The entire installation process should only take a minute or two at most.) 10 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

11 8. When the SST Configure software has been installed on your system, a dialog box (not shown) appears. After clicking Close, the Installation will be complete. 9. This completes the Trilithic SST Configure installation procedure. You may wish to place the SST Configure icon on the desktop. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 11

12 Learning Your Way Around After you have installed the SST Configure software, you re ready to learn your way around. Start SST Configure by clicking on Start, Programs, Trilithic, and SST Configure. After a moment, the main SST Configure screen appears. 12 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

13 Buttons and Descriptions: The SST Configure screen has six basic buttons Button Set Options Download Sync Clock Place SST in STANDBY Reboot SST Exit Save SST Settings Description Go to the SST options form to set up the 9581SST R4. Send the configured options and settings to the SST. Synchronizes the SSTs internal Clock to GMT based on your PCs clock. Places the SST in its STANDBY mode. Restarts the SST using any new settings that were sent to it. Closes the SST Configure software. Saves the Current SST configuration to a file. SST Configure device communications fields: The specific use for each field is as follows: Field Description Location COM port status Closes the Configure Bottom Right-hand corner software. of Main form. Message Window Application Status Use Ethernet Checkbox IP address of SST Subnet Mask Posts feedback messages for the user on the current operation in progress. Low level errors and warnings are posted here for a short time after they occur. When selected, the application will communicate with the SST using the Ethernet card of the PC, if not it will use the default serial port. IP address of SST relative to the LAN that it is physically connected to. Subnet mask of SST relative to the LAN that it is physically connected to. Just under the Reboot SST button. Bottom Left-hand corner of Main form. Just to the right of the Configure SST button. Underneath the Use Ethernet Checkbox. Underneath the IP address of SST field. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 13

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15 Using SST Configure This chapter tells you how to connect your 9581SST R4 to the Configure software, and how to use Configure to setup the 9581SST R4. Connecting to Your 9581SST R4 Before you can set parameters or get information from/to your 9581SST R4, you must connect the 9581SST R4 to the PC as follows: 1. Connect the 9581SST R4 Port-1 or Port-2 to your computer s serial port using a straight through serial cable. 2. Start SST Configure. 3. Select Set Options. If you have properly connected to the SST the Message box below the buttons will show you text similar to the following: TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 15

16 4. The Logon screen will prompt you for a username and password. The SST by default has only one account with username admin and password admin. Enter the default account data and the SST will connect you. If you have done this successfully you will see Configuration Options Screen: 5. On this form there are several tabs whose usage will be fully explained in the section of this manual about configuring the 9581SST R4 Using Configure. After all of the options of the SST have been entered or selected select OK on this form to return to the main form. 16 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

17 6. At this point you are ready to press Download at which point you will see the following: TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 17

18 7. If you have reached this screen by accident you will want to select Cancel, otherwise you will select OK if the options you chose earlier are to your liking. When you select OK you will get several feedback messages about what options were set and whether they were set successfully. The screen will look like the following: 18 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

19 8. At this point you will be ready for the new options to take effect. This cannot fully happen until you select Reboot SST, and restart the SST. When you do so, the following screen is observed: TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 19

20 9. If you are satisfied with the options sent to the SST you should select OK for them to take effect, otherwise select cancel and correct what you must and then return to this screen and select OK. When you do you should see the following on the screen: 10. Now that the SST is successfully rebooted you can utilize the new selections. 11. If you have selected the wrong COM port or there is a problem with the connection for some reason, a failure message appears and you are prompted to try again. If you have selected the right COM port but a connection could still not be established contact Trilithic Inc. technical support for further help resolving the problem. If you need to select a different COM port, simply connect the serial cable to your computer and your 9581SST R4, then click on the COM port status window in the bottom right of the main form and type in your correct COM port number leaving the other parameters empty. If you accidentally change the default parameters for the serial port, try this again with your port number followed by a comma and then TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

21 Configuring the 9581SST R4 Using Configure Once the 9581SST R4 is connected to the PC with SST Configure, you can use the SST Configure software to configure the 9581SST R4. To configure the 9581SST R4 using the SST Configure software, do the following: 1. Connect the 9581SST R4 to the PC using either a straight through serial cable or 10baseT Ethernet. 2. After connecting to the SST as described in the section above the setup options will be displayed. 3. If not already there, select the IP Config tab so that it is visible as above. Enter the IP Address of the device on this form. 4. Enter the Subnet Mask of the device on this form. 5. Enter the Gateway IP Address for this device on this form. 6. Enter a primary and secondary DNS IP Address on this form, if you do not know your DNS defaults will be placed on the form for you. 7. Next select the Security tab. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 21

22 8. Enter as many usernames and passwords as you need up to a limit of 31. While on this tab for each user, ensure that the profile modification rights are set as needed. Additionally, the can change the admin username and password. This admin username and password are critical to remember, since without admin privileges most device parameters cannot be seen or modified. 9. Remember that usernames and passwords are case sensitive. 10. If you wish to save the security settings to a file for replication in a different SST, Press the Save Security info to file button and you will be prompted for a file name and location. 11. If you wish to copy security settings from a file into this 9581SST R4, press the Retrieve Security info from file button and you will be able to brows and select the desired file. 12. Next select the Device Config tab. 22 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

23 13. This form names the individual nodes as well as the device and Hub the device is installed in. 14. Enter the Name of the Hub site the device is physically installed in. 15. Enter the Name of this particular 9581SST R Press either the A or B side configuration and Node Names buttons. 17. At this point you will see the following screen: 18. On this form, name each node of that side with a unique node name. 19. When finished select OK and then finish naming the other side as well. 20. The names you enter here will be the exact same names seen by the Viewer II software, and what will be sent as part of the SNMP trap content if you have purchased that option. 21. After you have finished naming the device entities select the Device Mode tab. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 23

24 22. On this tab you will select the ingress-monitoring mode of the SST. You may also press the Retrieve Device Mode from file button to restore a saved 9581SST R4 s configuration for this tab. 23. You have the choice of selecting either 80Hz Ingress monitoring in which mode reverse sweep is inactivated, or Field Piece Support Enabled, which enables the reverse sweep mode in parallel with a 40Hz ingress monitoring mode. 24. Either mode will supply 375Khz RBW ingress monitoring at one of the two rates. 25. Either mode still supports Ingress feedback to the field pieces. 26. Next select Field Piece Detector. 24 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

25 27. On this tab, you will determine which ingress detector mode will be sent to the field pieces. You will also be able to restore this setting from a file by pressing the Retrieve Field Piece Detector from file button. 28. In Peak mode, the peak of all of the ingress will be sent to the field pieces, and may be the preferred mode for those attempting to troubleshoot the source of system ingress. 29. In Average mode, the average of all of the ingress will be sent to the field pieces, and may be the preferred mode for those supporting RSVPs in the field where a good estimate of C/N ratio is required. 30. In Traffic mode, the peak of all of the ingress below the traffic curves defined will be sent to the field pieces, and may be the preferred mode for those attempting to troubleshoot system ingress in the presence of active channels or known system traffic. 31. Next select the Link Freqs tab. 32. On this tab you will program the Link Frequencies to be used in sending telemetry to the fieldpieces. 33. These can be the same frequencies if you are narrowcasting your telemetry signal. 34. If you wish these frequencies may be obtained from a file by pressing the Retrieve Link Freqs from file button. 35. Next select the Sweep Freqs tab. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 25

26 36. On this tab you will program the sweep frequencies used in conjunction with the telemetry to the field pieces. You may also get these entries from file by pressing the Retrieve Sweep settings from file button. 37. You must also select using the 1st/Lst checkboxes the beginning and ending frequencies for use in computing the Gain and Tilt measurements performed by the SST. 38. Next select the Device Options tab 26 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

27 39. On this tab you will enter the Nominal level expected and the Tap value to be compensated for in the Signal Level Settings. Signal level settings may also be obtained from file using the Retrieve Signal settings from file button. 40. If you have already purchased the ECM option you will be able to enable or disable your ECM. This will control whether you can configure the ECM using the ECM Config tab. 41. If you have already purchased the ECM option and additionally purchased the SNMP option you will be able to enable or disable your SNMP. This will control whether you can configure the SNMP parameters using the SNMP Config tab. 42. If you have not purchased these options you can do so by contacting the Trilithic Inc. sales department and obtaining an activation code for the options. 43. If you have purchased and enabled the ECM option select the ECM Config tab. 44. On this form you can click on the Set up User Profiles button. The information on the following forms may also be obtained from file by pressing the Retrieve Profile data from file button. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 27

28 45. On this form you can Name the 8 user profiles for which there will be threshold curves for each of them. 46. You can also select which of the 8 user profiles will be used to store longer-term compressed ingress data. 47. You can for each user profile set up the alarm criteria, which will be used to generate ingress threshold violation alarms. 48. If you select Set up Alarms you will see the following form. 28 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

29 49. On this form you can setup the Alarm/TRAP Mode to be used by this profile. 50. You can select the detector type and ingress mode to be used for alarm comparisons. 51. You can program in the sample size and persistence settings as well. 52. You can also set the frequency of SNMP trap resends. 53. You will need to set up the alarm level curves for generating alarms on a by node per SST side basis. 54. In order to do this first observe the live view trace of the node. 55. Select the SST Side, this will allow you to use the Node Selected pull down to choose the node from the list. As you do this the live view will automatically update the screen with the appropriate trace and alarm curves. 56. To modify an alarm curve, simply select the Alarm Threshold curve radio button for the curve you wish to modify. Type in a desired start and stop frequency and desired level for the curve. These entries will be automatically corrected to usable numbers if the ones you select cannot be achieved. 57. Once you have defined the section of the curve you wish to modify, press Modify Curve. The curve will change on the next update of the screen so that you may see what the end result is. 58. Remember when that the Traffic curve is NOT node specific, but rather SST Side specific, additionally, the Traffic curve cannot be copied due to this restriction. 59. If you wish to copy the other curves to additional nodes of this 9581SST R4 you may do so by pressing the Copy Curves button, select a new node and press the This Node button to copy the curves to the selected node. If you wish to copy these curves to an entire side of the 9581SST R4 you may do so by pressing the All Nodes/This Side button after you have selected the SST Side. 60. You can disable this nodes alarms by selecting the Disable Node check box once the node of interest has been selected. 61. When finished click OK. 62. Then if you have purchased the SNMP option, select the SNMP Settings tab. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 29

30 63. On this tab you can enter any V1/V2c communities and access rights that are applicable. 64. You can also enter for each of your potential 32 users, the desired type of authentication if any and if authentication is selected then whether the privacy settings are enabled and the type of privacy as well. Additionally for each user access rights can be granted. 65. Once this tab is set up you are ready to set up TRAPs for any desired profiles. 66. Return to the User Profile Settings tab and select for any desired profiles the SNMP type and then click on Set up TRAPs. 67. If you selected for a particular profile to be either V1 or V2c compliant for TRAPs then you will see the following. 68. On this form you must select any Community name that is applicable, a destination in either IP or DNS formats, as well as the types of traps that will be sent to this destination. 69. Up to 8 combinations may be entered for each profile. 70. If instead SNMP V3 was selected for TRAP type then the following form will be displayed. 30 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

31 71. On this form, you must select any Username that is applicable, whether for TRAPs authentication will be used and privacy if authentication is selected. 72. As with V1 or V2c the destination for the TRAPs must be entered and the TRAP type that will be sent selected. 73. When you have finished click OK to return to the Profile Setup form and click OK to return to the SST Configuration Options form. 74. Now select the SNMP Config if you have purchased the SNMP option and the form will appear as follows. 75. On this tab you should enter an individuals name for a system contact when a trap comes in. 76. Also enter an SNMP name for this system. This could be the same as the Device Name on the Device Config tab but does not have to be. 77. Additionally, enter a System Location. This could be the same as the Hub name on the Device Config tab but does not have to be. 78. The SNMP info can be alternatively obtained by pressing the Retrieve SNMP info from file button. 79. Finally, you must select whether this device will act as an SNMP Master unit or an SNMP Slave unit relative to SNMP Gets and Sets from the MIB. 80. For SSTs that will have their own IP on the corporate LAN rather than being hidden behind a router for IP conservation, select Master SST and do not enter any slaves in the Slave IP List. 81. For SSTs hidden behind a router in an IP conservation scheme using individual TCP ports for addressing, one of those SSTs must be the SNMP master and all of the others for that single IP will be the Slaves. 82. For the SST configured as the SNMP master with slaves, there can be up to 15 slaves added to its slave list. 83. For the slave SSTs behind this IP up to 15 may be pointed to the Master IP, but the Master must have those units in its slave list. 84. For a Master unit the form appears as above, but for a slave the form appears as below. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 31

32 85. Once the data has been entered into this form you have completed the data entry portion of this configuration, and now you will want to send it to the SST using the same method described in the previous section. 32 TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual

33 Remote Operation Remote operation is the intended usage of this software and most likely will only be useful to a system administrator or high end user making system level decisions. Direct connection should only be necessary during initial installation of the 9581SST R4 or during reconfiguration of any routers in the connectivity path. The most efficient method of installation would be for IT personnel to modify any necessary router settings, then the system installer could direct connect long enough to establish IT connectivity using the IP Config and Link Freqs tabs only, followed by a more in depth setup being applied remotely to finish the installation. For further assistance contact Trilithic Inc. technical support personnel. TRILITHIC SST Configure Reference Manual 33

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