3 Operation
The sat-nm s L-Band Switch Matrix is designed to be controlled over a network link using a standard web
browser. This means in practice, that the user interface to the unit appears in your browser window after
you type in the units IP address in the address field of the browser program. Besides the network-operation
the L-Band Switch Matrix gives you also the possibility to control the unit by a keyboard and Display on the
Frontpanel of the L-Band Switch Matrix. For more informations read chapter Frontpanel Operation.
Operating the L-Band Switch Matrix is mostly self-explanatory.
3.1 The Web-based User Interface
After having connected the L-Band Switch Matrix to a power supply and set the Matrix IP address, you can
access the L-Band Switch Matrix user interface. To do this, start your favorite web browser program
(Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Opera or what else Program you prefer). At the address field, where
you normally enter the URL of a web page you want to see, type in the IP address of the sat-nm s L-Band
Switch Matrix you want to control.
The L-Band Switch Matrix shows a web page consisting of a navigation bar at the left side of the browser
window and the actual readings of the L-Band Switch Matrix in the main part of the window.
The navigation bar at the left contains five buttons which build the Matrix main menu:
Switch By clicking this button the L-Band Switch Matrix shows the switch parameters. Here you can
configure, the souces for the RF-outputs.
Graphic By clicking to this button you switch to to the crosspiont-overview. Here you can switch and also
see graphically which input is switched to which output.
Alarm
log
The alarm log shows all occurred alarms with time and date.
Setup This button switches to the 'Setup' page which lets you inspect or change less common
parameters which usually are set only once to adapt the L-Band Switch Matrix to it's working
environment.
Info After a mouse click to this button, the L-Band Switch Matrix shows a table with information like
the serial number of the device or the revision ID and compilation date of the software.
Help Clicking to this button shows the on-line version of this user manual
3.2 Switch parameters
The 'Switch' page shows you the souces of the RF-outputs. If you want to change a connection, choose the
line of the output which source you want to change. Click on the displayed souce and choose the
connection that you like to have. After clicking the "SUBMIT"-Button, the conncetion changes to the
desired input.
It is possible to switch an input from one up to all outputs without any Signal loss.
3.3 Graphic switch parameters
After clicking the "Graphic" button you can see the connection overwiev in a graphical Dot-Matrix. The
lines represent the inputs, the rows belong to the outputs. If you want to change a source for an output, just
click on the according crosspoint, and the L-Band Switch Matrix will immediately switch the choosen input
to the selected output.
It is possible to switch an input from one up to all outputs without any Signal loss.
3.4 General Setup
The page 'Setup' contains the L-Band Switch Matrix installation parameters. Installation parameters are
those which are assumed to be changed less frequently than the operational parameters on the 'switch' or
'graphic' page.
The page displays a table with the parameters actually set. Each parameter value is a hyper-link to a separate
page which lets you change this parameter. This parameter change page shows the actual parameter setting
either in an entry field or in a drop down box. You may change the parameter to the desired value and then
click to the 'Submit' button to pass the changed value to the The L-Band Switch Matrix. The L-Band
Switch Matrix automatically returns to the setup page when the parameter has been changed. To cancel a
parameter modification you already started, either use the 'Back' button of you web browser or click to the
'Setup' button on navigation bar. Both returns to the setup page without changing the parameter you edited.
The table below lists the settings provided by this page.
Parameter
Name
Description
General
Type of Frame The Type of the LSM frame: matrix for all switch matrix models and switch for the N:1
switches.
Date/ Time If you want to set the Date and/ or the Time, type the actual Date and Time in the
following syntax: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS It is not possible to change only one of
both parameters.
refresh graph Here you can configure the refesh-time for the Dot-Matrix Graph that shows the
sources for the outputs. You can choose between "5s", "10s" and "none". If "none"s
selected, the graph will not be refreshed, when a setting is chaged via remote control or
frontpanel operation, until you press the refresh-button of you browser or until you
press the 'Graphic'-button again.
Number of the
outputs
Set here the number of available outputs of the The L-Band Switch Matrix
Number of the
inputs
Set here the number of available inputs of the T he L-Band Switch Matrix
Interface
baudrate
select here the bit rate for the RS232 Interface. You can choose between 9600, 19200,
38400, 57600, 115200 baud
Communication
adress
This parameter defines the communication address to be used with the serial interface.
You may select an address 'A' .. 'G' for the packet mode communication protocol or
'NONE' to switch the communication mode to a plain text protocol.
Display mount
direction
with this parameter you can select if the display is mounted in horizontal or vertical
direction.
Input names you can assign a name with up to 20 characters to every input.
Output names you can assign a name with up to 20 characters to every output.
SNMP
Configuration
Read
Community
Sets the SNMP community string expected for read access. The default is 'public'.
Write
Community
Sets the SNMP community string expected for write access. The default is 'public'.
Trap
Community
Sets the SNMP community string sent with traps. The default is 'public'.
Trap
Destination IP
1
Enter the trap destination IP address (dotted quad notation) to make the L-Band Switch
Matrix sending traps by UDP to this host. Setting the parameter to 0.0.0.0 disables the
trap generation.
Trap
Destination IP
2
Enter the trap destination IP address (dotted quad notation) to make the L-Band Switch
Matrix sending traps by UDP to this host. Setting the parameter to 0.0.0.0 disables the
trap generation.
Trap
Destination IP
3
Enter the trap destination IP address (dotted quad notation) to make the L-Band Switch
Matrix sending traps by UDP to this host. Setting the parameter to 0.0.0.0 disables the
trap generation.
Trap
Destination IP
4
Enter the trap destination IP address (dotted quad notation) to make the L-Band Switch
Matrix sending traps by UDP to this host. Setting the parameter to 0.0.0.0 disables the
trap generation.
System
Location
The L-Band Switch Matrix replies to MIB-II sysLocation requests with the text entered
at this place.
System Contact The L-Band Switch Matrix replies to MIB-II sysContact requests with the text entered
