ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link

At this point, you should have connected the console port, the RF (Antenna) port, the LAN port, and the power port to the appropriate devices or lines. While connecting power adaptor into outlet, the PWR LED of your Network/Power injector turns on. The ACT LED of Network/Power injector turns on while the outdoor radio unit operates well.

3.2.1Initial Screen

When you turn on your ExpWave, it performs several internal tests as well as line initialization. After the tests, the ExpWave display as follow, you can press [ENTER] to continue, as shown next.

Copyright (c) 1994 - 2002 ZyXEL Communications Corp. initialize ch =0, ethernet address: 00:02:CF:95:18:51

initialize ch =1, v2.5/3.0 card OK. ethernet address: 00:02:CF:95:18:52 adjust TCP mss on enif0 to 1400

Figure 3-17 Initial Screen

3.2.2 Entering the Password

The login screen appears after you press [ENTER], prompting you to enter the password, as shown below.

For your first login, enter the default password “1234”. As you type the password, the screen displays an (X) for each character you type.

Please note that if there is no activity for longer than five minutes after you log in, your ExpWave will automatically log you out and display a blank screen. If you see a blank screen, press [ENTER] to bring up the login screen again.

Enter Password : XXXX

Figure 3-18 Password Screen

3.3 Navigating the SMT Interface

The SMT (System Management Terminal) is the interface that you use to configure your ExpWave.

Several operations that you should be familiar with before you attempt to modify the configuration are listed in the table below.

Table 3-2 Main Menu Commands

OPERATION

KEYSTROKES

DESCRIPTION

Move down to

[ENTER]

To move forward to a submenu, type in the number of the desired

another menu

 

submenu and press [ENTER].

 

 

 

Move up to a

[ESC]

Press the [ESC] key to move back to the previous menu.

previous menu

 

 

Move to a

Press [SPACE BAR] to

Fields beginning with “Edit” lead to hidden menus and have a default

“hidden” menu

change No to Yes then

setting of No. Press [SPACE BAR] to change No to Yes, then press

 

press [ENTER].

[ENTER] to go to a “hidden” menu.

Move the cursor

[ENTER] or

Within a menu, press [ENTER] to move to the next field. You can

 

[UP]/[DOWN] arrow

also use the [UP]/[DOWN] arrow keys to move to the previous and

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