FLEX-6000 Signature Series - SmartSDR for Windows Software User’s Guide
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7 SMARTLINK
7.1 SMARTLINK OVERVIEW
Use SmartLinkâ„¢ to operate your Flex 6000 Series radio with a computer running SmartSDR for
Windows Version 2 connected to the Internet from a remote location. SmartLink provides
authenticated, secure access to the radio over the Internet at effective data transfer speeds.
It is not necessary to log into SmartLink when connecting to radios that are local to SmartSDR. They
will appear in the radio chooser when SmartSDR is first started. Simply click on the desired radio,
then click the Connect button.
SmartLink has been designed with four main goals in mind: simplicity, security, performance and
expandability.
Simplicity: For most operators, setting up and using SmartLink will be plug and play. Simply upgrade
your radio software to SmartSDR version 2 (or later), create a SmartLink account, register your radio
in your SmartLink account and enjoy remote access from anywhere with Internet access. Once a radio
is registered, it will appear in SmartSDR’s radio chooser when you are operating at a remote location
just as if SmartSDR were running in the radio’s local area network.
Security: We know that keeping your data and access to your radio secure is of utmost importance.
To ensure this, all communication between SmartSDR clients, radios and SmartLink servers is
encrypted and authenticated using the TLS protocol (the successor of SSL). SmartLink provides secure
and safe authentication using the latest token-based sign-in methods while still allowing the flexibility
of signing in with Facebook or Google credentials or a user name and password of your choice.
Performance: Our goal is to provide the same level of performance with a SmartSDR SmartLink
connection that operators have come to expect from SmartSDR locally. Although there is a
recommended minimum connection bandwidth, the FLEX-6000 architecture will perform well using
slower Internet connections than other radio architectures.
Expandability: SmartLink is designed to scale as more operators and features are added. Third party
developers will be able to implement programs on the SmartLink API to bring remote connectivity to
other applications.
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