82 Part E: Configuring the Base Station © Tait Electronics Limited December 2007
Configuring General Options
The General form (Configure > Base Station > General) names the base station
and specifies the default channel. From this form, you can customize the default
channel and signalling profiles. A panel on the right gives you high-level
instructions on how to configure channels in a simple system.
Identification Specifies the name of the base station. Enter a suitable name. This name is used
in the Log On form and on the status bar to help you verify that you are
connected to the correct base station. You may need to disconnect and turn the
base station off, and then turn the base station on again and re-connect, before
a new name appears in the log on window and on the status bar.
Default profiles Lets you configure default profiles. Click Channel Profile or Signal Profile
to open the editing dialog box for the corresponding default profile.
Default channel Specifies the default channel. Select a channel from the drop-down list to make
it the default channel (see “Default Channel” on page 5). The drop-down list
contains all the channels that have been defined in the channel table (Configure
> Base Station > Channel Table). Each entry in the list contains a channel
number followed by the corresponding channel name.
Network identity Specifies the IP address and other network parameters of the base station. These
details are only needed if the base station is fitted with an Ethernet interface.
They are used in remote communications with the Service Kit and with an
optional syslog collector.
By default, the base station has a private IP address. Before the base station is
installed on site, you need to connect via RS-232, Ethernet crossover cable, or
on an isolated network segment, and give it its proper network identity. You
must also define a network connection in the Service Kit so that it can remotely
connect to the base station. It is a good idea to keep a written record of each
base station’s network identity, but if you lose the information, you can recover
it by connecting to the base station via the front panel at startup, and then
reading the configuration.
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