Control Channel Configuration; Changing The Control Channel - Motorola WMC7300715 User Manual

Chapter 4: MeshTray
Antenna Cable Length
Reporting Interval in seconds
IP Address of server to report
position to

Control Channel Configuration

There are four channels available for 2.4 GHz network communications. The Network Administrator
can map the four available Physical channels to three Data channels and one Control channel. The
Data channels will be used for data transmission between subscriber devices, infrastructure devices,
and the network. When the using the 2.4 GHz Wireless Modem Card (WMC), the Control channel is
designated for internal MEA communication. By default, it is set to the physical channel 3 (2.47 GHz).
When working with the 4.9 GHz WMC the available channels are 4.950, 4.955, 4.960, and 4.965.

Changing the Control Channel

A user should never change the channel mappings unless specifically instructed to do so by the
Network Administrator.
Procedure 4-2

Changing the Control Channel

1 Click on the Change Control Channel button located on the Configuration tab, if you are required to
change the control channel at the request of a Network Administrator. A Password window will display.
Figure 4-3
2 Enter the password provided by your network administrator and then select the OK button.
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numbers can be used in these entry fields.
The reporting interval must be entered in seconds (up to a
maximum of 180 seconds) and is used for updating the Geo
Position tab data contents for longitude and latitude or X, Y, Z
positions for the Spherical Coordinate Use the Up arrow to set the
number of seconds.
This is the IP Address where the geo position is forwarded or
reported to. Typically, this is a centralized server that displays the
position of all devices on the network.
Password Protection Panel
Do not enter decimal point values as
they will be dropped after, the "Apply"
button is selected.
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