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INTELPage IP 5 Contains Instructions For: -Configuration -Installation -Operation For v2.03 Unit Firmware, PLASTIC EDIT ION (Manual Revision 2.10) Last updated 15/01/2007 ACN 064 705 924 Australian Of.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 2 © Commtech Wireless NOTICE This manual, software and electronic circuitry are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual, software and electronic circuitry may not be copied, in whol e or in part without written prior consent of Commtech Wireless.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 3 COMPLIANCE NOTICES SAA (AUSTRALIA) To ensure compliance with ACA Technical Standards, this equip ment is labeled with a Telecommunications Compliance Label.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 4 © Commtech Wireless SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION Important informati on on safe and e fficient operation. Read this information before using the unit Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy Your Intelpage IP contains a low power radio transmitter.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 5 Table of Contents 1 ABOUT INTELPAGE IP 5 (IP 5) ..................................................................................................... ...... 7 1.1 Introduc tion ...................
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 6 © Commtech Wireless About This Handbook This manual is designed to assist with installati on of the Intelpage IP. Every component of the system is described in a separate section of the ma nual with step-by-step instructions to facilitate hardware installation and software configuration.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 7 1 ABOUT INTELP AGE IP 5 (IP5) 1.1 Introduction The Fusion Series Intelpage IP 5 is a pagi ng transmitter capable of encoding serial or TCP/IP data into POCSAG. Intelpage IP 5 supports numerous industry standard protocols such as TAP (a.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 8 © Commtech Wireless 1.2 Intelpage IP 5 Kit Your Fusion Series Intelpage IP 5 Kit will contain: • Intelpage IP 5 Unit • 12 VDC power supply with mains cable • P.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 9 1.2.1 Front Panel 1.2.2 LED Indicators • Power LED (Yellow) Indicates that power is applied to the back of the unit and that it is operational.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 10 © Commtech Wireless 1.3 Rear Panel 1.3.1 Connectors • Ethernet The RJ45 Ethernet port may be used for c onnection to a PC or external sy stem for configuration or operational purposes. • RS232 The RS232 port may be used for connection to a PC or external system for configuration or operational purposes.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 11 2 INTELP AGE IP 5 INST ALLA TION 2.1 Enclosure Mounting Before mounting the enclosure, you will need to decide where to place the unit. The Intelpage IP comes default with rubber feet inst alled, allowing it to sit on a desk or table, or be stacked upon other plastic Fusion Series modules.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 12 © Commtech Wireless 3 SOFTW ARE CONFIGURA TION To configure Intelpage IP 5, you will need a PC with either: 1. A terminal program with a straight-through serial cable The terminal interface has one extra field co mpared to the HTML interface below which is the MAC address for the unit.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 13 5. At the Connect To window, go to Connect Using and scroll to your serial port (normally COM1 or COM2). Usually, this information is wr itten next to the serial port on the back of the computer.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 14 © Commtech Wireless 7. You should then see a HyperTerminal window as s hown below. If no errors we re encountered, HyperTerminal will display Connected in the bottom left corner (status bar). 8. At this point, connect the power to the Intelpage IP 5 unit.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 15 3.1.1 User Interface Fields Manual Paging From the Main Menu , sel ect [1] to enter the manual paging screen. This screen is used to send out manual pages to either entries in the pager database or to a specific cap code.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 16 © Commtech Wireless Network Settings From the Main Menu , select [3] to enter the network settings screen. • Hostname - The hostname is a unique name that identifies a device on the network. • DHCP Enabled – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 17 Protocol/RS232 From the Main Menu , select [4] to enter the protocol and rs232 setup screen. • Ethernet Protocol Use - The protocol that the Ethernet port (RJ45) will use. The options available are COMP1, COMP2, SCOPE, TAP, TNPP Duplex, TNPP Simplex, Terminal, Tekk and SMTP.
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Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 19 POCSAG From the Main Menu , select [5] to enter the pocsag setup screen. • Speed - The speed of transmission. This value mu st match that of the pagers receiving the messages. (default 512) • Default Tone - The tone type that the pager will emit when the message is received.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 20 © Commtech Wireless Password From the Main Menu , select [6] to enter the password screen. Th is is the password that must be entered in order to edit the Intelpage IP 5 settings. It has a maximum length of 8 characters.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 21 IP Access List From the Main Menu , select [7] to enter the ip access list screen. This is the list of IP addresses that are allowed to use the Int elpage IP 5. A received IP address i s binary AND with each of the Masks.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 22 © Commtech Wireless Site Survey From the Main Menu , sel ect [8] to enter the site survey screen. Th is screen is used to test a site by sending messages periodically.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 23 Status From the Main Menu , select [9] to enter the status screen. This screen is used to show some useful statistics about the In telpage IP 5 unit such as: • Version - Version of the firmware.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 24 © Commtech Wireless Transmitter From the Main Menu , select [A] to enter the transmitter scre en. This screen is used to configure the transmitter • Frequency Band – After the Intelpa ge IP unit has read the data from the internal transmitter, it will display the band of th e radio inside.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 25 3.2 Configuring through TCP/IP If this is the first time configuring, there are se veral things to note. By default, Intelpage IP 5 assumes a DHCP server has already been set up and an IP address reserved for the Intelpage IP 5.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 26 © Commtech Wireless 4. A reservation has been created. The next tim e the transmitter is re-powered with DHCP enabled, the DHCP server should assign the device an IP address automatically. In the example, this would be 192.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 27 Æ IMPORTANT: If you cannot connect to the Central, you should set your PC’s network card IP Address to be on the sa me subnet as th e Central. For example if the Cent ral is set to 192.168.1.100 you should set you r PC IP Address to 192.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 28 © Commtech Wireless 7. The [Save] button found at the bott om of the main fram e saves/commits all changes. [Undo] will revert all the on-screen field values back to that when last submitted. Changing between the Menu options on the left menu without submitting also has a similar effect to Undo .
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 29 3.2.4 User Interface Fields The sections below will explain the various menus and fields on the HTML interface.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 30 © Commtech Wireless Send a Message This screen is used to send out manual pages to either entries in the pager database or to a specific cap code. ▲ WARNING: Manual paging in this menu structure is a licensed option and may not be enabled by default.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 31 Pagers This screen is used to edit Intelpag e IP 5’s internal pager database..
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 32 © Commtech Wireless Network Settings • Hostname - The hostname is a unique name that identifies a device on the network. • DHCP Enabled – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. If this service exists on your network it can provide the device an IP address, mask and gateway automatically.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 33 Serial Port Settings • Baud - The transmission speed of the RS232 por t on the Intelpage IP 5. (default 9600) • Data bits - The number of bits that actually contain information pertaining to the message rather than to the transmission (e.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 34 © Commtech Wireless 3.2.5 Transmitter Settings • Frequency Band – After the Intelpa ge IP unit has read the data from the internal transmitter, it will display the band of th e radio inside. This will either be 148- 174MHz or 440-470MHz • Frequency – Here you can type the frequency required for the site.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 35 3.2.6 Protocol • Ethernet Protocol Use - The protocol that the Ethernet port (RJ45) will use. The options available are COMP1, COMP2, SCOPE, TAP, TNPP Duplex, TNPP Simplex, Terminal, Tekk and SMTP.
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Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 37 Pocsag • Speed - The speed of transmission. This value mu st match that of the pagers receiving the messages. (default 512) • Default Tone - The tone type that the pager will emit when the message is received.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 38 © Commtech Wireless Password This is the password that must be entered in or der to edit the Intelpage IP 5 settings. It has a maximum length of 8 characters. A reboot is need ed before the new pass word can take effect.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 39 IP Access List This is the list of IP addresses that are allowed to use the Intelpage IP 5. A received IP address is binary AND with each of the Masks. If the result matches one of the IP addresses in the control list, then the host is allowed.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 40 © Commtech Wireless Survey This section is used to test a site by sending messages periodically. One person is required for a site survey.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 41 Status The status screen shows some useful st atistics about the Intelpage IP 5 unit. • Version - Version of the firmware. • System Up Time - Duration device has been on. • Memory Available - RAM that is available to st ore and send messages, and server web pages.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 42 © Commtech Wireless Licensing Some of the features on the INTELPage are licensa ble. This means they can be enabled or disabled by applying for a new license key from you place of purchase. By default, the HTML and Terminal interfaces are turned on but all other options are disabled.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 43 4 TECHNICAL INFORMA TION 4.1 Binary AND Masking The four numerical values of an IP address range between 0-255. These are all decimal numbers (base 10). Most scientific calcul ators (including the one found in Windows) allow conversion to and from decimal to binary (base 2).
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 44 © Commtech Wireless If the Intelpage IP 5 is to be connected dir ectly to a single PC or directly to another Ethernet enabled Fusion Series product, an RJ45 crossover cable should be used. An Ethernet crossover cable is incl uded in the package.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 45 4.3 Updating Firmware To update the firmware of the INTELPage unit, run FirmUpd.exe. The window shown below will then appear. Click on the Browse button and select the “ethertx.hex” file. The COM port selection screen will then appear as shown in the figure below.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 46 © Commtech Wireless 4.4 Setting up Dial-in TAP to Inte lpage IP 5 from BASEPage A TAP link can be created over an anal ogue phone line between a BASEPage and Intelpage IP 5 for remote message capabilit y. The system is setup as described below.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 47 b. The default BASEPage TAP gateway settings will work fine. The telephone number simply needs to be entered into the “Phone” field. c. Any other settings can be changed as required. 4.5 Setting up Email Paging The networking administrator will normally set this up.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 48 © Commtech Wireless 5. In the Forward all mail through this connector to t he following smart hosts field, t ype the IP address of the Intelpage IP 5 unit. 6. In the Local Bridgeheads section, select the main email server that email messa ges are sent to on the network.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 49 4.5.1 Testing SMTP NOTE: Outlook is used as the e-mail program in this example. Other e-mail programs may be used. 1. Open up Outlook and go to Tools -> E-mail Accounts 2. Select Add a new e-mail account and click [Next] 3.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 50 © Commtech Wireless 4.6 Transmitters Thick steel and concrete, large magnetic a nd electric fields, and terrain and weather conditions will affect transmitter efficiency, so you will need to test the coverage of your local area transmitter at some stage of installation.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 51 4.7 Types of Antennas Co-linear (Commtech part #’s CL-A-VHF and CL-A-UHF) Co-linear antennas are most suited for installa tions which require maxim um range. The general coverage pattern for this type of antenna is shown below.
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 52 © Commtech Wireless 5 APPENDIX 5.1 Further Help and Support Contact your Place of Purchase A Commtech Wireless Au thorized Distributor or Dealer sets up most systems. Contact your place of purchase with inquiries beyond the scope of this manual.
An important point after buying a device Fusion 2.1 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Fusion 2.1 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Fusion 2.1 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Fusion 2.1 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Fusion 2.1 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Fusion 2.1, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Fusion 2.1.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Fusion 2.1. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Fusion 2.1 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
