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B. Quick Guide to Using VACS
This appendix gives brief instructions for using the VSAT configuration script
(section B.1) and VACS (section B.2) to install VSATs. It is a quick guide that contains
only minimal information for VSAT installers. Detailed instructions for using the
configuration script and VACS to commission a site are in the Installer’s Guide for Using
VACS.
B.1 The VSAT Configuration Script
The VSAT configuration script saves you time by making the configuration process
easier. Use the configuration script instead of manually configuring the VSAT. To use
the configuration script, you need to know the VSAT ID, zip code of the site location, and
the ODU offset. To get a VSAT ID, call VACS (1-800-443–5834) and choose Quick
Parameters from the Install Menu. Use the configuration script only if you have it
installed on your laptop computer. If you need to install the configuration script on your
computer, see the Installer’s Guide to Using VACS for details.
NOTE: Before Configuring the IDU, Call VACS and choose Quick Parameters
to record the correct HPP Number and other Important VSAT
Parameters.
To start the VSAT configuration script in DOS, type C: to go to the C directory. Change
to the configuration script directory by typing cd config. Start the Goodyear
configuration script by typing config DGS.
To start the VSAT configuration script in Windows, double-click on the Goodyear shortcut
icon at the desktop screen.
After starting the configuration script, the Enter zipcode prompt displays. Type in
the zip code of the installation site. If the zip code is in the configuration script database,
the latitude and longitude of the site appears on the screen. Proceed to Configure the
IDU.
If the zip code is not found in the database:
1. Type 1 to have the system retry calculating the delay based on the zip code
2. Type 2 to manually enter the delay
3. Type 3 to have the system calculate the delay based on latitude and longitude values.
If you type 1, the Enter zipcode prompt redisplays. If you type 2, a prompt asks
you to enter the delay. Call the Commissioning Group at 1-800-443-5834 to get this
information and then type it in at the prompt. If you type 3, the prompts ask you to
enter the latitude and longitude for the installation site.
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