VSAT Access Level Configuration in Version 5.

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Document No. DC-4493-10

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.

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Contents
1.

VSAT Access Levels Overview ......................................................................... 1

2.
2.1.
2.2.
3.

Configuring the Access Level for all VSATs in the Network .............................10

4.
4.1.
4.2.

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Configuring the Access Level for a single VSAT................................................ 2

Changing Access Level via the VSAT Configuration Access Panel .............. 2
Committing VSAT Configuration Changes and Resetting a VSAT ................ 6

Configuring the Access Level for a Selected Group of VSATs .........................12

Using the VSATs View Window ...................................................................12
Using the Find VSAT Wizard .......................................................................14

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1. VSAT Access Levels Overview

NOTE
This feature is valid only for NMS version 15.1 and higher.

The following VSAT Access Level modes can be set for any VSAT one VSAT at a
time as described in Section 2:

Full Access The VSAT can send and receive traffic to and from the hub.

Persistent Transmission Block The VSAT cannot transmit on the Inbound but
can receive Outbound traffic. This Access level will not change even if the
VSAT is reset.

Transmission Block The VSAT cannot transmit on the Inbound, but can
receive Outbound traffic. This Access level may change if the VSAT is reset.

Maritime Transmission Block When a Maritime VSAT exceeds a specified

distance from shore, it is placed in this mode to prevent it from transmitting.

The Full Access

button and the Persistent Transmission Block
button
can be used by Tech Support staff and Supervisors to change the Access Level of all
VSATs in the network at the same time as described in Section 3.
Any or all of the VSATs that are displayed in the VSATs View window can be set to
Full Access or Persistent Transmission Block mode at the same time using the
method described in Section 4.1.
Any or all of the VSATs that are displayed by the Find VSATs wizard can be set to
Full Access or Persistent Transmission Block mode at the same time using the
method described in Section 4.2.
NOTE
If the Access Level of a VSAT is changed by the methods described in
Section 2, that VSATs configuration must be committed and the VSAT must
be reset for the change to take effect.
If the Access Level of all VSATS is changed by the method described in
Section 3 or the Access Level of one or more VSATs is changed by the
methods described in Section 4, each change is automatically committed
and an AAA reply is sent to each VSAT whose Access Level was changed.
Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to commit the changes or reset
the VSATs for the changes to take effect.

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2. Configuring the Access Level for a single VSAT

As a practical matter, the procedures described in this section should only be used if
other configuration changes need to be made to the same VSAT or the Access Level
needs to be changed to Transmission Block or Maritime Transmission Block.
2.1. Changing Access Level via the VSAT Configuration Access Panel
Perform steps 1 and 2 or steps 3 and 4, and then perform the remaining steps to
configure the Access Level of a particular VSAT.
button or select the VSATs View option in the View
1. Click the
menu to display the VSATs View window.

Figure 1: VSATs View option in the View menu

Result: The VSATs View window opens.

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Figure 2: VSATs View window

2. Display the required VSAT icon by expanding the nodes in the System tree or a
Partition branch. Skip to step 5.

3. Click the

button.

Result: The Find VSATs wizard is displayed.

Figure 3: Find VSAT Wizard

4. Display the required VSAT icon by using the Simple or Advanced search mode
(as described in Section 5.2 Find VSATs Wizard of Part I Getting Started in the
NMS Operators Manual for Version 15.x). By default, the Find VSAT Wizard
uses the Simple search mode.

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5. Double-click the icon of the desired VSAT or right-click that icon and select
ConfigurationConfiguration.

Result: The Site Info panel of the VSAT Configuration window is displayed.

Figure 4: VSAT Configuration Site Info panel

6. Click the Access tab.

Result: The Access panel of the VSAT Configuration window is displayed.

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Figure 5: VSAT Configuration Access panel

7. In the Access Access Level field, click the down-arrow to select the Access
level of the VSAT from the drop-down list:

Figure 6: Access Access Level drop-down list

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Full Access The VSAT can send and receive traffic to and from the hub.

Persistent Transmission Block The VSAT cannot transmit on the Inbound but
can receive Outbound traffic. This Access level will not change even if the
VSAT is reset.

Transmission Block The VSAT cannot transmit on the Inbound, but can
receive Outbound traffic. This Access level may change if the VSAT is reset.

Maritime Transmission Block When a Maritime VSAT exceeds a specified

distance from shore, it is placed in this mode to prevent it from transmitting.

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Figure 7: VSAT Configuration Maritime Application configuration

8. Click the Save button

Result: The selected Access Level is saved and the Save button is grayed-out.
9. Commit the configuration changes and reset the VSAT as described in
Section 2.2 Committing VSAT Configuration Changes and Resetting a VSAT.
2.2. Committing VSAT Configuration Changes and Resetting a VSAT
1. If VSAT configuration changes have not been saved, click the Save button
in the VSAT Configuration window.
Result: The Saving Configuration progress box is displayed.
2. In the VSAT Configuration window, click the Commit button
Result: The Commit confirmation box is displayed.

Figure 8: VSAT Commit With/Without Reset confirmation box

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3. Click Yes, to commit the configuration changes and reset the VSAT or click No,
to commit the configuration changes without resetting the VSAT.
When the VSAT Commit command is issued, the VSAT parameters file is
rebuilt. For the VSAT to start using the new parameters file, it must be restarted.
Result: The VSAT status is changed to Committed.

Figure 9:VSAT Configuration status Committed

4. If you selected Yes in step 3, skip steps 5 and 6 because the VSAT was reset with
the Commit command.

5.

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To reset a single VSAT, right-click the VSAT icon in the VSATs View window
and select CommandsAccessReset.

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Figure 10: CommandsAccessReset command

6. The Reset confirmation box is displayed. Click Yes.

Figure 11: Reset VSAT confirmation box

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7. Verify that the VSAT is reset, powers on successfully, and enters the Backbone
Up state. You can view the VSAT reset command status in the Events window.

Click the Events button to open the NMS Events window or

Right-click the VSAT and select Events to open the VSAT Events window.

Figure 12: VSAT Events window

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3. Configuring the Access Level for all VSATs in the Network

Users whose User Authorization level is Tech Support or Supervisor can use this
procedure to set the Access Level of all VSATs in the network to either Full Access
or Persistent Transmission Block.
1. Click the
button or select the VSATs View option in the View menu
(Figure 1) to display the VSATs View window. Then, perform step 2 or step 3.
Result: The VSATs View window opens.

Figure 13: VSATs View window

2. To set all VSATs in the network to Full Access, click the

step 4.

button and go to

Result: The Full Access confirmation box is displayed.

Figure 14: Full Access confirmation box

3. To set all VSATs to Persistent Transmission Block, click the

button.

Result: The Persistent Transmission Block confirmation box is displayed.

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Figure 15: Persistent Transmission Block confirmation box

4. Click OK to implement the change.

Result: The VSATs Authorization progress box is displayed.

Figure 16: VSATs Authorization progress box

5. Each change is automatically committed and an AAA reply is sent to each VSAT
whose Access Level was changed.

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4. Configuring the Access Level for a Selected Group of VSATs

You can use the Set Rsp to Full Access or Set Rsp to Persistent Transmission
Block command to set the Access Level for VSATs that you have highlighted in the
VSATs View window. Use this method when the VSATs you want to change can be
displayed in the VSATs View window. This method is described in Section 4.1
Using the VSATs View Window.
You can use the actSetRspFullA or actSetRspPerTxB command to set the Access
Level for VSATs that you have highlighted in the bottom pane of the Find VSAT
wizard. Use this method when the VSATs you want to change can be displayed as
the result of a Simple or Advanced query in the Find VSAT wizard. This method is
described in Section 4.2 Using the Find VSAT Wizard.
4.1. Using the VSATs View Window
1. Click the
button or select the VSATs View option in the View
menu (see Figure 1) to display the VSATs View window.
Result: The VSATs View window opens.

Figure 17: VSATs View window

2. Display the icons of the VSATs to be changed by expanding the nodes in the
System tree or a Partition branch.
3. Press the Ctrl key and click the row of each VSAT whose Access Level should
be set.
Result: The clicked rows are highlighted.

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4. Right-click any one of the highlighted rows. In the pop-up menus, select
CommandsSet Rsp to Full Access or select CommandsSet Rsp to
Persistent Transmission Block.

Figure 18: Set Rsp to Full Access command in the Commands menu

Result: The Access Level of the highlighted VSATs is set to the mode
indicated by the selected command.
5. Each change is automatically committed and an AAA reply is sent to each VSAT
whose Access Level was changed.

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4.2. Using the Find VSAT Wizard

1. Click the

button.

Result: The Find VSATs wizard is displayed.

Figure 19: Find VSAT Wizard

2. Display the icons of the VSATs to be changed by using the Simple or Advanced
search mode (as described in Section 5.2 Find VSATs Wizard of Part I Getting
Started in the NMS Operators Manual for Version 15.x). By default, the Find
VSAT Wizard uses the Simple search mode.
3. Press the Ctrl key and click the row of each VSAT whose Access Level should
be set.
Result: The clicked rows are highlighted.
4. Right-click any one of the highlighted rows. In the pop-up menus, select
CommandsactSetRspFullA to change the highlighted VSATs to Full Access
or select CommandsactSetRspPerTxB to change the highlighted VSATs to
Persistent Transmission Block.

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Figure 20: Set actSetRspFullA command in the Commands menu

Result: The Access Level of the highlighted VSATs is set to the mode
indicated by the selected command.
5. Each change is automatically committed and an AAA reply is sent to each VSAT
whose Access Level was changed.

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