82 Part E: Configuring the Base Station © Tait Electronics Limited December 2007Configuring General OptionsThe General form (Configure > Base Station > General) names the base stationand specifies the default channel. From this form, you can customize the defaultchannel and signalling profiles. A panel on the right gives you high-levelinstructions on how to configure channels in a simple system.Identification Specifies the name of the base station. Enter a suitable name. This name is usedin the Log On form and on the status bar to help you verify that you areconnected to the correct base station. You may need to disconnect and turn thebase station off, and then turn the base station on again and re-connect, beforea 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 Profileto 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 makeit the default channel (see “Default Channel” on page 5). The drop-down listcontains all the channels that have been defined in the channel table (Configure> Base Station > Channel Table). Each entry in the list contains a channelnumber followed by the corresponding channel name.Network identity Specifies the IP address and other network parameters of the base station. Thesedetails 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 anoptional syslog collector.By default, the base station has a private IP address. Before the base station isinstalled on site, you need to connect via RS-232, Ethernet crossover cable, oron an isolated network segment, and give it its proper network identity. Youmust also define a network connection in the Service Kit so that it can remotelyconnect to the base station. It is a good idea to keep a written record of eachbase station’s network identity, but if you lose the information, you can recoverit by connecting to the base station via the front panel at startup, and thenreading the configuration.
