3.1 The Web-based User Interface

After having connected the LFTXRX chassis to a power supply and set the IP address, you can access the user interface. To do this, start your favourite web browser program (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Opera or what else Program you prefer). At the address field, where you normally enter the URL of a web page you want to see, type in the IP address of the sat-nms LFTXRX chassis you want to control.

The LFTXRX shows a web page consisting of a navigation bar at the left side of the browser window and the actual readings of the fibre optical links in the main part of the window.

The navigation bar at the left contains six buttons which build the main menu:

• State --- This button switches back to the main page you already see when you connect to the unit. This page displays the actual readings of the chassis.
• Config --- By clicking to this button you switch to the 'Configuration' page where you can view and change the common operational settings of the optical links for the chassis.
• Alarm log --- The alarm log shows all occurred alarms with time and date.
• Setup --- This button switches to the 'Setup' page which lets you inspect or change less common parameters which usually are set only once to adapt the LFTXRX to it's working environment.
• Info --- This shows a table with information like the serial number of the device or the revision ID and compilation date of the software.
• Help --- Clicking to this button shows the on-line version of this user manual