3.1 The Web-based User Interface

After having connected the L-Band Switch Matrix to a power supply and set the Matrix IP address, you can access the L-Band Switch Matrix user interface. To do this, start your favorite 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 L-Band Switch Matrix you want to control.

The L-Band Switch Matrix shows a web page consisting of a navigation bar at the left side of the browser window and the actual readings of the L-Band Switch Matrix in the main part of the window.

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

• Switch --- By clicking this button the L-Band Switch Matrix shows the switch parameters. Here you can configure, the souces for the RF-outputs.
• Graphic --- By clicking to this button you switch to to the crosspiont-overview. Here you can switch and also see graphically which input is switched to which output.
• 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 L-Band Switch Matrix to it's working environment.
• Info --- After a mouse click to this button, the L-Band Switch Matrix 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