Table of contents 1. About the manual ............................................................................................................................ 3 2. Basic System Operation .................................................................................................................. 3 INSD 1.0 Web interface ...................................................................................................... 3 Main view ....................................................................................................................... 3 Modem view ................................................................................................................... 5 Antenna view .................................................................................................................. 7 Online link - FB .............................................................................................................. 8
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1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is intended to be a quick reference user guide to provide a customer with an overview of the INSD 1.0 Web User interface.
2. BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION
INSD 1.0 Web interface
The INSD Web interface is the link to the INSD controller which is the unit between the antenna and the rest of the communication equipment in the cabinet. This unit detects where the vessel is and will automatically change between the different satellite coverage areas. As the vessel is sailing, if Ka signal is lost, blocked, or operation is not allowed, the INSD will configure the settings for the router to ensure a smooth transition to Fleet Broadband service. You can reach the INSD web UI by browsing to http://insd.inmarsat.com from a computer on the corporate network. The system must be powered on and fully operational, e.g. powered up for at least a few minutes.
MAIN VIEW
In the main view, you see the world map and existing VSAT coverage beams. The coverage displayed in green is the coverage you are currently configured and activated on, while areas displayed in light blue are coverage areas the system is prepared for. In addition, you can see status of all the major components of the system. The Carrier to Noise Ratio and Antenna Signal Strength is located on the right of the map. Just below, are the status indicators for the Modem and Antenna(s). The Modem, Antenna(s), and Recovery controls are implemented in an accordion style. The accordion controls can be expanded by clicking on the “+”, and collapsed by clicking on the “-”. All accordion controls can be opened by clicking the “open all” selection. Collapsing all accordion controls can be accomplished by clicking “close all”.
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At the top right is the Logon button. You will not be able to do any maintenance activities if you are not logged in. Maintenance activities are conducted only with guidance from Inmarsat Support.
Map/Main view Default view shown once URL or IP address is
reached. The INSD must be powered on and the application running.
Antenna view Access to antenna menu/view showing ship position
data, satellite and antenna settings.
Errors on the antenna will be decoded and shown in
this view.
Modem view View settings and operational data for the iDirect modem.
Recovery view View selection to restart software; must be logged
in.
Logon Select, followed by entering the username and
password to unlock/lock functions.
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MODEM VIEW
The modem view displays some selections and status data for the modem. If you are experiencing slow or intermittent performance on the system, it is possible to see why in this view in certain cases.
CRC8 RX Errors Errors detected on BBFrame Header. Errored frames are discarded. CRC32 RX Errors Errors detected on BBFrame. BBFrame is identified but data is discarded RX Power Current Receive composite power TX Power Current Transmit power level TX Max Power Maximum Transmit power level TX Min Power Minimum Transmit power level
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From the main home page you can see the Modem status.
RX Receive lock – green when tracking correct satellite
TX Transmit lock – green when modem is transmitting NET Network – green when registered on the VSAT network LAN Internal LAN – green indicates connection between INSD and router
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ANTENNA VIEW
Displays settings, input data and error indications for the antenna controller.
Ship Received latitude, longitude and heading from vessels system
Satellite Current tracking parameters Antenna Current pointing and signal level on the antenna
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ONLINE LINK - FB
Should the VSAT link be unavailable, the system will automatically detect this and switch the system over to the FB link. The map view will change to show the below, online link and the view will change to reflect FB. Once the VSAT link is back and operational, it will switch the system back automatically and use this as the main communication.
NOTE! The internet speed could be perceived as slower when the system is configured for FB as there is no guaranteed minimum speed as is possible on the VSAT link.
NOTE! The TX LED will display blue when the system is communicating on FB. Once the RX signal is stable and green, the TX LED will display green. The blue indicates that transmit (TX) is muted on the iDirect modem.
