CalAmp Viper SC+ Base Station Quick start guide

ViperSC+BaseStationOrderNumbers

US&Canada

TheViperSC+BaseStationforuseintheUSandCanadaisavailableas:

 StandardBaseStation

 RedundantBaseStationor

 RedundantBaseStationwithDualRFPort(RedundantBase‐DualRF)

140‐5118‐502VHF136‐174MHZ6.25‐50kHzBW

ViperSC+StandardBaseStation

140‐5318‐502VHF136‐174MHZ6.25‐50kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBaseStation

140‐5318‐503VHF136‐174MHZ6.25‐50kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBase‐DualRF

140‐5128‐504VHF215‐240MHZ6.25‐100kHzBWViperSC+

StandardBaseStation

140‐5328‐504VHF215‐240MHZ6.25‐100kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBaseStation

140‐5328‐505VHF215‐240MHZ6.25‐100kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBase‐DualRF

140‐5148‐302UHF406.1125‐470MHZ6.25‐50kHzBWViperSC+Standard

BaseStation

140‐5348‐302UHF406.1125‐470MHZ6.25‐50kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBaseStation

140‐5348‐303UHF406.1125‐470MHZ6.25‐50kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBase‐DualRF

140‐5148‐502UHF450‐512MHZ6.25‐50kHzBWViperSC+StandardBaseStation



140‐5348‐502UHF450‐512MHZ6.25‐50kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBaseStation

140‐5348‐503UHF450‐512MHZ6.25‐50kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBase‐DualRF

140‐5198‐304UHF880‐902MHZ12.5‐100kHzBWViperSC+StandardBaseStation

140‐

5398‐304900880‐902MHZ12.5‐100kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBaseStation

140‐5398‐305900880‐902MHZ12.5‐100kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBase‐DualRF

140‐5198‐504900928‐960MHZ12.5‐100kHzBWViperSC+StandardBaseStation

140‐5398‐504

900928‐960MHZ12.5‐100kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBaseStation

140‐5398‐505900928‐960MHZ12.5‐100kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBase‐DualRF

ETSI/AS/NZCompliant

TheViperSC+BaseStationforuseintheEuropeanUnion(ETSI),Australia(AS),andNew

Zealand(NZ)

isavailableas:

 StandardBaseStation

 StandardBaseStationwithDualRFPort(StandardBase‐DualRF)

 RedundantBaseStationor

 RedundantBaseStationwithDualRFPort(RedundantBase‐DualRF)

(AllunitsETSI/AS/NZ)

140‐5118‐600VHF142‐174MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViper

SC+StandardBaseStation

140‐5118‐601VHF142‐174MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+StandardBase‐DualRF

140‐5318‐600VHF142‐174MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBaseStation

140‐5318‐601VHF142‐174MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+

RedundantBase‐DualRF

140‐5148‐400UHF406.1125‐470MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+StandardBaseStation

140‐5148‐401UHF406.1125‐470MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+StandardBase‐DualRF

140‐5348‐400UHF406.1125‐470MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+BW

RedundantBase

140‐5348‐401UHF406.1125‐470MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBase‐DualRF

140‐5148‐600UHF450‐512MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+StandardBaseStation

140‐5148‐601UHF450‐512MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+StandardBase‐

DualRF

140‐5348‐600UHF450‐512MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBaseStation

140‐5348‐601UHF450‐512MHZ12.5‐25kHzBWViperSC+RedundantBase‐DualRF

PackageContents

YourViperSC+BaseStationpackagecontains:

 (1)ViperSC+BaseStation(Configuredasperpartnumberabove)

 (1)60in.CAT‐5EthernetCable

 (1)PowerCable

 (1)StartUpCD‐ROMandProductDocumentationCard

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Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance(inthecountry

whereused)couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

CalAmpreservestherighttoupdateitsproducts,software,ordocumentationwithoutobligationtonotifyany

individualorentity.Productupdatesmayresultin

differencesbetweentheinformationprovidedandthe

productshipped.Foraccesstothemostcurrentproductdocumentationandapplicationnotes,visittheSupport

sectionofourwebsite.

KitComponents



 Description Item

BasicUnit

ViperSC+IPRouter

60in.Cat5Ethernet

Cable

PowerCable

2‐and3‐PieceKitAdditionalItems

SMAMaletoBNC

FemaleConnector



SMAFemaletoBNC

MaleConnector

TNCMaletoBNC

FemaleConnector

MiniCircuits5W20

dBAttenuator

FlexRubberDuck

Antenna

(VHF,UHF,or900

MHz)

120VACto13.8VDC

4APowerSupply

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Product

Documentation



http://www.calamp.com/help/devicefirmware/desktop/Viper_SC_Firmware_Files_and_Instructions.htm



1401NorthRiceAvenue

Oxnard,CA93030

Tel:1.805.987.9000

Fax:1.805.987.8359.

www.calamp.com



QuickStartGuide

ViperSC+™BaseStation

DIGITALINFRASTRUCTUREFORVIPERSC+SERIES

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©2009‐2013CalAmp

PN004‐5100‐000Rev.B

Revised:March2014

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©2009‐2013CalAmp

PN004‐5100‐000Rev.B

Allspecifications aretypicaland

subjecttochangewithoutnotice.

CalAmp

1401NRiceAvenue

Oxnard,CA93030

t:805.987.9000|f:805.987.8359

www.calamp.com

SetupandConfiguration

TheseinstructionsallowyoutosetupaViperSC+BaseStationtoverifybasicunit

operationandexperimentwithnetworkdesignsandconfigurations.Toeliminate

unnecessarydisruptionoftrafficontheexistingnetworkwhileyoubecomefamiliar

withtheBaseStation,youshoulduseanetworkIPsubnetaddressthat

doesnot

overlapwithsubnetscurrentlyinuseinyourtestarea.



Antenna&AttenuatorConnection

AnRx/Txantennaisrequiredforbasicoperation.Assembleantennaand

connectorsasshownintheaccompanyingfigure.Antennaandconnectorsare

soldseparately.



Note:Itisimportanttouseattenuationbetweenalldemounitsinthetestnetworkto

reducetheamountofsignalstrengthinthetestenvironment.

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DeviceConnections

Refertothediagrambelowforproperdeviceconnections.



ConnectanEthernetcabletothefirstLANportoftheViperSC+andconnecttheother

endintotheEthernetportofyourPC.

PrimarypowerfortheViperSC+mustbewithin10‐30VDCandmustbecapableof

providing:

 10WsupplyforTx

at1W

 40WsupplyforTxat5Wor

 60WsupplyforTxat10W

ViperSC+Demokitsincludeapowersupplywithspringterminals.Observeproper

polaritywhenconnectingthecablestothepowersupply.Thewhitewiremustbe

connectedto

theredwireorB+supply,asshownintheabovefigure.

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AccessingtheViperSC+WebServer

TheViperSC+BaseStationisconfiguredviaaWeb‐browserinterfaceandcontainsa

DHCPserverwhichwillautomaticallyassignanIPaddresstoyourPC,howeverinsome

casesitmaybenecessarytochangethenetworksettingsonthePCtoaccepttheIP

addressassignedbythe

ViperDHCPserver.

Step1 EnableanetworkconnectionwiththefollowingLANsettings.IntheInternet

Protocol(TCP/IP)Propertieswindow,selectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyand

ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically.ClickOKandclose.

Step2 OpenaWebbrowserandenter192.168.205.254intheAddressbar.

Whenthe

connectionLoginwindowappears,entertheUsername:adminandthePassword:

ADMINISTRATOR(bothadminandADMINISTRATORarecase‐sensitive)andclickOK.



ViperSC+WebInterfaceandSetupWizard

OnceyouhaveloggedinyouwillseetheHomepageoftheViperWebInterfaceasshown

inthefollowingfigure.Arrangedverticallyontheleftsideisthemainnavigationmenu.



Forquicksetup,selectSetupWizard(beneathHome)fromthemainmenu(alongtheleft

ofthepage).ThefirstpageoftheViperSC+SetupWizardisdisplayed.

TheSetupWizardconsistsoffour(4)steps.Eachstepispresentedasasinglepagewitha

fewsimpleoptions

tofillinorselectfrom.Eachofthefourpagesforeachstepofthe

SetupWizardcontainthebasicconfigurationsettingsthataremostcommonlyrequired

toselectorchangetosetuptheViperSC+BaseStationforspecificfunctionality.Read

theinstructionsforeachpagecarefully.

Instructions

foreachofthesestepsareprovidedonthewebpageforthestep.

TheSetupWizardstepsareasfollows

Step



 EthernetIPAddress/SubnetandLoginSecurity:EthernetIPAddress,Username

andPassword.(×2forRedundantRadiomodels.)

Step



 LANConfiguration:EthernetIPAddress/SubnetMaskoftheBaseStation

controllerboard.(Mustbeonsamesubnetasinternalradioorradios.)

Step



PingSettings:PrimaryandSecondaryPingIPAddress,PingTimer,andPing

FailureThreshold.

Step



 StaticRoutes:AllowsyoutobuildaRoutingTablebyaddingknownstaticroutes.

Setupcomplete:ClickFinishtosaveandapplytheSetupWizardsettings.

SetupWizardQuickSetup

EnterthefollowingintheSetupWizardforquicksetup.ClickNextasyoucompleteeach

pageinsequence.(YoucanclickPrevioustoreviewsettingsinapreviouspageifneeded.)

Step



 RadioAConfiguration(andRadioBConfiguration,ifRedundantBaseStation)

Note:ARedundantBaseStationcontainstwointernalViperradios.The

purposeoftheredundancyissothatifanerrorisdetectedintheprimary

radio,theBaseStationControllerautomaticallyswitchestothebackupradio.

For

thisreason,bothinternalViperradiosmustbeconfiguredwiththesame

settings.SelectRadioAandSelectRadioBbuttonsallowyoutomanually

selectwhichradioiscurrentlytheprimary(active)radio.

‐ EthernetIPAddress:EnteranIPAddressfortheinternalViperradio(s).

 Thiswillbedifferent,

butonthesamesubnetasthecontrollerboard

 (defaultRadioA/RadioBEthernetIPAddress=192.168.205.1).

‐ Username:andPassword:Thesefieldsarefortheusernameandpassword

 usedtologontotheInternalViperradio(s)(defaultUsername=Admin;

 Password=ADMINISTRATOR)Important:

Thesearebothcase‐sensitive.

Step



 LANConfiguration:EntertheEthernetIPAddress/SubnetMaskfortheBase

Stationcontrollerboard.TheIPaddressforthecontrollerboardmustbeon

thesamesubnetastheradiointhebasestation(bothradiosifredundant).

‐ EthernetIPAddress:EntertheEthernetIPAddressofthecontrollerboard



 (default=192.168.205.254).

‐ EthernetSubnetMask:EntertheSubnetMask(default=255.255.255.0).

Step

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 PingSettings:(Optional)topingremoteIPaddressestoverifyRFlinkisactive.

‐ PrimaryPingIPAddress:EntertheIPAddressoftheprimaryremotethat

 pingswillbesentto,todetermineiftheRFlinkisworking(default=blank).

‐ SecondaryPingIPAddress:Enterthe

IPAddressofthesecondaryremote

 towhichpingswillbesentifpingstotheprimaryfail(default=blank).

‐ PingTimer:Entertheamountoftime(inmultiplesof5seconds)between

 eachpingthatissent(default=0,disabled).

‐ PingFailureThreshold:Enterthe

numberofpingfailuresallowed

Step

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 StaticRoutes&RoutingTable:(Optional)Enterstaticroutesintoatable.

‐ RouteName:Enteranamefortheroutebywhichyouwillrecognizethe

 routeentryintheRoutingTabledisplayedinthelowerpartofthepage.

‐ DestinationAddress:EntertheIPAddressofthedestination

network.

 (ThisisanetworknameandnotanactualIPaddress.)

‐ GatewayIPAddress:EntertheIPAddressofthelocalgateway.

‐ Metric:Enteranumberrangingfrom1to65,535.Generallythelowerthe

 metricvalue,thehigherthepriority.Typicallysetto1.

‐ ClickAdd

toaddtherouteyouhavedefinedtotheRoutingtablebelow.

ClickFinishtofinishtheSetupWizard.Yourunitwillnowfunctionwiththenew

configuration.

CheckForNormalOperation

Tosimulatedatatrafficovertheradionetwork,usethePCconnectedtotheViperSC+

BaseStationEthernetporttoPingeachunitinthenetworkmultipletimes.Formore

informationaboutconfiguringtheViperSC+BaseStation,refertotheViperSC+Base

StationUserManual(PN001‐5100

‐000).

TechnicalSupport

Forassistancewiththisproduct,contactCalAmptechnicalsupport.

 Email [email protected]

 Phone 1.507.833.6701,Option2forFixed,Narrowband,andRadioModemproducts

OrvisittheSupportsectionofourwebsiteathttp://www.calamp.com/product‐support.

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