1. Acronyms VSAT VSAT Transport Cases HR Net Connecting HR Providers
VSAT Assembly
1. Place Indoor Equipment Case inside on a suitable surface & near an AC
power source. Ensure workplace is well ventilated (prevent overheating).
2. Ensure Indoor Equipment alternating current (AC) breaker on rear panel
and BOTH ANTENNA / RF Equipment switches on front panel are OFF.
3. Place Pedestal, Reflector, and RF Equipment cases outdoors
within 144 feet of the Indoor Equipment.
4. Open Pedestal Case with front facing Equator and turn POWER OFF.
5. Attach outriggers to each end of the Pedestal Case.
6. Remove IFL and place within 6ft of the indoor equipment case.
7. Connect IFL connectors to the control box of the Pedestal Case.
8. Connect GFI Power cord and IFL connectors to the rear panel of
the Indoor Equipment Case, & press RESET button on GFI.
9. At rear panel of Indoor Equipment Case, turn AC circuit breaker to ON.
10. At front panel of Indoor Equipment Case, turn ANTENNA power
switch to ON (“Out & UP”). Leave RF power switch OFF.
11. Turn ON Pedestal POWER at control box causing green LED to glow.
12. Press and hold Pedestal DEPLOY switch for 3 seconds or until
the antenna start to move. The antenna pedestal rises to a
vertical position, ready for reflector mounting.
13. Set the POWER switch of the control box to OFF.
14. Assemble reflector halves using the three quick release levers.
15. Align and connect feed boom and struts (2) to reflector using three
captive thumbscrews and friction-fit ball and socket connections.
16. Connect feed horn assembly to the feed boom with captive
thumbscrew, remove feed horn protective cover and connect red cable
to the BUC and blue cable to LNB.
17. Set feed horn polarization (if necessary).
18. Set the assembled reflector and feed assembly on the pedestal
mounting wedge and secure using the four 1/4-turn fasteners.
19. Match and connect the color-coded BUC, LNB, GPS and compass
cables at the rear of the feed boom to those from the pedestal.
20. Secure excess cable by wrapping the cable around the support bracket
at the back of the reflector.
21. Turn ON the POWER switch on the Pedestal control box.
22. Check for illumination of the green LED.
HR Net
Connecting HR Providers
VSAT
Very Small Aperture Terminal
FOUO “
Our Army at War –
Relevant and Ready”
The Adjutant General
Figure 1. WARNING: DO NOT Stand in Front of Reflector during Operation.
Safety
1. DO NOT stand in front of or place
any portion of your body between the
Feed Boom and the Antenna Reflector
as shown figure 1 above. Doing so
may cause serious injury to the eyes
or any exposed area.
2. Keep hands clear of the IFL cable
reel when extending/retrieving cables.
3. Use safe lift and carry procedures
when handling the transit cases and
UPS. Each case requires a two-person
lift and carry at a minimum.
VSAT Disassembly
1. Close Internet Explorer
2. Click the Shutdown button on VSAT Terminal Controller Software to
perform a soft shutdown.
3. Follow prompts — turn OFF (“Out & DOWN”) RF Power Switch.
4. Close ViewSAT.
5. Close all open programs.
6. Close and secure laptop.
7. Once the pedestal arm stops moving, set Antenna POWER switch to
OFF at the control box. This removes power to the pedestal and the
second source of power to the LNB.
8. Disconnect and unwrap the BUC, LNB, GPS and compass cables from
the rear of the antenna.
9. Remove assembled antenna reflector and place on a flat, clean surface.
10. On the feed horn assembly, disconnect the red cable to the BUC and
the blue cable to the LNB.
11. Unscrew the thumbscrew between the antenna feed horn assembly
and the antenna feed boom and remove the antenna feed horn
assembly from the boom.
12. Carefully place the antenna feed horn assembly in the RF Equipment
case.
13. Disassemble feed boom and struts from the antenna reflector and
repack in the bottom of the Reflector case.
14. Carefully separate antenna reflector in two halves and repack into
Reflector Case—(lower half goes first).
15. Turn ON Antenna POWER switch at the pedestal control box, press,
and hold DEPLY/STOW switch to STOW for 3 seconds or until the
antenna pedestal starts to move. (Power should be ON at Indoor
Equipment Case at this time).
16. Once the pedestal arm stops moving, set the POWER switch to OFF on
the pedestal control box.
17. Turn OFF (“Out & DOWN”) the ANTENNA switch on front of the Indoor
Equipment Case.
18. Turn OFF the AC circuit breaker on rear of the Indoor Equipment
Case.
19. Disconnect IFL cable from the control box of Antenna Pedestal.
20. Remove outriggers and secure in lid.
21. Disconnect IFL cable from the rear panel of Indoor Equipment Case.
22. Recoil the indoor section of IFL cable onto the side of the reel, and then
recoil the used outdoor length onto the reel. Repack the reel in RF
23. Disconnect AC power cable from Indoor Equipment Case and place in
RF Equipment Case.
24. Disconnect all input / user cables and attach Indoor Equipment Case
end covers and secure latches.
VSAT Equipment Inventory Checklist
Case
Components
Qty
Indoor Equip
iDirect Satellite Modem 1
Laptop
TracStar ACU
Reusable Filters 8
Antenna Pedestal
Hand Crank
Control Box
Outriggers 2
RF Equip
GFI / AC Power Cord
Antenna Feed Horn
IFL Cable Reel 150ft.
LNB # 1
LNB # 3
Compass/Inclinometer
Binder w/CDs, Ref Cards
VSAT Ref Guide
Reflector
2-piece Reflector
Antenna Feed Boom
Antenna Support Struts
VSAT Transport Cases
Acronyms
BUC: Block-Up Converter
LNB: Low Noise Blockdown
IFL: Inter-Facility Link
GFI: Ground Fault Interrupter
RF: Radio Frequency
GPS: Global Positioning System
AC: Alternating Current
ACU: Antenna Control Unit
IP: Internet Protocol
Begin Software Satellite Signal Acquisition
1. Turn ON (“Out & UP”) the RF power switch on the front of Indoor
Equipment Case.
2. Wait approximately one minute for Modem initialization.
3. Modem initialization is complete when Modem network LED flashes or
shows solid amber.
4. Turn the two silver knobs counterclockwise to open the laptop tray cover
and pull out the laptop tray by the silver knob.
5. Turn on Laptop Computer and logon using the username ___________
and password ______________.
6. Double click the “ViewSAT” Icon on the Windows desktop.
7. Click “Login” (no password is required for User).
8. Select Startup System button from the Setup tab.
9. Select Yes at the Confirm Startup prompt.
10. Select OK at Assemble Hardware prompt.
11 Select OK at LNB Selection prompt (ensure correct LNB is connected)
12. Select Yes to begin the automatic acquisition process at the Reset
prompt. (Do NOT reposition the antenna pedestal during this process.)
13. Open Internet Explorer from the Windows desktop. If the Army
Knowledge Online (AKO) homepage appears, VSAT has successfully
been connected. (Click the refresh button if an error message
occurs.)
14. If any of these steps fail, it will be indicated on the Startup Process bar
graph indicator. Startup is complete when the startup bar is complete &
the IP Net Icon on the Status window turns green.
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