== Software ==

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=== Site Software Installation Instructions ===
   
The Instructions in the Airspan Installation Guide (shipped with airspan BS) talk about the process of Installation.
The components for the software installation are:

    1. Netspan Management Software
    2. Netspan Software License 
    3. Windows server SP2 2008 Edition License to run the Netspan software
    4. Server/laptop to run Windows machine

The Airspan BS ''' does not power ON by default '''.

Refer to Page 56 of Installation Guide in conjunction to these instructions.


Change the management IP and VLAN configuration to your site addressing scheme.

Contact seskar (at) winlab (dot) rutgers (dot) edu to initiate license acquisition for netspan.

Place the GPS device connected to Air4G-W24 in an area where it can obtain a Lock.

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=== Configuring Base station profile ===
  After uploading the license,
  - Create a discovery task: Server -> Discovery parameters -> Add
(the form fields should match the BS configuration)
  - Wait for the discovery to take place
  - After a while, the BS should be visible under Configuration
management -> Node -> Node
  - Select it and click on Edit
  - Configure everything according to the "golden config" (basically
the default settings), except for the IP address and RF profile which
are site-specific
  - Make sure that the form field "Ready for service" says "Ready for service"
  - Click OK
  - Wait for the provisioning to complete (it takes a couple of minutes)
  - If the provisioning fails, the BS is probably in "maintenance"
mode and must be switched to "out of service" with the
following steps, if needed:
  - Select the BS and click on Manage
  - Go to the "State and control" page
  - Under "16e BS service state" select "Set out of service"
  - Click OK and wait, now the provisioning should take place

  - Switch the "16e BS service state" to "in service", following the
above procedure
  - Now netspan should report all green and the BS should be fully up
and running

''' Note ''' that the BS cannot be moved from "maintenance" to "in service"
directly , so it must be put first into "out of service" state, and then finally "in
service".