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MAGELLAN MSS - Mobile Satellite Internet System MAGELLAN MSS Users Manual Updated 3/30/2006

1010THE WIRELESS (Wi-Fi) ROUTER The Magellan ships with a Linksys Wireless G Router that connects as many computers to the dish it as you like,

1111DRYDOCKING - For those who need to draw as little power as possible, you may turn off just the MAGELLAN (by simply unplugging it from the power

1212STANDARD OPERATION BEFORE YOU RAISE THE DISH Park the vehicle in as flat of a location as possible where you have a clear view of the Southern

1313 RAISING THE DISH – Using the Remote Panel Press the “Power” button on the MAGELLAN Remote Control Panel. The Green power light will come on in

1414Make sure that you stow the dish BEFORE you move the vehicle. If the standing dish makes contact with bridges, trees limbs or other obstacles,

1515 Open a browser and type in 192.168.1.2 on the Address line to access the MAGELLAN Administrative Screen. The MAGELLAN Admin window will appe

1616• Status: Signal Found: Peaking Elevation • Status: Crosspol: Testing • Status: Passed Tests: System Online Watch the Signal Quality meter

1717THE DW7000 HUGHESNET MODEM STATUS The DW7000 are the satellite modems that connect your network to the Internet via HughesNet services. And si

1818 A helpful trick in troubleshooting an Internet connection is to click on the error itself. It will open up an explanation window showing what

1919CONNECTING COMPUTERS In this manual, it is assumed that you have a standard installation that uses the standard ISP service with no Public (St

22 INTRODUCTION... 3 MAGELLAN FEATURES...

2020 If you connect by Ethernet sometimes and Wireless other times, then you must set network settings for both types of connections. Double Click

2121 Click on OK on all open windows. Once this is done, you may communicate with the Router. DIRECT ETHERNET CONNECTION If you have set your N

2222WIRELESS CONNECTION If you are connecting by wireless card from your computer, you may sometimes be presented one or more wireless connection if

2323ACCESSING THE MAGELLAN WIRELESS SYSTEM STEP 1 – Open up the Control Panel STEP 2 – Open up “Network” or “Network Connections” from the cont

2424 The Wireless Network Connection screen will list ALL available Wi-Fi connections you may connect to. In this case, there are two networks to

2525 Now if the MAGELLAN dish is up and online, simply open a browser and start surfing the Internet. If the MAGELLAN is not online, you may acces

2626Instructions for configuring you email accounts may be found at: http://www.groundcontrol.com/support.htm There are several FLASH programs that

2727APPENDIX A – Explanation of MAGELLAN Admin Window BETA ADMIN SCREEN The MAGELLAN Administrative Screen may be reached from any connected co

2828 INPUT DATA WINDOW GPS – The Input Data window shows that GPS has been acquired. (The GPS Antenna is located inside of the HughesNet Dish LNB

2929 OVERRIDING GPS Sometimes you will want to override your GPS settings if GPS can not be found… such as being parked inside of a building where

33INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the MAGELLAN MSS (Mobile Satellite System) from Ground Control. This unique product will crea

3030CALCULATED SKY POSITION WINDOW The center box on the Magellan Administration screen shows the estimated location of the satellite based for A

3131 You may enter the number of degrees you wish to move any of the axis by typing in the number next to the “Step Size” on the axis you wish to mo

3232SET UP SCREEN This link on the MAGELLAN Status Window shows default IP address for your DW7000 and MAGELLAN systems. You may need to make chan

3333Click on Compass Calibration Then enter in the vehicle heading Once you click on “Save Settings” the dish will move about for a few minutes a

3434APPENDIX B – CONFIGURING THE ROUTER The Linksys default setting is DHCP, which means it will assign any connected computer an IP address, whic

3535 The router administrative screen defaults to the “Setup” menu option on the “Basic Setup” screen. There is no need to change anything on this

3636 NAMING YOUR WI-FI CONNECTION You will want to name your Wireless Access Point. The name you choose for your access point will broadcasted

3737You may choose one of eleven wireless channels. The standard channel out of the box is 6. Use the pull down window to select a different chan

3838 Write Down the Passwords for later use, or copy and paste them to a document or text file for cutting and pasting later. Remember, these pass

3939APPENDIX C – TROUBLESHOOTING WI-FI CONNECTIONS Make sure your computer’s network settings are correct (review the section on “Connecting Compu

44• Mac, PC or any TCP-IP equipment compatible. • Remote Administration via browser…no software to load or run. • Easily swap satellite modems co

4040APPENDIX D - UPDATE MOBILE SOFTWARE From time to time, Ground Control will make available new software to update your dish electronics. The u

4141MANUAL MAGELLAN FLASH UPDATE If you are not able to use the Automatic update for one reason or another, you can download the updater software

4242IMPORTANT – Test the connection to the dish by typing in 129.168.1.2 to make sure your dish is responding. STEP 4 – Run the Updater Program

4343 The AutoUpdate window will appear with the IP address 192.168.1.2 already in the window. This is the IP address of the mobile satellite dish.

4444(If you don’t see progress here and the program times out, make sure that you disable Zone Alarm or other firewall that keeps programs from acc

4545APPENDIX E – EMERGENCY STOW It is unlikely that your dish will not be able to stow through the Remote Panel or the Administrative screen. Ple

4646of the cover. Remove both plastic covers. STEP 5 – Find the covered circuit board on one side of the MAGELLAN. STEP 6 – Locate the holes on th

4747APPENDIX X – TROUBLESHOOTING REBOOT FIRST One of the best solutions to most problems is to reboot everything and try again. SEARCHING ISSUES

4848 MSS RESETTING An MSS Magellan only resets for three reasons: 1. The software will reset if connection to the modems is lost for 10 seconds.

4949 MAGELLAN SPECIFICATIONS BANDWIDTH SERVICE (Via HughesNet) Download Speed…………………….. Normally 400 to 1500 Kbps Upload Speed…….………………….. Norma

55 WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU TRAVEL Well almost…The MAGELLAN will create a connection to the Internet from any location you park your rig and where you h

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66 Wireless (or Wi-Fi) is a great feature allowing you to work anywhere inside, or outside (within range) of the rig. You also don’t need to conne

77 MAGELLAN SYSTEM COMPONENTS The MAGELLAN is made up of 4 components: 1. The Automatic Pointing Satellite Dish on the roof 2. The MAGELLAN Remo

88 The MAGELLAN .74 meter system stands 48” high when deployed, and stows to 13” for traveling. The MSS .95 meter system stands approximately 5

99MAGELLAN is requires one more axis (Skew) to be aligned with the orbiting/stationary satellite 22,300 miles above the Equator. THE REMOTE CONTRO