Guanri

Repeater Network Management System

( Version 3.00)

Users Manual

2011.12.25

Shenzhen Guanri Technology Co., Ltd.

Address: 6/F, West zone of Honghualing Industrial Park, No.142 North Zhuguang Road,Nanshan
District, Shenzhen, 518055, P.R.China
Tel.: +86-755-26711409
Fax: +86-755-26723982

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Copyright 2004 Shenzhen Guanri Technology Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
Microsoft, Windows, MOXA are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
Without written consent by the company, any person or organization should not copy,
transmit or translate any content in any method for any purpose.

Table of Contents
About this Manual .............................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1 Introduction to Guanri NMS ............................................................................................2
1.1 Functions................................................................................................................................2
1.2 System Capacities..................................................................................................................2
1.3 System Architecture................................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 System Operation ............................................................................................................4
2.1Introducing the Background Interface of Console Program ....................................................4
2.1.1 Menu Bar......................................................................................................................4
2.1.1.1 FILE menu..........................................................................................................4
2.1.1.2 Serial Port ..........................................................................................................4
2.1.1.3 Windows.............................................................................................................6
2.1.1.4 Help....................................................................................................................7
2.2 Introducing the User Interface of Console Program ...............................................................8
2.2.1 Menu bar ......................................................................................................................8
2.2.1.1FILE menu...........................................................................................................8
2.2.1.2Tools menu..........................................................................................................9
2.2.2 Function Navigation Tree ...........................................................................................11
2.2.3 Work Area .................................................................................................................11
2.3 Users Management ..............................................................................................................13
2.4 Operation Logs ..................................................................................................................14
2.4.1 Security Log ...............................................................................................................14
2.4.2 Event Log ...................................................................................................................14
2.5 Configuring System Parameters...........................................................................................15
2.6 Repeater Management.........................................................................................................17
2.6.1 Region\District Registration ........................................................................................17
2.6.2 Repeater Registration ................................................................................................17
2.6.3 Repeater Operation....................................................................................................18
2.7 Reports.................................................................................................................................24
2.7.1 General ......................................................................................................................24
2.7.2 Repeater Current State ..............................................................................................24
2.7.3 Alert History ................................................................................................................24
2.7.4 Repeater Parameter History.......................................................................................25
2.7.5 Repeater Monitor Parameter History..........................................................................26
2.7.6 Repeater Real Time Parameter History......................................................................26
2.7.7 Patrol Report ..............................................................................................................27
2.7.8 Downcall Report .........................................................................................................28
2.8 Logging Out the Console Program .......................................................................................30
2.9 Changing Password .............................................................................................................30
Chapter 3 Service ............................................................................................................................31

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About this Manual

About this Manual

This manual is designed to help you get familiar with the Guanri Repeater Network Management
System (NMS) quickly. It describes all about how to install and use the application in the following
aspects:

Framing the system

Configuring the system for the first start
Viewing and entering data
Utilizing query and statistics function to control and monitor Repeaters.

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Guanri NMS

1.1 Functions
The system includes these functions:

Two-tier client/server structure

User-friendly Windows compliant interface

Repeater registration and parameter management

Supervision of running parameters (e.g. gain, voltage)

Communication control

Real-time alarm for temperature, power supply, self-oscillation, door status, channel unlock,
VSWR, etc.

Statistics reports on current status, alert history, parameter history, etc.

1.2 System Capacities

Scalability for 1 to 32 communication workstations

Support managing up to 2,000 repeaters

1.3 System Architecture

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Network Management System

Data Backup

Database
Server

Printer

Hub

Communication
Workstation

Modem

Communication Management/Query
Workstation
Workstation

Modem

SMS / Data Link

System Structure of Compact Installation

GSM/CDMA
Fiber Optic
Repeater
GSM/CDMA
RF Repeater

GSM/CDMA
Frequency Shift
Repeater

GSM/CDMA
Base Station
Power Amplifier

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Chapter 2 System Operation

2.1 Introducing the Background Interface of Console Program
A

A. Menu bar

2.1.1 Menu Bar

The menu bar provides some options to let you open User Interface of Console Program
initialize Serial Port and customize Program Status of Background, etc.

2.1.1.1 FILE menu

The File menu has Three entries.

Open the Center: to startup the User Interface of Console Program(see Chapter 2.2).
Hide me: to hide the background interface.
Exit: to exit the Background Interface of Console Program.

2.1.1.2 Serial Port

The Serial Port menu has Four entries.

Serial Port Set: to Set the initial information(usually used in the first time)

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Serial Port 1 Tab:

Click the COM Port button

Click Band Rate button

Tick the Remoter Control

to select the utility port.

to select according Customers requirement.
to activate the Remote Control function.

Communication Mode Tab:

Click the Communicate Mode button

customers requirement. The GSM SMS Center tel.

to select according
Fill in the
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local SMS center number and the GSM country prefix: Fill in the
Then Click

to startup Serial Port Initialize.

Serial Port Initialize: to directly initialize the Serial Port and Modem without setting the relative
information which showed above.

Serial Port time Initialize: to initialize the Serial Port and Modem in a customized time each
day.

Tick the Enabled Time Initialize

Click Time Initialize Serial Port At button

Then Click

to activate the function.

to customize the Initialize time.

to startup Serial Port Initialize.

Serial Port close: to close the Serial Port and Modem.

2.1.1.3 Windows
The Windows menu has Twelve entries.

Show The Log Window: to show the software operation and response process.
Show The Log File: to show the software operation and response process logs with HTML
format.

Show Patrol Response Time: to Show Patrol Response time, If the Repeater has been
Patroled and has not responsed after the specific time, then system will Patrol it again.

Show Debug Window: to show relative operation and response information for maintenance
engineer.

Set Downcall Detect Interval Time: to set Detect interval time. Thiss a command to detect
Downcall undone processes of background after every interval time.

Set Send Command Interval Time...: to set send command to Modem interval time. Thiss a
command that control the modem to send each commands must have a customized interval
time.

Set Check MODEM Network Interval Time: to set check Modem Network interval time.
Thiss a command to check MODEM Network after every customized time.

Set Identifier String of MODEM Not AT Network: to set Identifier String of Modem Not At
Network. Thiss when the software at the running status, once the modem response value
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match with the Identifier String, it means the modem out of network.

Set ECHO Check Time: to set ECHO Check time. Thiss a command that forbid the process
and(or) receive full same commands continuously in a customized time.

Set Check Comm Initialize Interval Time: to set check Comm Initialize interval time. Thiss
a command that once the latest serial port initialize failed, the serial port will initialize again after
a customized time.

Show Test Window: to show test interface for detect software and modem.
Parse Protocol: to parse the infotmation which showed in Show Debug Window for
maintenance engineer.

2.1.1.4 Help
The Help menu has One entries.

About: to show the GuanRi-Repeater Management System-Background Module version.

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2.2 Introducing the User Interface of Console Program

A

B
C

A. Menu bar B. Function Navigation Tree C. Work Area D. Status bar

2.2.1 Menu bar

The menu bar provides some options (not included in the navigation tree) to let you customize the
print output and the appearance of the user interface.

2.2.1.1FILE menu
The File menu has two entries.

Preview Page Setup: to setup the print parameters including margins, page header and footer.

Twip is a unit of length used inside computer system. Approximately 567 twips equals to a
logical centimeter when printed.

Exit: to exit the Console Program.

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2.2.1.2 Tools menu

System Options: to setup the appearance parameters of the interface.

Interface tab:

9
9
9
9

button to open a standard Windows color or font selector dialog box.

Click the
Click Initial Set to restore the default value.
Click Apply to make your current changes take effect.
Click Ok to apply and save the current settings.

Others tab:

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Max Record Returned: the maximum number of records that match your query to be displayed
in the result datasheet. The default value is 10000. You may set the value flexibly to speed the
query process.
The program will automatically process an asynchronous query for the total number of selected
records, and display the result on the Result tab. If you want to view more records, you may
choose either of the two ways: 1) increase the value of Max Record Returned and 2) use less
search criteria. The second method is recommended.

Link Web: to provide a link to the website of Guanri.

If your computer can access the Internet, choosing this menu item will send you directly to the
website of Guanri.

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2.2.2 Function Navigation Tree

All the functions of this software are listed as nodes on the multi-tier Function Navigation Tree.

To use the navigation tree:

9 Click the little box to the left of the node; if a plus sign (+) is inside the box, the next level of the
selected node will be expanded to show the sub-nodes.
9 Click the little box to the left of the node; if a minus sign (-) is inside the box, the next level of the
selected node will be collapsed to hide the sub-nodes.
9 If there is no box but a line to the left of the node, it means there are no sub-nodes under this
node. Such node is called a leaf-node.
9 If the current user doesnt have the permission to use the corresponding function of a certain
leaf-node, the text of the leaf-node will be gray.
9 If the Work Area is empty, clicking a leaf-node will open the form of corresponding sub-function.
Click it again to exit the function.
9 If there is content in the Work Area, clicking other leaf-node will close the current sub-function
and open the sub-function of the selected leaf-node.

2.2.3 Work Area

The work area is designed to show the function forms from which you can view and enter data.
Within the forms are several components that provide the same function, regardless what form you
are viewing.
Add

To add a record. Sometimes only when you edit the value in other
components (e.g. text box) (of an existing record) the button will be
available (not in gray).

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Modify

To make your modification on a record take effect and save it. Sometimes
only when you edit in other components (e.g. text box, check box) the
button will be available.

Delete

To delete one or more selected records. You can hold the <Ctrl> key
down and click on the rightmost selector of each individual record to
select multiple records.

Exit

To close and exit the function. If you have made some changes in the
function that will affect the working parameters of repeaters, the
corresponding flag files will be generated and sent to the repeaters; at the
same time a blue-border box will appear to tell you the system is
executing back-end process. Please wait for a while to do the next
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2.3 Users Management

To add a new user in one user group:
1. Choose GuanRi Repeater System > Users Management from the navigation tree.
1. Click one user group - Administrators or Monitors to view the corresponding permission level
(please note that the permission configuration of the two predefined user groups cannot be
modified.)
2. Click the Add User button; enter the User Name and User Password, and then click OK to
add a new user in the upper tree view.

To change the name of user or user group (excluding predefined user groups and users):
1. Choose a user or user group in the tree view.
2. Click on the chosen item again and then you can edit the name.
To move a user to another group:
Directly drag the user node to the new group.
You can judge whether the drag is allowed by the change of mouse icon. For a man icon, the drag
is permitted; for a cross icon, the drag is forbidden. A forbidden drag maybe because the
destination group has contained a user of the same name, or you are dragging the Administrator
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Operation Logs

The system allows you to view or clear the Security Log, Event Log,.

2.4.1 Security Log

Choose GuanRi Repeater System > Logs Management > Security Log from the navigation tree.

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Event Date

Enter the time period within which the log event happened.

Event Type

Choose the event type of security log.

User

Choose the user account that is involved in the log event.

Clear Log button

Click to clear selected logs by your criteria. (If no criteria is set, clicking this button
to clear all logs.)

2.4.2 Event Log

Choose GuanRi Repeater System > Logs Management > Event Log from the navigation tree.

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Event Date

Enter the time period within which the log event happened.

Event Type

Choose the event type of event log.

User

Choose the user account that is involved in the log event.

Clear Log button

Click to clear selected logs by your criteria. (If no criteria is set, clicking this button
to clear all logs.)
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2.5 Configuring System Parameters

1. Choose System Configuration > Repeater Center Set from the navigation tree.
2. Complete or modify the parameters on the tabs.
3. Click the Modify button to save and validate your configuration.
Repeater Center Set

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Center Name

Enter the name to identify your Guanri Repeater Center.

Monitor Phone

Enter the phone number to monitor repeaters.

Alert Phone

Enter the phone number for alert .

Repeater Alert Level Set

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FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Common Alert

If received Alert type from Repeater belongs to common alert will notify
supervisor by one time.

Important Alert

If received Alert type from Repeater belongs to important alert will notify
supervisor by customized times.

SMS Notify Set

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Important Alert Times

Set times to notify the supervisor, once received important alert from
Repeater.

Alert Interval (Minute)

Supervisor will received the important alert information after every

customized interval time.

Patrol set

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Patrol Day

Click to make the day your patrol day

Start Time

The time start to patrol

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2.6 Repeater Management

2.6.1 Region\District Registration
Registering regions, districts in which repeaters are installed will help to locate the repeater
record in the database.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Choose Repeater Management > Region/District Registration from the navigation tree.
To add a region: click the root node Region/District, click the Add Region button, complete
the Region Name, and then click OK.
To add a district: click a region node, click the Add District button, enter the District Name,
and then click OK to add a district node under the selected region node.
To delete a node: if the node is a leaf-node and it has not been associated with a repeater
record, it can be deleted by click the Delete button.

2.6.2 Repeater Registration

1.
2.

Choose Repeater Management > Repeater Registration from the navigation tree.
Complete or modify the parameters.

3.

Click the Add button to add a record.

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FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Region, District

Choose the name of region, district registered to indicate where the repeater is
installed.

Repeater No.

Enter the serial number of the repeater installed.

Remote Phone

Enter the phone number of the modem in the repeater

Repeater Name

Enter the name of the repeater

ESN code

Enter the ESN code of the modem in the repeater

Address

Enter the detailed installation location of the repeater.

Equipment No.

Enter the serial number of the repeater

Equipment Type

Choose the type of the repeater

Patrol Check

Choose to patrol or not

SMS Notify Phone1

Enter the first destination phone number to notify Supervisor through SMS

SMS Notify Phone2

Enter the second destination phone number to notify Supervisor through SMS

Note

Enter the note

2.6.3 Repeater Operation

1. Choose Repeater Management > Repeater Operation from the navigation tree.
2. In the Criteria tab, enter the search criteria to select the repeaters you want to modify.
3. Click Query to switch to the Result tab, select Information sub-tab, click a repeater record on
the upper datasheet, and make the desired modification.
4. Click Modify to confirm your modification.

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Criteria tab

Result tab
Information sub-tab

click a repeater record on the upper datasheet.

Click

to delete the selected repeater record.

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Parameter sub-tab

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Read Only

Including some basic information of the repeater

Warning

List all alarm information about every parameter performance

Power Alarm Threshold(max: dBm)

Give the alarm level to alarm if the power exceeds

PA ON/OFF

Set the power amplifier on or off

PA Attenuation (0~31dB)

Set the attenuation of power amplifier, value range (0 ~31)

Channel No

Set the working channel and shift channel

ALC ON/OFF

Set the Auto level control on or off

UL Output ALC

Set the uplink output ALC threshold

DL Output ALC

Set the downlink output ALC threshold

Click
Click
Click

to get parameter form repeater.

to clear the displayed information
to refresh the display

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Monitor Parameter sub-tab

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Communication Parameters

Quire Phone: Set the require phone number, and the data will be
replied to this number

Alarm Phone: Set the alarm phone number, and the alarm
information will be replied to this number

CDMA/GSM: set SMS format

Region

Repeater ID Modify

District
Repeater No
Equipment No
Enable or disable the relative alarm items

Alarm Enable

Click
Click
Click

to get parameter form repeater.

to clear the displayed information
to refresh the display.

Click to choose the items.

Click

to save your modification.

Click

to control the Repeater Reset.

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Gerneral Time Parameter sub-tab

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Simulated Data

Display the simulated Data:

Other Set

Uplink PA dBm)

Downlink PA (dBm)

Uplink PA Temperature

Downlink PA Temperature

Voltage (V)

If you choose Other Set, you can modify the real time parameters you
want
SMS Center
Equipment Type
Factory
Display the state of every supervised performance

On/Off Data

Click
Click
Click

to get parameter form repeater.

to clear the displayed information
to refresh the display

Click to choose the items.

Click

to save your modification.

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Signal Source Info sub-tab

FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Modem Type

Display the modem network mode

GSM Modem

Display the relative information

Operator ID
Location Area Code
Base Station Identification Code
BCCH Absolute Channel NO.
BCCH Rx Level
Real-Time Value of Cell ID

Click
Click
Click

to get parameter form repeater.

to clear the displayed information
to refresh the display

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2.7 Reports

2.7.1 General
1. Enter the search criteria to select the records you want to view in criteria tab
2. Click Query to view the result.

2.7.2 Repeater Current State

This report assists you to query the state of all repeaters registered in your system.

Choose Reports > Repeater Current State from the navigation tree.

Criteria tab

Result tab

2.7.3 Alert History

This report assists you to query the alert records of all repeaters registered in your system.

Choose Reports > Alert History from the navigation tree.

Criteria tab
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Result tab

2.7.4 Repeater Parameter History

This report assists you to query the history of repeater parameter which have been set before.

Choose Reports > Repeater Parameter History from the navigation tree.

Criteria tab

Result tab
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2.7.5 Repeater Monitor Parameter History

This report assists you to query the history of the monitor parameter
Choose Reports > Repeater Monitor Parameter History from the navigation tree

Criteria tab

Result tab

2.7.6 Repeater Real Time Parameter History

This report assists you to query the history of the repeater real time parameter

Choose Reports > Repeater Real Time Parameter History from the navigation tree.

Criteria tab
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Result tab

2.7.7 Patrol Report

This report assists you to query and analyze the patrol report

Choose Reports > Patrol Report from the navigation tree.

Criteria tab
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Result tab

2.7.8 Downcall Report

This report assists you to query and analyze the Downcall report

Choose Reports > Downcall Report from the navigation tree.

Criteria tab
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Result tab

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2.8 Logging Out the Console Program

1. Choose Login > LogOut from the navigation tree.
2. Click Yes on the pop-up dialog box.
Logging out will disable your access to all functions in the navigation tree. You can log in the system
with different user account by choosing.

2.9 Changing Password

1. Choose Login > Change Password from the navigation tree.
2. Complete the fields.
3. When finished, click Yes.

Note:
As the space inside or at the end of the password is valid, please pay attention if you use
space(s) to compose the password.

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Chapter 3 Service
Your satisfaction is our priority. Offering a quick and effective technical support, we always put the
customer first. Please dont hesitate to contact us by the following ways if you have any questions.

Shenzhen Guanri Technology Co., Ltd.

Address: 6/F, West zone of Honghualing Industrial Park, No.142 North Zhuguang Road,Nanshan
District, Shenzhen, 518055, P.R.China
Tel.: +86-755-26711409
Fax: +86-755-26723982
E-mail: grtsupport@guanri.com.cn
Website: http://www.guanri.com.cn

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