Page 2 - Commtech; Wireless; NOTICE
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 2 © Commtech Wireless NOTICE This manual, software and electronic circuitry are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual, software and electronic circuitry may not be copied, in whole or in part without written prior consent of Commtech ...
Page 3 - Page; COMPLIANCE NOTICES; accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 3 COMPLIANCE NOTICES SAA (AUSTRALIA) To ensure compliance with ACA Technical Standards, this equipment is labeled with a Telecommunications Compliance Label. For safety reasons, this equipment should only be connected to compliant telecommunication...
Page 4 - SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION; Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy; otherwise configured for electromagnetic compatibility.; Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 4 © Commtech Wireless SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION Important information on safe and efficient operation. Read this information before using the unit Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy Your Intelpage IP contains a low power radio transmitter. When it is ON, it trans...
Page 5 - Table of Contents
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 5 Table of Contents 1 ABOUT INTELPAGE IP 5 (IP5) ........................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Introduction ...........................................................................
Page 6 - © Commtech; About This Handbook
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 6 © Commtech Wireless About This Handbook This manual is designed to assist with installation of the Intelpage IP. Every component of the system is described in a separate section of the manual with step-by-step instructions to facilitate hardware installation and sof...
Page 7 - Introduction; Programmable; Intelpage IP 5 supports up to 1000 pagers in its database.; Simultaneous Ethernet and Serial Support
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 7 1 ABOUT INTELPAGE IP 5 (IP5) 1.1 Introduction The Fusion Series Intelpage IP 5 is a paging transmitter capable of encoding serial or TCP/IP data into POCSAG. Intelpage IP 5 supports numerous industry standard protocols such as TAP (a.k.a. PET or ...
Page 8 - Intelpage IP 5 Kit
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 8 © Commtech Wireless 1.2 Intelpage IP 5 Kit Your Fusion Series Intelpage IP 5 Kit will contain: • Intelpage IP 5 Unit • 12 VDC power supply with mains cable • Plastic wall mount bracket • Whip antenna with 90deg adapter • Communications cables o Green – Crossover ser...
Page 9 - Front Panel
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 9 1.2.1 Front Panel 1.2.2 LED Indicators • Power LED (Yellow) Indicates that power is applied to the back of the unit and that it is operational. • Ethernet Indicators IP Act LED (Green) Indicated activity on the network IP Link LED (Green) Indicat...
Page 10 - Rear Panel; Connectors; The pinouts are described below.; Antenna
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 10 © Commtech Wireless 1.3 Rear Panel 1.3.1 Connectors • Ethernet The RJ45 Ethernet port may be used for connection to a PC or external system for configuration or operational purposes. • RS232 The RS232 port may be used for connection to a PC or external system for c...
Page 11 - INTELPAGE IP 5 INSTALLATION; Enclosure Mounting; electonic equipment to prevent interference.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 11 2 INTELPAGE IP 5 INSTALLATION 2.1 Enclosure Mounting Before mounting the enclosure, you will need to decide where to place the unit. The Intelpage IP comes default with rubber feet installed, allowing it to sit on a desk or table, or be stacked ...
Page 12 - SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION; A terminal program with a straight-through serial cable; MAC address; Configuring through a Terminal Program; Technical
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 12 © Commtech Wireless 3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION To configure Intelpage IP 5, you will need a PC with either: 1. A terminal program with a straight-through serial cable The terminal interface has one extra field compared to the HTML interface below which is the MAC add...
Page 15 - User Interface Fields; Pager Database Editing; Main Menu
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 15 3.1.1 User Interface Fields Manual Paging From the Main Menu , select [1] to enter the manual paging screen. This screen is used to send out manual pages to either entries in the pager database or to a specific cap code. Pager Database Editing F...
Page 16 - Network Settings; DHCP Enabled –
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 16 © Commtech Wireless Network Settings From the Main Menu , select [3] to enter the network settings screen. • Hostname - The hostname is a unique name that identifies a device on the network. • DHCP Enabled – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. If this service exis...
Page 17 - Ethernet Protocol Use -
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 17 Protocol/RS232 From the Main Menu , select [4] to enter the protocol and rs232 setup screen. • Ethernet Protocol Use - The protocol that the Ethernet port (RJ45) will use. The options available are COMP1, COMP2, SCOPE, TAP, TNPP Duplex, TNPP Sim...
Page 19 - POCSAG; Ignore Busy
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 19 POCSAG From the Main Menu , select [5] to enter the pocsag setup screen. • Speed - The speed of transmission. This value must match that of the pagers receiving the messages. (default 512) • Default Tone - The tone type that the pager will emit ...
Page 20 - Password; From the
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 20 © Commtech Wireless Password From the Main Menu , select [6] to enter the password screen. This is the password that must be entered in order to edit the Intelpage IP 5 settings. It has a maximum length of 8 characters. A reboot is needed before the new password ca...
Page 21 - IP Access List
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 21 IP Access List From the Main Menu , select [7] to enter the ip access list screen. This is the list of IP addresses that are allowed to use the Intelpage IP 5. A received IP address is binary AND with each of the Masks. If the result matches one...
Page 22 - Site Survey; Transmitter Test Enable -
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 22 © Commtech Wireless Site Survey From the Main Menu , select [8] to enter the site survey screen. This screen is used to test a site by sending messages periodically. One person is required for a site survey. Once you have triggered the site survey, walk around the ...
Page 23 - Status; Serial Number –
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 23 Status From the Main Menu , select [9] to enter the status screen. This screen is used to show some useful statistics about the Intelpage IP 5 unit such as: • Version - Version of the firmware. • Serial Number – Serial number of the unit. • Syst...
Page 24 - Transmitter; Frequency Band –
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 24 © Commtech Wireless Transmitter From the Main Menu , select [A] to enter the transmitter screen. This screen is used to configure the transmitter • Frequency Band – After the Intelpage IP unit has read the data from the internal transmitter, it will display the ban...
Page 25 - Configuring through TCP/IP; would be the easier options.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 25 3.2 Configuring through TCP/IP If this is the first time configuring, there are several things to note. By default, Intelpage IP 5 assumes a DHCP server has already been set up and an IP address reserved for the Intelpage IP 5. If it can’t get a...
Page 26 - Configuring through TCP/IP Example; In the
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 26 © Commtech Wireless 4. A reservation has been created. The next time the transmitter is re-powered with DHCP enabled, the DHCP server should assign the device an IP address automatically. In the example, this would be 192.168.0.9. 3.2.2 Configuring through TCP/IP E...
Page 27 - Menu
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 27 Æ IMPORTANT: If you cannot connect to the Central, you should set your PC’s network card IP Address to be on the same subnet as the Central. For example if the Central is set to 192.168.1.100 you should set your PC IP Address to 192.168.1.x. (wh...
Page 28 - The; Using IPDiscover; IPDiscover is a handy tool available for download from the
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 28 © Commtech Wireless 7. The [Save] button found at the bottom of the main frame saves/commits all changes. [Undo] will revert all the on-screen field values back to that when last submitted. Changing between the Menu options on the left menu without submitting also ...
Page 29 - Clicking this menu will return you to the main page.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 29 3.2.4 User Interface Fields The sections below will explain the various menus and fields on the HTML interface. Home Clicking this menu will return you to the main page.
Page 30 - Send a Message
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 30 © Commtech Wireless Send a Message This screen is used to send out manual pages to either entries in the pager database or to a specific cap code. ▲ WARNING: Manual paging in this menu structure is a licensed option and may not be enabled by default. If you would l...
Page 31 - Pagers
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 31 Pagers This screen is used to edit Intelpage IP 5’s internal pager database.
Page 33 - Serial Port Settings; The number of bits sent at the end of each byte and is used for
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 33 Serial Port Settings • Baud - The transmission speed of the RS232 port on the Intelpage IP 5. (default 9600) • Data bits - The number of bits that actually contain information pertaining to the message rather than to the transmission (e.g. stop ...
Page 34 - Transmitter Settings
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 34 © Commtech Wireless 3.2.5 Transmitter Settings • Frequency Band – After the Intelpage IP unit has read the data from the internal transmitter, it will display the band of the radio inside. This will either be 148-174MHz or 440-470MHz • Frequency – Here you can type...
Page 35 - Protocol; Technical Information
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 35 3.2.6 Protocol • Ethernet Protocol Use - The protocol that the Ethernet port (RJ45) will use. The options available are COMP1, COMP2, SCOPE, TAP, TNPP Duplex, TNPP Simplex, Terminal, Tekk and SMTP. All the protocols will use TCP port 6000 (this ...
Page 37 - Pocsag; The tone type that the pager will emit when the message is received.
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 37 Pocsag • Speed - The speed of transmission. This value must match that of the pagers receiving the messages. (default 512) • Default Tone - The tone type that the pager will emit when the message is received. (default A) • Type - The type of mes...
Page 40 - Survey; Troubleshooting Guide; Interval
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 40 © Commtech Wireless Survey This section is used to test a site by sending messages periodically. One person is required for a site survey. Once you have triggered the site survey, walk around the area intended to be covered by the transmitter making particular note...
Page 42 - Licensing
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 42 © Commtech Wireless Licensing Some of the features on the INTELPage are licensable. This means they can be enabled or disabled by applying for a new license key from you place of purchase. By default, the HTML and Terminal interfaces are turned on but all other opt...
Page 43 - TECHNICAL INFORMATION; Binary AND Masking; Ethernet Connection
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 43 4 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4.1 Binary AND Masking The four numerical values of an IP address range between 0-255. These are all decimal numbers (base 10). Most scientific calculators (including the one found in Windows) allow conversion to and from...
Page 44 - Serial Connection; There are two types of serial cable:
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 44 © Commtech Wireless If the Intelpage IP 5 is to be connected directly to a single PC or directly to another Ethernet enabled Fusion Series product, an RJ45 crossover cable should be used. An Ethernet crossover cable is included in the package. (red cable) 4.2.2 Ser...
Page 45 - Updating Firmware; Browse
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 45 4.3 Updating Firmware To update the firmware of the INTELPage unit, run FirmUpd.exe. The window shown below will then appear. Click on the Browse button and select the “ethertx.hex” file. The COM port selection screen will then appear as shown i...
Page 46 - Setting up Dial-in TAP to Intelpage IP 5 from BASEPage
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 46 © Commtech Wireless 4.4 Setting up Dial-in TAP to Intelpage IP 5 from BASEPage A TAP link can be created over an analogue phone line between a BASEPage and Intelpage IP 5 for remote message capability. The system is setup as described below. Intelpage IP Null Modem...
Page 47 - Setting up Email Paging; address and network domain names will be different to those shown
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 47 b. The default BASEPage TAP gateway settings will work fine. The telephone number simply needs to be entered into the “Phone” field. c. Any other settings can be changed as required. 4.5 Setting up Email Paging The networking administrator will ...
Page 48 - Local Bridgeheads
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 48 © Commtech Wireless 5. In the Forward all mail through this connector to the following smart hosts field, type the IP address of the Intelpage IP 5 unit. 6. In the Local Bridgeheads section, select the main email server that email messages are sent to on the networ...
Page 49 - Testing; Add a new e-mail account; SMTP
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 49 4.5.1 Testing SMTP NOTE: Outlook is used as the e-mail program in this example. Other e-mail programs may be used. 1. Open up Outlook and go to Tools -> E-mail Accounts 2. Select Add a new e-mail account and click [Next] 3. Select POP3 and ...
Page 50 - Transmitters; Choose another type of antenna for the transmitter.; The installation of Multiple Transmitters and Aerials; terminator; VSWR
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 50 © Commtech Wireless 4.6 Transmitters Thick steel and concrete, large magnetic and electric fields, and terrain and weather conditions will affect transmitter efficiency, so you will need to test the coverage of your local area transmitter at some stage of installat...
Page 51 - Types of Antennas; Side Mounted / Unity Gain Dipole (Commtech
Manual Fusion Intelpage IP © Commtech Wireless Page 51 4.7 Types of Antennas Co-linear (Commtech part #’s CL-A-VHF and CL-A-UHF) Co-linear antennas are most suited for installations which require maximum range. The general coverage pattern for this type of antenna is shown below. (side view of site)...
Page 52 - APPENDIX; Further Help and Support; Contact your Place of Purchase; Technical Specifications; Note: Specifications subject to change without any notice
Fusion Intelpage IP Manual Page 52 © Commtech Wireless 5 APPENDIX 5.1 Further Help and Support Contact your Place of Purchase A Commtech Wireless Authorized Distributor or Dealer sets up most systems. Contact your place of purchase with inquiries beyond the scope of this manual. This Product is Not ...
