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To access the Vertex interface

1. On the computer that is linked to the sensor, open a suitable web browser: Internet Explorer (v10 or above) or Chrome.

2. Type in the address of the sensor in the format http://192.168.0.1 and press return. This will redirect you to a secure http (https) connection. Accept any security warnings – these are raised because the browser does not recognise the certificate from the radar. To avoid seeing this warning every time you connect, save the IP address of the radar in the secure/trusted sites zone of your browser (although the certificate is regenerated every time the radar reboots). You should now see the Vertex interface opening page: 

   Within the basic view (when not logged in to the sensor), Vertex provides four main pages, accessible from the four buttons in the top left corner:

• Status - Displays basic static settings (i.e. auto-hostname, serial number, IP address, etc.) plus dynamic graphs (arranged on two tabs in the lower portion of the page) that provide Temperature and Rotation details. Each graph shows the following about each parameter:

  • • Actual Value (Blue):               Instantaneous value.

    • Expected Value (Green):        Expected value based on the configuration of the radar.

    • Min / Max Values (Red):       The min & max allowed values for each metric.

• System Information - Provides three pages of detailed settings under the sub headings of System, Radar and Advanced. Click the System Information option to reveal the three sub-headings.

• Log Viewer - A full list of all sensor activities. Viewing is possible while not logged-in, however, you must log in if you wish to download the record.

• Radar Data - Allows you to view the live radar data. 
  
  

Two other buttons are shown in green at the top right corner of the page:

• Report - Click on this option to display a configuration summary report that details all of the key sensor settings.

• Login - Click on this option to login. No changes can be made in Vertex unless you are logged in. See here for instructions on how to log in to Vertex.

Using the log viewer

The radar stores a record of activities in order to assist diagnostics. Due to memory restrictions, newer entries will overwrite the oldest and so the log does not retain all historical information.

Enter the number of records that you wish to view and click Go. The requested number of log entries will be displayed with the most recent at the top of the page:

The numbering starts from the latest entry and work backwards in time.

Viewing radar data

Click on the Radar Data button to view live radar data:

Note: This is a graphically intensive process and update may be slow, depending upon your PC hardware.

This view of the radar data is fairly basic and cannot be relied upon for use. The purpose of this visualisation is to confirm that the radar is detecting objects and to provide an image on which to base basic alignment. 

Logging in to Vertex

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In order to change any radar details, you first need to login to Vertex.

To login

1. Access the Vertex interface as discussed earlier in this section.

2. Click the Login button in the top right hand corner of the screen.

3. Enter the correct Username and Password. By default these  are:
   Username: user               (all lower case)
   Password: Navtech.          (including the capital ‘N’ and the full stop)

4. Click Login or press Return. This level of access allows basic configuration changes and log downloads.

Changing the IP address(es)

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Once you are logged in it is then possible to change various details, such as the radar sensor’s own IP address, its Subnet mask, the Gateway IP address and/or the NTP (Network Time Protocol - where the sensor should derive its time information) address.

To change IP details

1. Login to Vertex, as described above.

2. Click on the System Configuration button on the left side to display the following page:
   

3. As required, change the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and/or NTP Address to suit the installation and then click the blue Apply button in the lower right corner.

4. Click the green Commit Changes button to save the settings to the sensor memory. A message will be displayed when this action has been carried out.

5. Click the red Action button at the top of the page and then click the Reboot option to restart the radar sensor.

Note: If you changed the IP Address, you will need to use the new address to make contact once again with the sensor.

Shipping Halt

In the unlikely event that there is an issue that cannot be resolved by following these instructions, you may need to ship the radar back to Navtech for analysis. In this unlikely event, you should perform a Shipping Halt which will safely store any required data to the radar's SD card, and halt the radar from working.

To carry out your shipping halt, select the red "Action" button in the top right corner of the page, and select shipping halt. The following message will be presented. Only confirm that you wish to halt the system if you have been advised to do so by a Navtech representative. 

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