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Coiler Operation and Maintenance
Center

Operation Guide
Edition

Third Edition, March 2007.

Copyrights

The information contained herein is the property of Coiler Corporation. No part of this
document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic
or mechanical and for any purpose without the prior written permission of Coiler.

Copyrights © 2007. All rights reserved.

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1. About this Manual
This installation guide is produced for the use of Coiler’s OMC by Coiler personnel,
licensees and customers.

Due to the continued progress in methodology, design and manufacturing of our

products, the contents of this document are subject to revision without any notice.
Coiler assumes no legal responsibility for any error or damage resulting from the use
of this document.

Your comments can assist us in improving our products and services. Please address
them to Coiler at any time.

Address : 8F-4, No. 75, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Road,

Hsi-Chih City (221), Taipei Hsien, Taiwan.

Phone : +886 2 2698 2618

Fax : +886 2 2698 2629

Website : www.coiler.com.tw

Email : sales@coiler.com.tw

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2. Table of Contents

1. About this Manual ............................................................................................................ 3

2. Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 4
3. OMC Introduction............................................................................................................. 5
4. System Overview ............................................................................................................. 6
5. Overview of Installation.................................................................................................... 7
6. Software Installation ........................................................................................................ 9
7. Installation and System Setup ....................................................................................... 11
8. System Maintenance ..................................................................................................... 20
9. Repeater Control ........................................................................................................... 26
10. Reports........................................................................................................................... 28
11. Help................................................................................................................................ 30
12. About.............................................................................................................................. 31

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3. OMC Introduction

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING.

Coiler's Operation and Maintenance Center (OMC) is a software application that

enables remote or local monitoring and management of Coiler’s repeater
equipment on a network. The Coiler OMC system reduces the need for on-site visits,
providing RF technicians with powerful remote configuration and alarm reporting tools.

Management functions enable remote control of the repeater's parameters, including

gain, output power and AGC functionality (function vary depending on repeater
model – please see System Overview for details) . An alarm message is generated if
a fault has occurred in any of the repeaters. The message will be sent to the OMC
Center, as well as to a technician responsible for a specific site. Coiler OMC also
offers user and log management, as well as reporting functions. Access to Coiler
OMC can be controlled by two-level password protection.

Communication between the OMC and the repeaters is ensured via a short
messaging system (SMS) through a wireless modem, or locally through a RS-232
cable. The OMC system can remotely control up to 16,000 repeaters on a network.
Coiler's OMC software is compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000 or later.

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4. System Overview
This section provides an overview of main features of the Coiler OMC.

Repeater Monitor and Control: this function lets the user to monitor and
control the repeater’s main parameters. For details, please see the table below.

Alerts Message Management: this function allows the user to supervise alert
messages and send SMS messages to the maintainers.

User and Log Management: this function enables operators of the system to
check history of system logins.

Repeater Report: this function allows users to generate repeater and

maintenance reports.

Coiler’s OMC Remote Monitoring and Control Features

Item Coiler SB Series Coiler BR Series

OMC DC Power Alarm DC Power Alarm

Monitoring Gain Status Gain Status
PA Alarm
AGC Alarm
Temperature Alarm
OMC UL/DL Gain Setting UL/DL Gain Setting
Controlling DC Power On/Off DC Power On/Off
PA On/Off
AGC On/Off
Temperature Level Setting

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5. Hardware Requirements
Hardware required for installation and operation of Coiler’s OMC is as follows:

For Remote Control:

 PC Computer with Microsoft Windows 2000 or later installed

 Wireless GSM Modem Set (Including main unit, an antenna, power supply,
RS232 data cable, RS232/USB Cable). Coiler recommends Wavecom
FASTRACK modems. OPTIONALLY AVAILABLE FROM COILER.

 GSM active SIM Card with PIN deactivated activated.

For Local Control:

 Laptop PC Computer with Microsoft Windows 2000 or later installed

 RS232/USB Cable. OPTIONALLY AVAILABLE FROM COILER.

 GSM active SIM Card with PIN deactivated for each of the RCU units.

OPTIONALLY AVAILABLE FROM COILER

GSM Wireless Antenna Power RS232 Cable RS232/USB

Modem Supply Adaptor

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6. Overview of Installation

Install software on central computer

Install software on laptop computer(s)

Connect and set-up wireless modem on

the central computer

System setup on the central computer

System setup on laptop the computer(s)

Add repeater(s) on the central computer

Add repeater(s) on the laptop

Program the RCU

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7. Software Installation
1. Install the OMC software on the central computer.

 To start installation, run the setup.exe file and the setup wizard will guide
you through the whole installation process.

 In order to run the OMC software please go to: Start/All

Programs/Coiler/OMCv4.0/OMCv4.0.exe.

 The wizard will display “Failed Registration” window. Press the OK button
and you will be prompted to register. You will be asked to input a user ID,
Key and Serial number. Please follow the steps below as this is only a one
time procedure during installation:

1. Create your own user ID and input into the system.

2. Generate Key by pressing Generate Key button.

3. Open the text file named “Get Registration Key” file (enclosed with
the OMC software) and enter the user ID and Key in the lines
provided. Email this file to the system administrator at Coiler
Corporation at allenchou@coiler.com.tw.

4. Once the email has been received, the Serial will be emailed to
you.

5. Run the setup wizard again and input your user ID, Key and Serial
as indicated.

6. Click Register button to finish the registration process.

7. Finish the setup wizard as indicated.

2. Install the OMC software on the laptop computer(s).

 The laptop will be used for the local control and setup of the repeaters. To
start installation, run the setup.exe file and the setup wizard will guide you

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 through the whole installation process.

 In order to run the OMC software please go to: Start/All

Programs/Coiler/OMCv4.0/OMCv4.0.exe.

 The wizard will display “Failed Registration” window. Press the OK button
and you will be prompted to register. You will be asked to input a user ID,
Key and Serial number. Please follow the steps below as this is only a one
time procedure during installation:

1. Create your own user ID and input into the system.

2. Generate Key by pressing Generate Key button.

3. Open the text file named “Get Registration Key” file (enclosed with
the OMC software) and enter the user ID and Key in the lines
provided. Email this file to the system administrator at Coiler
Corporation at allenchou@coiler.com.tw.

4. Once the email has been received, the Serial will be emailed to
you.

5. Run the setup wizard again and input your user ID, Key and Serial
as indicated.

6. Click Register button to finish the registration process.

7. Finish the setup wizard as indicated.

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8. Installation and System Setup
1. Connect and Set-up Wireless Modem on the Central Computer

1. Connect Wireless Modem to the central computer as shown on

the below picture. Please note that you may be requested to install
RS232/USB Cable Driver. Make sure that all connections are
tightly fastened and power cord is plugged into the power source.

2. Insert active SIM card with PIN deactivated into Wireless Modem.

Connect to
Computer’s
USB Port

Connect to DC
Power Supply

2. System setup on the central computer.

Open the OMC program and type in the user ID (admin) and password (coiler).
(Please note that this user ID and password are not the same ones used in the
software setup of the OMC). Access passwords can be changed by going into the File
menu and selecting Modify Password.

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Main Screen legend:

1 System Menu Main control toolbar.

2 Tree File Stores Zone and Parent Zone details.

Displays repeater information once

3 Repeater Status Display
selected.

4 Repeater Icon Displays all repeaters on the network.

When OMC has sends and receives SMS

5 SMS Information Display
all information will be displayed here.

In the top toolbar select Management then System Management and finally System
Setting and you should come up to the screen shown below:

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The information below will help you fill in the fields for the System Setting screen:

Comm Mode Select Comm Port for local OMC (laptop

computer(s) for RCU programming

Select GSM Short Message for remote

OMC (central computer)

Comm Port Select Comm Port that matches with the

laptop / computer interface. Please
check hardware properties section of
your computer to determine which Comm
Port is being used.

SMSC Number Your SMSC number with country code

Center Number SIM number (with country code and +

sign) of SIM card in the center modem

Country Code Your local country code (no + sign)

Poll Time Choose your own polling time

Auto Polling Polling will commence once this field has

been activated

Once you have filled in the information click Save then click OK and click OK again
and then close the window.

On the main menu, press the Start Comm icon and there should be a message at the
bottom of the screen saying, “GSM Status: Ready.” If this message is not shown then
there is a problem with the RS232 or modem connection. Please try connecting the
cable and modem again so the message appears. Please also check if SIM card is
active and it does not have a PIN confirmation request active.

3. System setup on the laptop computer(s).

Repeat the previous step for the laptop computer(s). Please make sure the
information is the same as what was entered into the central computer system setup.
Please do not start communication by pressing the Start Comm icon at this point.

4. Add repeater on the central computer.

Before you can program any repeater on the system you must configure the system
and create a zone for the repeaters. This usually reflects the geographic placement of
the repeater(s) in the network.

In the top toolbar select Edit then New Zone. Input a new zone name in the Zone and
Parent Zone fields to reflect where you plan to place the repeaters. This function will

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help you organize all your repeaters in the network and you can also Modify and
Delete zones.

Select Edit and then click on New Repeater to install a new repeater. You will see the
following screen:

The information below will help you fill in the fields for the New Repeater screen:

Repeater ID: Please make sure not to duplicate the IDs.

Repeater Name: Choose a repeater name

Repeater Zone: Choose preferred zone

Repeater Type: Enter type and model

Mobile Number: SIM card number placed inside the RCU

Center Number: SIM number (with area code and +) of center modem

SMSC Number: Your SMSC number with area code

Critical Temp: Preferred critical temperature

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Polling: Done once a day after initial setup

Install Address: Insert address (optional)

Once you have completed the fields in the screen click OK. Please note that under
the Edit menu you can also Modify, Delete, Find and Import a repeater. There is also a
Repeater Type option under the Edit menu. Here you can change the settings of the
repeater type and its max gain value.

5. Add repeater on the laptop computer(s).

Repeat the previous set to setup the repeaters on the laptop(s). Please note that the
information must be the same as what was entered on the central computer.

6. Connect laptop to RCU (Programming the RCU).

I. Connect the OMC laptop to the RCU using the RS232/USB cable. You may
be requested to install RS232/USB cable drivers.

Please note that if you decide not to use Coiler’s USB/RS232 adapter there is
a risk that some other adapters not recommended by Coiler will not work with
the OMC installed in your laptop.

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II. On the main menu, press the Start Comm icon and there should be a
message at the bottom of the screen saying, “Port: Status: Ready.” If this
message is not shown then there is a problem with the RS232 connection.
Please try connecting the cable again so the message appears. If everything
is ok you will also hear a loud beep coming from the repeater.

III. Next, you will have to set the repeater parameters. Select Management then
Repeater Control and finally Control Setting. Please see the following
diagrams:

1. Select Set New Repeater ID, insert repeater ID and press Send.

2. You will hear a “bit” tone. Go to the Messages section on the main

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 screen and you should see Send and Receive messages.

3. Repeat steps one and two for all the parameters in the Controller
Parameter Setting. You should see Send and Receive messages each
time you set a setting.

To get repeater status please do the following:

1. Select Management then Repeater Control and then

Repeater Controlling

2. In the Command field, select Get Repeater Status

3. In the Type field select BOTH

4. Click Send then OK

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IV. To set GAIN please do the following:

1. In the Command field, select Set Gain

2. In the Type field, select BOTH

3. Set Attenuation Gain Up and Attenuation Gain Down to achieve, for

example 60 dB real gain

4. Click Send and then Ok

V. To Set Power please do the following:

1. In the Command field, select Set Power

2. In the Type field, select BOTH

3. In the Power Status field, select ON

4. Click Send then Ok

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VI. Confirm the settings in the main screen

VII. Prepare a field test by making a call on a mobile/cell phone to make sure everything
is in order.

VIII.Disconnect the RS232 cable.

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9. System Maintenance
A. Transmission Settings
In the main tool bar select
Management then System
Management then click on the
System Setting icon and finally click
on the Transmission tab.

If you want to transfer the information

of the device into other servers
through the SNMP, you have to setup
an IP address in the SNMP block.

B. Users

In the main tool bar select

Management then System
Management then under the
Permission folder click on the Users
icon. You can manage the users of this
system in this window.

With a right click of your mouse, a

small window with a popup window is
shown (as shown in diagram). You can
increase, modify or delete users in this
field.

When a user ID is created, a user

name will be required.

When choosing a user name please

make sure that the username has not
been chosen already.

The password must use numbers or

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English letters and you will be required
to input the password twice to confirm
the user password.

Input the User’s mobile and telephone

number. These numbers may not be
updated.

Finally select the User’s role.

C. Maintainer Information:
In the main tool bar select
Management then System
Management then under the
Permission folder click on the
Maintainers icon. You can increase,
revise or delete the maintainer’s
information here.

With a right click of your mouse, a

small window with a popup window is
shown (as shown in diagram). You can
increase, modify or delete maintainers
in this field.

You can assign a maintainer for any

repeater in your network. When adding
a new maintainer the following
diagram will appear so you must enter
a Maintainer Name.

Next enter the mobile number of the

maintainer so the system can send an
SMS when there is a problem with a
repeater.

You can also enter a telephone

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number to provide another way to
contact the maintainer.

D. Log Information:

In the main tool bar select

Management then System
Management then under the
Permission you will find the Log
information.

When you click on the System

Log icon you can see all user
records and you can revise
system information.

When you click on the SMS Log

you can see all transactions of the
SMS details.

If you right click in any of the

above fields, you can Find certain
records that you need by
assigning filtering conditions. For
example, you can choose the
records you want by given a
specific timing or period.

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 E. Alert Information:
In the main tool bar select
Management then System
Management then under the
Permission you will find the Alert
information.

Under Alert Settings you can program

the priority of alerts.

001. Pre-Alert : When the repeater

does not respond to the short
message immediately, it will trigger
this alert.

002. Power Alert : When the DC

power unit has failed, it will trigger this
alert.

003. PA Alert : When the PA module

has failed, it will trigger this alert.

004. Controller Alert : When modem

cannot send or receive the short
message, it will trigger this alert.

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005. Response Alert : When a
repeater does not respond to the short
message for three times or more
times, it will trigger this alert.

006. Door Alert : When the repeater’s

door is open, it will trigger this alert.

You can change the name of the alerts

and their priorities by right clicking on
the alert that you want to change.

The repeater icons on the may page

will display different colors that refer to
the different alert levels. Please see
below for legend.

Alert Level Color

1
(Green)

2
(Orange)

3
(Red)

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 F. Database Information:

In the main tool bar select

Management then System
Management then under the
Permission you will find the Database
information.

If you click the Backup button, you can

save all information of OMC to the
database.
If you click the Restore button, you can
restore your OMC database to re-start
your OMC system.

When you click the Cleanup button,

you can clean up all of your database
items.

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10. Repeater Control
A. Repeater Controlling:
Select the Repeater you want to
control. Then in the main tool bar
select Management then Repeater
Control then the Repeater
Controlling tab.

Choose the Command and the link

Type you want to control and then you
can change any of the fields in the tab.

You can adjust the gain attenuation

value. (Scope: 0~31dB)

You can switch the PA, AGC as well

as the Power ON/OFF.

The turbo key was designed to turn

ON/OFF the AGC.

Please note：
Turbo Key OFF：AGC ON
Turbo Key ON ：AGC OFF

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 B. Controller Setting:

In the Controller Setting Tab you can

perform a hardware interior security
testing by clicking on the Self Test
button.

The Reboot button will reboot the

modem.

The Load Default button will restore

hardware on all parameters to their
original values.

In the Controller Parameter Setting

fields you can revise any of the
parameters listed according to your
specific settings.

C. ：
Send Short Message：

To send an SMS through the system

select Management then Repeater
Control and finally Send Short
Message. This function is normally
used to test the system.

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11. Reports
Simply click on the Report
drop down menu and choose
one of the reporting functions.
They will show you all the
information of the installed
repeaters in your system.

When you click on the

Repeater List you can choose
your report by zone or simply
choose the All option to select
all repeaters.

Please see diagram to the

right for report example.

By clicking on the
Maintainer’s List, you can
view all of the maintainers’
information as shown to the
right.

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By clicking on the Alert List,
you can view the Alert
Message Report. You can
assign filtering conditions for
the alert messages you would
like to see.

The Alert Message Report can

be seen to the right.

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12. Help
For simple instructions on how to operate
this software, please refer to the Help
drop down menu.

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13. About
Shows all the authorized information of
this software.

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