FleetBroadband LaunchPad 1.3.0 for PC is released
Posted on Mon, Jul 07, 2008
FleetBroadband LaunchPad 1.3.0
FleetBroadband LaunchPad 1.3.0 for PC is released and available for download now. Goto http://www.issi-us.net/MainNav/BGAN/Downloads.aspx to download now.
Recommendations for installation
Inmarsat advises that all customers install FleetBroadband (FB) LaunchPad 1.3.0 to take advantage of the features of this custom-designed interface to your FleetBroadband terminal.
Terminal firmware
This version of FB LaunchPad is for use with the following FleetBroadband terminals:
• JRC JUE-250.
• Thrane & Thrane SAILOR 250 and SAILOR 500 software version 1.05 or above.
Installing LaunchPad 1.3.0
You must have a PC running Windows XP before you can install FB LaunchPad 1.3.0.
Note: FB LaunchPad will be compatible with Windows Vista from end of 2008.
To install FB LaunchPad:
- Download the installer from http://www.issi-us.net/MainNav/BGAN/Downloads.aspx.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to download the installer to your desktop.
- Double-click on the LaunchPad installer.
- Follow the on-screen instructions. (If you have a version of FB LaunchPad already installed, select the Uninstall option when prompted.)
After installation, the FB LaunchPad icon is installed on your desktop. Double-click on the icon to open FB LaunchPad.
A number of guides to help you use FB LaunchPad are available for download from the Inmarsat web site. Go to www.inmarsat.com/support, click on FleetBroadband, then click on the required guide.
Using TCP Accelerator
TCP Accelerator is not included as part of FB LaunchPad. If you have not already installed TCP Accelerator, and you want to take advantage of the improved performance that TCP Accelerator provides over FleetBroadband, you must install it separately. To download TCP Accelerator, go to http://www.issi-us.net/MainNav/BGAN/Downloads.aspx, click on FleetBroadband, then click on TCP Accelerator and follow the on-screen instructions.
Fixed in this release
• This FB Launchpad 1.3.0 version supports Thrane & Thrane SAILOR 250 and SAILOR 500.