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Setting Up a PL8RDR (OnLogic)

Follow these steps to set up a new OnLogic computer for use with OPS-COM as a PL8RDR.

Part 1: Installing the OS

  1. Before powering it on, make sure the following are plugged into the computer:
    • monitor
    • keyboard
    • mouse
    • external hard drive containing OS image
    • USB flash drive containing Clonezilla
  2. Power on the computer. When the OnLogic logo displays on the screen, press Delete to enter the BIOS settings.
  3. Go to Boot Manager, and choose the option corresponding to the USB flash drive containing Clonezilla.
  4. Clonezilla will start. Whenever you're prompted to make a choice during the installation process, which option to choose has been documented below:
    • Start option: default; Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)
    • Choose language: default; en_US.UTF-8 English

    • Keyboard configuration: default; Keep
    • Start Clonezilla: default; Start_Clonezilla
    • Option: default; device-image
    • Device to be written to: default; local_dev
    • Partition where image is located: choose option corresponding to external hard drive; ... 930.4G...
    • Image directory: Clonezilla    Jul_22
    • Image directory: confirm current folder contains image; press Tab; <Done>
    • Mode: default; Beginner
    • Option: choose restoredisk
    • Image file: default (should be only one option); 2024-06-10-21-img
    • Partition to be written to: default (should be only one option); ... 64.0GB...
    • Extra parameters: choose -scr  No, skip checking the image before restoration
    • Action to perform when finished: choose -p poweroff

Part 2: Setting Up the SIM Card

  1. Go to the portal.
  2. Copy the settings of a working SIM card from another client's setup.
  3. Put the SIM card into the PL8RDR.