Pathway Pathport Manager 5 User Guide User Manual
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Pathway Connectivity
Pathport Manager 5 v1 Manual
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Overview .........................................................................................................................3
Installation, NIC Configuration and Start Up ....................................................................4
Log-in Screen..............................................................................................................4
Node Discovery...............................................................................................................5
Displaying Node and Port Properties...............................................................................6
Editing Base Node Properties......................................................................................7
Global Editing..............................................................................................................7
Editing Port Properties.................................................................................................8
Setting a Basic DMX Patch .............................................................................................9
Input Patch Assignment...............................................................................................9
Basic Output Patch Assignment ................................................................................10
Showfiles.......................................................................................................................11
Saving Showfiles .......................................................................................................11
Restoring Showfiles...................................................................................................12
Off-line Showfile Editing ............................................................................................13
Auto Backup and Restore..........................................................................................13
Firmware Upgrades.......................................................................................................14
Adding New Firmware Files.......................................................................................14
Advanced Configuration ................................................................................................15
Universe Editor..........................................................................................................15
Building from Existing Patches ..............................................................................16
Command Line Syntax ..........................................................................................16
Directly Editing a Patch..........................................................................................19
Assigning Custom Patches to Ports.......................................................................19
Exporting/Importing Custom Patches.....................................................................19
Advanced Node Properties........................................................................................21
Alternate ArtNet Mapping ......................................................................................21
E1.31 Version Selection ........................................................................................21
sACN Input Priority ................................................................................................21
Advanced Port Properties..........................................................................................22
Quick Patch Enable ...............................................................................................22
sACN Input Priority Level.......................................................................................22
sACN Input Priority Channel (Magic Channel) .......................................................23
Crossfade between Inputs .....................................................................................23
Signal Loss Behavior.............................................................................................23
Customizing Display Views........................................................................................24
Filter Searches ..........................................................................................................25
Error Log ...................................................................................................................25
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................26
Network Interfaces – Online yet Questionable...........................................................26
Old Firmware – Patch Failure and Unsupported Properties.......................................26
Virtual Console – Output Testing...............................................................................27
xDMX Monitor – Input Reporting ...............................................................................28
Display Node Communications..................................................................................29
Appendix A – Device Property Definitions .....................................................................30
Appendix B – Base Node and Port Property Definitions ................................................30
Appendix C – Network Interface Card (NIC) Configuration ...........................................33
Appendix D - Common IP Address Schemes ................................................................33