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Device Setup Assistant also makes it much easier to install certain kinds of devices, such
as network devices and Xsan volumes, by simplifying the number of settings. Additionally,
Device Setup Assistant verifies all settings you make before allowing you to continue to
the next step. (Devices created with the Administration window are not verified until you
actually use them.)
The drawbacks of using Device Setup Assistant are that you do not have access to some
of the more esoteric settings and that you cannot configure several device types, such
as a Contentbase file system or an edit-in-place device that does not use an Xsan volume.
About Creating Devices Using the Administration Window
The Devices pane of the Administration window gives you access to many more device
settings than Device Setup Assistant. Most users, however, do not require these settings,
although they can be useful in some situations. The Administration window is the only
place that you can configure devices using the Contentbase file system or an edit-in-place
device that does not use an Xsan volume.
Although you can configure network devices with the Administration window, it is more
difficult with its variety of settings.
Adding a Device Using the Administration Window
You can manually add a device in the client’s Administration window. Adding a device
with the Administration window is a bit different from adding a device with System
Preferences:
• You must manually configure the device because there is no Device Setup Assistant
as with System Preferences.
• You do not directly add transcode settings to the device in the Devices pane. You
instead assign devices to the transcode settings in the Administration window’s
Transcode Settings pane. See
for more information.
• You do not directly add scan settings to the device in the Devices pane. You instead
must create the scan settings by using the Response and Schedule panes. See
for more information.
• You have many more options and settings. Manually configuring a device allows you
more flexibility.
• You are not able to easily add some device types, such as Xsan, NFS, or SMB/CIFS. These
are much easier to add with Device Setup Assistant.
• When you add a device using the Administration window, Final Cut Server does not
verify the settings until the first time you use it. Be sure to try any new devices you
create to ensure they work correctly. A good way to verify a device is to use the Search
Devices option. See
for more information.
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Chapter 5
Managing Devices