Autocue US 10-11-01 WinCuePro News AvStar Interface - Manual (Page 22)

WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
VERSION 1.30 22  QTV 2001
WinCuePro AvStar Interface
In this chapter you will learn how to setup the WinCue prompter to operate with the AvStar
newsroom computer system and also how to configure the AvStar system to work with the
WinCue interface.
3 AvStar
3.1 AvStar Server Setup
After WinCue hardware and software installation, it will be necessary to configure rxnet resources on the
news servers, create users for prompting on the news system, and also necessary to setup the WinCue
software for AvStar operation.
3.1.1 RXNET Configuration
WinCue Prompters use rxnet resources to access an AvStar System. In certain circumstances
they use multiple rxnet resources. Consequently, it’s wise to configure many of them, more if the
system is going to have multiple prompters, even more if the system is also going to be receiving
data from other systems. Some AvStar installers configure 20 rxnets on any new install or
upgrade. Figure one rxnet per show plus two extras (plus rxnets for other systems).
You can use the fgrep command to pull the lines containing rxnet out of the main configuration
file. The following example shows a system with 4 general rxnets available for other systems to
hookup with for story transfer and 6 dedicated rxnets reserved for the WinCue prompter.
BUBB_A: fgrep rxnet /site/config
special 101 0 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 102 0 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 103 0 rxnet - - ; rxnet
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