Autocue WinCue Pro News - Manual (Page 3)

WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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.
1 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
special 104 0 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 105 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; Wincue
special 106 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 107 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 108 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 109 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 110 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
A general rxnet has a zero in the third column. Dedicated Wincue rxnets will have the IP address of
the Wincue prompter entered in the third column. These dedicated rxnets are reserved and can only