Netconfig method overview – Grass Valley 8900NET v.4.0.0 User Manual
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8900NET Instruction Manual
Using the 8900NET GUI
NetConfig Method Overview
To use this method, your 8900NET module must be running software
version 3.2.0 or later and you must have the NetConfig Networking Appli-
cation option running on a networked PC on the same subnet as the frame
with the 8900NET module. 8900 media modules that can be updated with
NetConfig are listed on the Customer Service web site.
At least two files are required for updating software with NetConfig, the
.fld and the .sw2 for the module being updated (more than one .fld files
may be required). For acquiring software, refer to
.
To use NetConfig for software updating, follow the steps below:
1.
Locate the directory on your PC in which the NetConfig application has
been installed. The default location is C:\Program Files\Grass Valley
Group\NetConfig.
If this is not where NetConfig was installed, right-click on the Net-
Config desktop shortcut on your PC and select
Properties
, click on the
Shortcut
tab and note the location of the installation in the
Start In
field.
2.
Copy the .sw2 file for the module update into the main NetConfig
directory.
3.
Create a subdirectory named
modular
(if one does not already exist) in
the main NetConfig directory.
4.
Copy the .fld file for the update into this modular subdirectory in the
NetConfig directory.
5.
Open NetConfig and click on the
Load SW
icon on the top toolbar
(shown at left).
6.
The NetConfig Update Devices window will open. Available software
updates will be listed. How they appear will depend on the version of
NetConfig you have installed. NetConfig version 2.0.6 is shown in
. In this version there may be two directories,
modular
and
Misc
.
7.
Open the
modular
directory.
Note
These device types and versions represent the .sw2 and .fld files loaded in the
NetConfig main directory and the modular subdirectory. These files must be
present on the PC running NetConfig for them to appear in the Device Type
list.