Grass Valley Acappella v.3.2.4 - Manual (Page 60)

60 Acappella — Instruction Manual
Section 4 — Software and Configuration
NetConfig Manual
A NetConfig manual .pdf file is installed onto the PC along with the Net-
Config application. The manual is located in a Documentation subdirectory
in the NetConfig directory.
Setting IP Addresses
In most cases, Acappella IPs need to be changed to match your facility’s
network requirements. Acappella system default IP addresses must be
changed, especially when the system has more than one Acappella router
and/or more than one Remote Panel, since the same device types ship with
the same IP addresses (see
Default System IP Addresses on page 54 ).
CAUTION Encore and Prelude control systems employ consecutive IP addresses for
redundant matrix controller operation. Even though Acappella frames do not
support matrix controller redundancy, if they reside on an Encore or Prelude
network, the next higher IP address must reserved and cannot be assigned
to another device on the network. Serious system communications problems
can occur if this next higher Acappella frame IP address is used on an Encore
or Prelude network.
Resolving duplicate IP addresses is easily accomplished with NetConfig. If
a device is installed on the network with the same IP address as another
device, when the new device is discovered a warning message will be dis-
played. The IP View will also show the two devices with the same address
with an IP symbol as shown in
Figure 13 . This can occur if new devices
with factory default IP addresses are installed on the network.