Grass Valley Aurora Browse v.6.5 Installation - Manual (Page 62)

62 Aurora Browse Installation and Configuration Guide November 1, 2008
Chapter 3 Configuring the system
Configure News MDIs
This page configures the Managed Device Interface (MDI) for the AuroraShare
system. MediaFrame depends on the News MDI to make News assets visible across
the system.
1. Locally on the DSM or MDI server, select Programs| Grass Valley | MediaFrame
Config . Select the MDI Configuration tab.
2. Enter the name of the MediaFrame server. Do not modify Port 9010. See “Ports and
services mapping” on page 36 .
3. Select a News MDI.
4. Port 9150 is required. See “Ports and services mapping” on page 36
5. Asset System Dwell Time — The time that the News MDI waits before it informs
the MediaFrame system that a clip has finished recording. Leave at 120 seconds.
6. Enter the machine that hosts the Aurora Edit database (the DSM).
7. Enter the machine that hosts the conform service (typically the Conform Server).If
Aurora Edit has not been installed, leave blank.
8. The V: drive must be mapped on the machine that hosts the News MDI. By
convention, the DSM hosts the News MDI.
The following settings enable transfers. You should add all available transfer targets,
as specified in
“Configuring transfer targets” on page 55 .
9. Under Transfer Servers, click Add .