Grass Valley SiteConfig v.2.1 - Manual (Page 44)

1. Add a placeholder device using the "Generic Device" type
2. Edit the host name of the placeholder device to match the actual host name of the device
3. Click the "Add Interface" button to specify an unmanaged network interface on the device. Select
the managed network and the actual IP address of the network interface.
4. Add any other network interfaces in the same manner
5. If you now view the host file generated by SiteConfig, you should now see the network interfaces
added providing the network(s) are not excluded from the host file and the connected networks
are not unmanaged networks (DNS\DHCP).
Discovering devices with SiteConfig
Prerequisites for this task are as follows:
• The Ethernet switch or switches that support the control network are configured and operational.
If multiple switches, ISLs are connected and trunks configured.
• The PC that hosts SiteConfig is communicating on the control network.
• There are no routers between the PC that hosts SiteConfig and the devices to be discovered.
• Devices to be discovered are Windows operating system devices, with SiteConfig support
installed.
• Devices are cabled for control network connections.
• If discovering a device with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system, the device must
have an IP address, either static or DHCP supplied.
1. Open SiteConfig.
2. In the toolbar, click the discover devices button.
The Discover Devices dialog box opens.
A list of discovered devices is displayed.
44 SiteConfig 2.1 User Manual 11 October 2011
Working with network configuration