Grass Valley SiteConfig v.2.1 - Manual (Page 49)

• Host name — This is the network name of the device. SiteConfig has a default naming convention
for host names which you can use or override with your own host names.
In most cases it is recommended that the Device name and Host name be the same. This avoids
confusion and aids troubleshooting.
The Device name can serve as a placeholder as a system is planned and implemented. During the
install/commission process, when you reconcile a device's current and planned network interface
settings, the Host name as configured in the system description can be overwritten by the host name
on the actual device. However, the Device name configured in the system description is not affected.
Therefore it is recommended that in the early planned stages, you configure the Device name to be
the desired name for the device, but do not yet configure the Host name. Then, after you have applied
network interface settings, you can change the Host name to be the same as the Device name. This
changes the host name on the actual device so that then all names are in sync.
SiteConfig does not allow duplicate device names or host names.
Items in the tree view are automatically sorted alphabetically, so if you change a name the item
might sort to a different position.
Modifying a device name
1. In the Network Configuration | Devices tree view, right-click a device and select Rename .
2. Type in the new name.
Note that this does not change the hostname on the physical device. If you want the hostname
to match the device name, you must also modify the hostname.
Modifying a host name
1. In the Network Configuration | Devices | Device list view, right-click a device and select Edit .
The Edit Device dialog box opens.
2. In the Host Name field, modify the host name or do one of the following:
• Click the Set to Device Name button to set the hostname to match the device name
• Click Set to Default to allow SiteConfig to choose an auto-generated name
3. Set a domain name for the device if this applies to your system. This does not add the device to
the domain, it only specifies the fully qualified domain name for this device.
4. Click OK .
SiteConfig changes the hostname on the physical device.
Making the host name the same as the device name
1. Verify that the current device name, as displayed in the SiteConfig tree view, is the same as your
desired host name.
2. In the Network Configuration | Devices | Device list view, right-click the device and select Edit .
The Edit Device dialog box opens.
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