Grass Valley SiteConfig v.2.1 - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
Chapter 1: Getting started with SiteConfig...............................................................................9
About SiteConfig.....................................................................................................................................10
SiteConfig features.................................................................................................................................10
About installing SiteConfig......................................................................................................................10
System requirements for SiteConfig control point PC.............................................................................11
Installing/upgrading SiteConfig...............................................................................................................11
Install prerequisite files on the SiteConfig PC.........................................................................................13
Opening SiteConfig.................................................................................................................................13
SiteConfig main window.........................................................................................................................13
Icons in SiteConfig..................................................................................................................................14
Terminology used in SiteConfig..............................................................................................................16
Taskflow checklist for using SiteConfig...................................................................................................18
Chapter 2: Working with network configuration....................................................................21
Working with sites and groups................................................................................................................22
About sites..........................................................................................................................................22
About site hierarchy.............................................................................................................................22
Network configuration hierarchy .........................................................................................................24
About system descriptions..................................................................................................................25
About saving system descriptions.......................................................................................................25
Creating a new system description.....................................................................................................26
Location of SiteConfig files..................................................................................................................30
Importing a system description...........................................................................................................30
Importing a K2 System Configuration file............................................................................................30
About SiteConfig and K2Config settings.............................................................................................31
About Control Panel, SiteConfig, and K2Config settings....................................................................32
About the Control Panel Service host and applications......................................................................33
Exporting (Save As) a system description..........................................................................................34
Merging system descriptions...............................................................................................................35
About groups.......................................................................................................................................35
Adding a group....................................................................................................................................35
Removing items from the system description.....................................................................................36
Working with networks............................................................................................................................36
About networks...................................................................................................................................36
Creating or modifying a network.........................................................................................................37
About hosts files and SiteConfig.........................................................................................................39
Viewing the hosts file..........................................................................................................................40
Generating host tables using SiteConfig.............................................................................................41
Working with devices..............................................................................................................................42
About SiteConfig support on managed devices..................................................................................42
About device phases...........................................................................................................................42
Third party devices in SiteConfig........................................................................................................43
Discovering devices with SiteConfig...................................................................................................44
Assigning discovered devices.............................................................................................................45
Adding a discovered device to the system description........................................................................46
Assigning the control point PC............................................................................................................47
Adding a device...................................................................................................................................47
About device and host names.............................................................................................................48
Modifying a device name.....................................................................................................................49
Modifying a host name........................................................................................................................49
Making the host name the same as the device name.........................................................................49
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