Grass Valley iControlEdge v.1.20 Installation User Manual
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Managing the iControl Edge Configuration Files
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40 bytes from 10.10.120.50: icmp_seq=2 ttl=99 time=6.57 ms
40 bytes from 10.10.120.50: icmp_seq=3 ttl=99 time=3.10 ms
3. Repeat the previous step for every network device in your iControl Edge system (e.g. other GC-100
network adapters at this location, an Allégro system if one was installed at this location, other
Application Servers if applicable).
4. Type
exit
, and then press Enter to close the PuTTY command line window.
Step 8: Managing the iControl Edge Configuration Files
Two or more configuration spreadsheets are used to specify the network, audio channel, video channel and
associated information for your iControl Edge network. The first spreadsheet,
Locations.xls
, is used
to specify the physical locations (i.e. head ends) in your network. Each physical location corresponds to a
separate spreadsheet containing multiple signal IDs that map to actual monitored channels. The signals, in
turn, correspond to multiple signal paths that map to the physical path of the signal among different
devices. In addition, you may need to create configuration files to define the commands that will be used
by the Global Caché GC-100 Network Adapter to control your set-top boxes. A separate configuration file is
needed for each specific set-top box model.
Creating Configuration files for the Global Caché GC-100 Network Adapter
Each Global Caché GC-100 Network Adapter that shipped with your system can control up to six different
set-top boxes. Depending on the set-top box model, the set of supported IR signals may vary and follow
different standards.
Your iControl Edge system includes a set of predefined configuration files for the following set-top box
models:
•
If the ping command is successful, stop the ping by pressing Ctrl+C.
•
If you see the message “
Destination Host Unreachable
”, stop the ping by pressing
Ctrl+C, and then verify that the device is powered up, properly cabled, and that its IP address
is correctly configured.
•
For a GC-100 Network Adapter, type:
ping -s 32 AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD
•
For any other device, type:
ping AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD
(without the “
-s 32
” option)