Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 317)

Using iTX with a matrix router
2. Enter a new name for the service by changing the value for the Matrix Name key in the
appSettings section.
For example:
...
...
3. Save the configuration file.
Test the Router Bridge connection
When the Router Bridge starts for the first time, you should run the basic diagnostics test and
check that this happens successfully.
1.
In the Router Bridge window, select the Diagnostics tab.
2. Click Run Passive Diagnostics Report.
Copy crosspoint details to the System Database from the Router Bridge
For this procedure, the Router Bridge and Routing Data Service must be running; the system
routers must be operating under the control of their device drivers.
1.
Select the Router Bridge window.
2. Select the Matrix tab and check that the router details appear in the Sources, Destinations
and Levels lists.
3. Do the following to copy the router details to the System Database.
• Click Refresh the crosspoints Name and Alias from the G2 database. The system
displays a warning dialog.
When you are setting up the system for the first time, the warning has no relevance
since the information it refers to is not yet in the System Database.
• Click Yes to close the dialog and perform the operation.
4. Do the following to check the router details are in the System Database.
• Select the Routing Data Service window.
• Select the Matrix Details tab.
• Select the Router Bridge in the Matrix box, and view the Sources, Destinations and
Levels lists.
Perform test routes from the Router Bridge
The Router Bridge can perform test routes by using router details from either its memory or
from the System Database.
1.
Select the Router Bridge window.
2. Select the Test tab.
3. In the CrossPoint Source section, select Local. This sets up the Router Bridge to use the
router details it holds in its memory, with no reference to the System Database.
4. Do the following a number of times to perform some test routing.
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