Grass Valley K2 Media Client System Guide v.3.3 - Manual (Page 86)

86 K2 Media Client System Guide June 9, 2009
Chapter 3 System connections and configuration
While not preferred, you can also use the HotBin service if the source directory is on
another system. The following table lists the requirements for accessing a source
directory located on various operating systems.
HotBin imports are serialized. For example, if fourteen items are already queued up
from ordinary transfers, and you drop a clip into the HotBin, the HotBin clip will get
If your source
directory is on: ... and the source directory is on a shared folder on a mapped drive, you need:
Another Windows
system • Administrator privileges for the K2 system
• A user account with log-in service rights for your system
Macintosh
operating system • Privileges as listed above.
• The identical user name and password on both systems. (For example, if you
have a Macintosh user named Jane, you would need to have a user named
Jane on your Windows system with the same password. From the Windows
Control Panel, select
administrator tools | local security policy | user
rights assignment | log on as service and click Add new user .)
K2 client (stand-alone)
K2 client (shared storage)
1
On the K2 client,
make the
source directory
a shared folder.
2
Source
directory
Destination bin
Mapped
drive
On your system,
map a drive
to the shared folder.
3
Transfer media files
from your system to the shared folder
on the mapped drive.
4
The HotBin service
automatically
imports files to the
destination bin
on the K2 client.
1 2 3
Transfer media files
from your system to the shared folder
on the mapped drive.
4
The HotBin service
automatically
imports files to the
destination bin
on the K2 System.
Source directory
Destination bin
Using the HotBin service with a K2 client (Stand-alone)
Using the HotBin service with a K2 SAN
On the K2 Media Server,
make the
source directory
a shared folder.
On your system,
map a drive
to the shared folder.
K2 Media Server
Mapped
drive