Grass Valley K2 Media Client System Guide Oct.10 2006 User Manual
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K2 Media Client System Guide
September 7, 2006
Chapter 3 System connections and configuration
following name:
FTP Team
This is GigE ports 2 and 4 on the rear panel. Refer to
on internal storage models” on page 58
for more information about teaming.
6. If prompted, shutdown and restart Windows.
7. If you are going to FTP/stream video between K2 systems, proceed to
; otherwise, the K2 system is ready for standard data
networking tasks.
Configure Windows network settings for K2 Media Clients with shared storage
The only network configuration that you must do on an external (shared) storage K2
Media Client is for the control connection. Once the control connection is configured,
you use it to connect to the K2 Media Client from the control point PC and then use
the K2 System Configuration application to do the remainder of the network
configuration.
The K2 Media Client ships from the factory DHCP configured. If the control network
you are using with your K2 Storage System has DHCP/DNS and you are satisfied to
use the factory default K2 Media Client host name (which is the serial number), then
no local configuration of the control connection is required.
If the control connection needs to be configured, you must have Windows
administrator security privileges on the K2 Media Client.
To configure the control connection on the external storage K2 Media Client, do the
following:
1. Access the Windows desktop on the K2 system. You can do this locally with a
connected keyboard, mouse, and monitor or remotely via the Windows Remote
Desktop Connection.
2. Open the Network Connections dialog box:
• In the Windows Classic view, select
Start | Settings | Network Connections
• In the Windows XP view, select
Start | Control Panel | Network Connections
3. Continue with standard Windows procedures to configure the TCP/IP protocol
properties. You have the following options to set up the control network:
• You can set up the network using DHCP, DNS, WINS, or other standard
networking mechanisms.
• You can use host tables for name resolution. There are special name resolution
requirements for the FTP/streaming network, so if you decide to use host tables
for the control network, you should be aware of these requirements. Refer to the
“Streaming video between K2 systems” on page 53
and the K2 Storage System
Instruction Manual for a complete discussion of host tables.
4. Configure the control connection on the external storage K2 Media Client. In the
Network Connections window, it is the connection with the following name:
Control Team
This is GigE ports 1 and 3 on the rear panel.