Grass Valley K2 System Guide v.7.2 - Manual (Page 137)

07 April 2010 K2 System Guide 137
Discovering devices with SiteConfig
4. Click OK to save settings and close.
5. If you have a FTP/streaming network, repeat these steps but select the stand-alone
K2 client's other network interface and configure settings as follows.
6. Click OK to save settings and close.
7. Repeat this procedure for each of your stand-alone K2 client placeholder devices.
Discovering devices with SiteConfig
Prerequisites for this task are as follows:
• The Ethernet switch or switches that the support the control network are configured
and operational. If multiple switches, ISLs are connected and trunks configured.
• The control point PC is communicating on the control network.
• There are no routers between the control point PC and the devices to be discovered.
• Devices to be discovered are Windows operating system devices, with SiteConfig
support installed.
• Devices are cabled for control network connections.
Use Interface
Name/Aliases in
Host Files Unselected is required. Since not selected, the default behavior occurs, which
is to use the device host name in the hosts file.
Aliases Not allowed
DNS Suffix Allowed, if applicable to the network. The DNS suffix is added to the
interface name.
Setting... For FTP/streaming network interface
Network Streaming is required
IP Address The IP address for this interface on the network. Required.
Interface Name The device host name with the " _he0" suffix added is required. For example,
if the host name is K2prod01, then K2prod01_he0 is required here.
Set to Default Not recommended. Sets the interface name to SiteConfig default convention,
based on the root Site name and device-type.
Use Interface
Name/Aliases in
Host Files Selected is required
Aliases Not allowed
DNS Suffix Allowed, if applicable to the network. The DNS suffix is added to the
interface name.
Setting... For control network interface