Grass Valley M-Series iVDR User Manual v.2.0.10 - Manual (Page 46)

46 M-Series User Manual 20 April 2005
Chapter 1 Installing the M-Series iVDR
you can ignore this step and proceed to step c.
- Select the “Enter controller ID:” text entry control.
- Enter the controller ID of the iVDR, then select OK .
Make sure to enter a number between 1 and 255 that is unique to the iVDR.
c. Select OK in the Add Host dialog box.
5. Repeat step 4 for the remaining iVDRs.
6. In the Configuration dialog box, select OK to save settings.
Once the host names are added, the iVDR is ready for streaming operation. Refer
to
“Importing assets from another iVDR or Profile XP system” on page 260 , and
“Sending assets to another machine” on page 265 for procedures on transferring
media.
NOTE: If you have trouble, try using the ping utility in the Windows command
prompt using either the IP address or host name. Troubleshoot as needed. Also,
refer to the M-Series Service Manual for troubleshooting procedures.
Operating with both 100BT and 1GBT network connections
If you want to use both the 100BaseT and the 1GBaseT Ethernet connections, each
adapter can be set up as described in
“100BaseT Configuration: Data and streaming
between iVDRs” on page 38 and “1GBaseT Configuration: Data and streaming
between iVDRs” on page 42 . The low speed adapter and high speed adapter are
configured independently, and each must have its own unique IP address and network
setup.
Dual network adapters can create parallel network paths. Parallel network paths occur
when the iVDR is networked with other devices with dual network adapters, and those
devices are connected to the same 100BaseT and 1GBaseT networks.
The following describes how the iVDR handles parallel network paths:
• Video networking – When AppCenter request a streaming transfer, the iVDR will
automatically select the highest speed adapter, the 1GBaseT adapter, for streaming.
• Windows networking – If parallel paths exist between the iVDR and another
networked device, the 100BaseT adapter is used for standard windows networking
tasks, such as, file sharing and mapping network drives. This means if you are
using ‘Send to’ file or ‘Import from’ a file on a network drive, you will experience
transfer speeds typical for the 100BaseT network. However, you can reconfigure
the iVDR Windows network to use the 1GBaseT network adapter to connect to
network drives. Refer to the Windows documentation more information. Using the
1GBaseT network adapter will provide a faster connection to the mapped drive,
however, the extra network traffic could affect the bandwidth available for
streaming network transfers.