Grass Valley M-Series iVDR User Manual v.2.0.10 - Manual (Page 49)

20 April 2005 M-Series User Manual 49
100BaseT Configuration: iVDR and Profile XP streaming
CAUTION: The M-Series is not a general purpose Windows
workstation. The Windows configuration on the iVDR has been
specifically set for use as a real time device. The M-Series iVDR is
configured for automatic logon allowing unattended booting. To avoid
partial or total system failure, do not modify any operating system
settings unless approved by Grass Valley, including but not limited to
the following:
— Do not use the User Manager
— Do not use the Disk Administrator
— Do not load any third party software
— Do not install any Windows updates other than “critical updates”
without contacting Grass Valley Product Support
3. In the Windows taskbar, select Start | Settings | Network and Dial-up Connections
and continue with standard Windows procedures to set up the static IP address for
the M-Series iVDR 100BaseT adapter.
After setting the iVDR static IP address, proceed to the next procedure, “Set up
iVDR hosts files” .
Set up iVDR hosts files
Name resolution for the 100BaseT adapter cannot be set to DNS or WINS. You must
set up a hosts file located in c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts on each iVDR. If you
include the names and addresses of all the iVDRs on the network, then you can copy
the same file onto all these machines instead of editing the hosts file on each machine.
On each iVDR, set up the hosts files as follows:
1. Open the following file using Notepad or some other text editor.
c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
2. Enter text in a single line for each machine, including the local machine. Entering
the name of the local machine allows you to copy and use the same file on all
iVDRs.
The text format is simple. First type the IP address, then use the TAB key or Space
bar to insert a few spaces. Now type the host name of each iVDR, for example
iVDR-1 and iVDR-2 .
Example:
192.168.99.11 iVDR-1
192.168.99.12 iVDR-2
192.168.99.13 iVDR-3
NOTE: By default, the iVDR host name is the same as the Windows computer
name. To determine the iVDR computer name, right-click My Computer on the
Windows desktop, then properties. Select the Network Identification tab and look
for the “Full computer name”.
3. Enter the host name of each Profile XP Media Platform followed by the characters
_le0 to specify network type as 100BT. Be sure to use the zero character, not the
letter ‘o’. This is only required for the Profile XP systems.
Example host file for one Profile XP Media Platform and three iVDRs on a 100BT
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