Grass Valley Media Conversion - Manual (Page 141)

Media Conversion Software Configuring TCP/IP Networks
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Configuring TCP/IP Networks
This section describes how to set up PCs running Microsoft Windows
operating systems for networking with Miranda Technologies Ltd.
Imagestores.
There are four components requiring correct setting up of networking.
• The Ethernet cabling
•
The Miranda Technologies Ltd. Imagestores
• The TCP/IP networking on the Windows PC
• The Miranda Technologies Ltd. software (MCS or MDS) running on
the PC.
The configuration of each of these areas is described separately.
Ethernet cabling
The PC communicates with the Imagestores over an Ethernet network.
Ethernet networks can be large and complex and the final configuration will
probably come down to personal preferences or corporate policy.
Imagestore units can operate with either 10Base2 (Thin Ethernet) or 10BaseT
(Twisted pair Ethernet). Imagestore IS2 and Playstore units can automatically
sense which connection is in use, while Imagestore IS1 and Imagestore
Upstream require factory reconfiguration to be switched to 10BaseT (the
default is 10Base2).
10Base2 networks have the advantage of requiring fewer active components.
No hubs are required and the coax cabling can make daisy-chaining multiple
units easy. However, a cable fault anywhere in the chain can cause the entire
network to fail. In addition, confusion can occur between 50 Ohm cabling,
tee-pieces and terminators required for 10Base2 and 75 Ohm ones used for
broadcast video.
10BaseT networks require additional multi-port hubs to join units together.
However, the cabling is usually cheaper than coax and individual units can be