Grass Valley Network Attached Storage System Serial ATA Network User Guide v.1.0.04 - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 3 Software Setup
50 Digital News Production
Setting Up Names and IPs
Setup includes the Names and IPs window. Access is after Setup by choosing
Network | Names and IPs . When setting up NewsShare NAS on an existing
network, change the values in this window to suit your network. When not
setting up NewsShare NAS on an existing network, use the default values set at
Thomson Grass Valley.
1. Review or change the domain name for the NewsShare NAS network. If
Domain Name Service (DNS) is going to be used, this entry is the Local
Domain Name on DNS. It cannot be changed in the DNS window. If
changing, use a maximum of 64 characters, which can be alphanumeric, and
underscore (_), or a period. The first character must be alpha. Blanks are not
accepted.
2. Review or change the gateway address . The gateway IP address links
NewsShare NAS to public networks. Use a gateway that is used by another
computer in the network. This address might be the address of your corporate
LAN.
NOTE: For information on using IP addresses in a network, see
“Basics of IP Addresses” on page 42.
3. You cannot change the netmask. This is the class (A, B, or C) of the public
IP addresses used by the appliance The netmask filters incoming messages,
determining which are accepted and which are rejected by the appliance.
(The preset netmask is 255.255.0.0.)
4. Enter the host name for each NewsShare NAS server node in the system.