Grass Valley NV9000 v.1.2 - Manual (Page 7)

Panel IP Configuration Utility • User’s Guide 7
Panel IP Configuration Utility
Operating Details
3 Configure the control panel.
To change the IP configuration, enter new values in the appropriate text boxes. In this example,
we changed the IP address to 192.168.1.59, while the net mask remains 255.255.255.0:
In the general case, click the appropriate check boxes to indicate which values will change, then
make the changes.
Finally, click the ‘Send Parameters’ button to commit these changes. The panel is now config-
ured to use the designated IP address.
If the configuration fails, some common causes are:
• The target IP address is not specified correctly.
• The control panel you wanted to change is using a different IP address.
• Either the PC or the control panel is using an incorrect subnet.
• The appropriate ‘Set’ check box was not selected.
If you want to verify, from the panel, that it was configured correctly, change the target IP field
to reflect the new IP address, once it has been changed, and then click ‘Get Parameters’. The
current values of the panel’s IP configuration will display.
Configuring a New IP Address for the Control System
The default value of the control system’s IP address is 255.255.255.255. This is a broadcast
address. When a control panel attempts to connect to a control system, it sends connection data-
grams to all hosts on the subnet (as specified by the broadcast address). If there is a control system
on the subnet, it acknowledges the connection request and begins communicating with the control
panel.
The default method works well under normal circumstances, but sometimes there are multiple con-
trol systems on the same subnet or the control system is on an entirely different subnet. In these two
situations, it might be necessary to configure the control panel to connect to specific control sys-
tem. In this case, if the control system is redundant, it will be necessary to use a virtual IP address
for the redundant pair and enter that virtual IP address in the ‘Controller’ IP address field.