Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.2.1 - Manual (Page 29)

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Communication
Chapter 5 discusses how UniConfig communicates with routers.
Topics
Communicating with a Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Serial and Ethernet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Communications Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Reading and Writing Control Card Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Disabling an Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
UniConfig can communicate with any NVISION series router’s control card through its Ethernet
port. Depending on the router, it can also communicate either through a serial port located at
the rear of the router, or through a serial port located at the front of the control card.
 EC9535s are not routers but they do have (EM0374) control cards. For information on setting
up EC9535 communication, see
EC9535 on page 93.
 Use MRC, not UniConfig, to configure NV8500 family hybrid routers (which have EM0833
control cards).
Communicating with a Router
Communicating with the Router for the First Time
The first time you configure a router, it is likely not to have an IP address. You must use the
router’s serial connection with UniConfig to assign the router’s control card its IP address. If the
router has two control cards, you must assign an IP address to both. After you perform this
simple step, you can use the router’s Ethernet connection to perform configuration tasks.
Ethernet is generally preferable. You can access multiple routers, perhaps remotely, and you do
not have to make cable connections for each change. Ethernet is also faster when you are
uploading firmware to the router.
Note
If your router has two control cards, use UniConfig to configure each control card sepa-
rately and identically. Each of the control cards must have a unique IP address, however.