Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.1.3 - Manual (Page 55)

UniConfig Configuration Application • User’s Guide 43
7. Managing Control Cards on a Network
Communicating with a Control Card on a Network
b For the first control card being added, enter the ‘IP Address’ and ‘Name’ in the fields pro-
vided and click
OK
. See IP Addresses on page 39 for a list of recommended IP addresses.
Or
Click Search/Refresh to list all control cards currently in UniConfig and their IP addresses in
the ‘IP Address’ column. Double-click on an IP address to have the address appear in the
‘IP Address’ field.
The added control card name and IP address appear in the ‘Control Cards’ pane. To display
all control cards currently added to the network without looking at the ‘Control Cards’ pane,
c Repeat step a and step b until all control cards on all routers on the network display in the
‘Control Cards’ pane.
6 To close the ‘Control Card Configuration’ dialog box, click
X
in the upper, right-hand corner.
Communicating with a Control Card on a Network
Once a router’s control card(s) have been added to a network, you can communicate with the con-
trol cards through any workstation on the network.
The router should currently exist on a network. (See Adding a Control Card to a Network on page
41.) However, at any time, communication between the router and UniConfig can be initiated by
using the temporary serial connection on the control card(s). (See
Launching UniConfig on page 9.)
How to Communicate with a Device on the Network
1 Launch UniConfig. (See Launching UniConfig on page 9.)
2 Open the ‘Control Cards’ pane. (See Control Cards Pane on page 7.) The ‘Control Card’ pane
appears, as shown in Figure 7-1.
3 Select a control card. (See Selecting a Control Card on page 10.)
4 On the ‘Control Cards’ pane, select the control card you want to communicate with.
5 Click
Read All
. The ‘Configuration’ window populates with the current router configuration and
serial and Ethernet settings and initiates communication with the selected control card.
Viewing Control Cards on a Network
Control cards currently residing on a network can be viewed at any time. The router should cur-
rently exist on a network. (See
Adding a Control Card to a Network on page 41.)
How to View Control Cards on a Network
1 Launch UniConfig. (See Launching UniConfig on page 9.)
2 Open the ‘Control Cards’ pane. (See Control Cards Pane on page 7.) The ‘Control Card’ pane
appears listing all control cards currently on the network.