First time quick configuration with encore – Grass Valley Soft Panels v.3.1 User Manual
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First Time Quick Configuration with Encore
First Time Quick Configuration with Encore
You can use the following procedure to quickly get a GUI panel up and
running after Soft Panels has been installed and licensed. Configuration
details are presented later in this manual.
1.
Launch the application by double-clicking on the Soft Panels icon and
click
OK
to the password prompt.
This will display the Soft Panels Console and, when the application is
first run, a virtual version of an XY panel. The panel will not be opera-
tional and none of the buttons will tally (
).
Figure 12. Initial Soft Panels Console and XY Panel
2.
Select the desired
Panel Type
(48B, BPS, etc.).
3.
Enter a
Panel Name
.
4.
Enter the
Primary IP Address
of the SCB running the Master Panel Server
application.
5.
If you have redundant SCBs, enter the
Secondary IP Address
of the SCB
running the Mirror Panel Server application.
6.
Click
Apply Config
to save the configuration.
7.
Click on
Connect to Server
. The Panel and Server lights will flash and a line
will connect them when communications has been established.
8.
The Soft Panel will now be operational, such that Sources can be routed
to Destinations and the buttons will tally. The default configuration for
that panel type will be used (
Figure 13. Operational Soft Panel XY Panel