Grass Valley Soft Panels v.3.1 - Manual (Page 23)

Soft Panels — Instruction Manual 23
First Time Quick Configuration with Prelude
You can edit a Soft Panel instance to give it a descriptive name, for example
XY-Edit1. If you change the name of an Soft Panel, you will need send the
newly named panel a panel configuration before it will be operational.
Configurations sent to a Soft panel from Prelude will replace the locally
stored configuration for that panel saved on the PC.
NetConfig Agent
The Prelude version of the Soft Panel application has a NetConfig agent,
which NetConfig uses to discover the Soft Panel device just like any other
device. This is designed to work even if the Soft Panel and NetConfig appli-
cations are running on the same PC. However, VPN services such as
“Check point securemote” must not be running on the PC for this to work.
1. Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
2. Uncheck the VPN protocol such as Chekpoint Securemote from the
NIC's property page.
3. Restart the Prelude Soft Panel.
Now clicking on the Connect to Matrices button will list the Soft Panel device
in the NetConfig application.
First Time Quick Configuration with Prelude
You can use the following procedure to quickly get a GUI panel up and
running on a Prelude system. Configuration details are presented later in
this manual.
Requirements
This procedure assumes:
• The Prelude system is installed and configured for normal operation,
which includes the creation of a router configuration file. For this
example the Prelude system has one matrix and at least one hardware
control panel.
• Soft Panels has been installed on the PC, and the PC is on the Prelude
network.
• Soft Panels has been licensed for use with Prelude on that PC.