Grass Valley Xnews Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 21)

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Installing and integrating Xnews into your NCS System
Starting Xnews for the first time
When you initially launch Xnews (see page 3-2 and page 3-3 ), a red bar will display to
indicate that you are not connected to an Xmedia Server. As a client application, Xnews
must be connected to the Xmedia Server. Since you have only just installed Xnews, you
have not yet had the opportunity to connect it to the server.
When the message displays:
1.
In Xnews, right-click on the Drag bar (see page 3-20 ) and select the C HANGE S ETTINGS
command.
The S
ETTINGS window appears (figure 2-2 ).
Figure 2-2. Specify the Xmedia Server’s IP address and Port in the Settings window
2. In the Xmedia Server H OSTNAME /IP A DDRESS field, enter the IP address of the machine
hosting the Xmedia Server.
3. Unless the port number was changed when the Xmedia Server was installed, the
default in the Xmedia Server P
ORT field will be correct (14050). If it was changed, enter
the new number.
4. Click OK. For changes to take effect, close Xnews and then re-launch.
If the connection to the Xmedia Server is not established, consult your system
administrator. The problem could be due to one of the following:
• The IP address or port was entered incorrectly.
• The machine hosting the Xmedia Server is down.
• The Xmedia Server is not running on the host machine.
• The machine is not connected to the network.