High End Systems DL.2 - Manual (Page 212)

CHAPTER 16
Content Management Application (CMA)
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software. The messages contain information that allows the media servers to communicate with
each other, and the CMA to communicate with all the units on the network. This information
includes the IP Address, Fixture ID, and the media server software version. Fixtures derive their
IP addresses through a router or automatic IP assignment.
Fixture Identification
The Fixture ID is used in the control protocol to identify specific fixtures for sychronization
functions. For more information on Sychronization content playback, see Chapter 10: Graphic
Functions: Synchronizing Content on page 105.
NOTE: To ensure that sychronization works properly, each DL.2 fixture or
Axon media server should be assigned a unique fixture ID.
The Management Client Window
The CMA application’s Management Client Window uses a simplified Windows Explorer style user
interface with views of the content and configuration of all DL.2 and Axon servers connected to
the Ethernet network. You can access options for each view from the drop down menu at the
top of the Management Client Window or with a right-click in the right pane.
NOTE: You cannot drag folders or files between the left and right panes of
the CMA window.
A Status Bar at the bottom of the page, indicates the number of files or folders within a
selected folder in the left pane, as well as free space on the local computer harddrive and it’s IP
address.
Viewing Server Identification Information
Selecting the All Server view displays all the DL.2 and Axon servers on the fixture network. In
the following example, four servers have been identified on the network. The right pane
contains the following details in a table format.
• Server ID number defaults to 1, but can be configured in the CMA or in the DL.2 fixture’s
Menu system
• Server Name is a name you assign to a DL.2 fixture or Axon server
• IP Address is assigned to that unit by the router or Auto IP
• Software Version Number