AJA CION, Operation Manual

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Click a system name to switch the browser to that particular CION system.
NOTE: You must have a properly configured default gateway to see the CIONs. If the Default
Gateway (parameter 50.4) is not configured properly, other CIONs will not be listed.
Multiple CION units can be used in unison to produce recordings via the Gang Control
feature. This feature is only available via the web UI when CION units have IP addresses
configured under a common network and subnet mask and are connected via their LAN
connections to an ethernet switch or hub to a host computer. AJA recommends that all
CION units in a gang use the same firmware version.
Example: You have a CION “Master” a CION “Slave” both attached on a network where
their static IP addresses are 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3, both with a subnet mask value
of 255.255.255.0. They are connected to a host computer with IP address 192.168.0.1 and
subnet mask 255.255.255.0. The host computer uses a web browser, like Apple's Safari, to
access the “Master” CION by entering 192.168.0.2 in the URL field of the browser. The
CION “Master” unit web UI should appear. Locate the Gang Controls area in the user
interface.
Parameters for each available CION will appear in the Gang Controls area. These include:
• System – displays CION units that may be added to a gang
• Record Format – type of video format/frame rate each system is configured to record
• Free Storage – at-a-glance view of the capacity of the media in each unit
• Gang – units can be added or removed from the gang
• Master – allows the promotion of a CION unit to the controlling role
• Settings – allows for the configuration of clip names on the Master and Slave CION units
To add a CION to a gang, simply select the check box for the unit in the Gang column. As
a shortcut, if all available CION units are desired for a gang, select the All item below
Gang. If you want to clear units from a gang, deselect them or use the Clear option.
There can be only one Master in a gang; typically, the IP address for the CION unit you
entered and are viewing the web UI on is the one which should be promoted to the
controlling role. If the unit with the IP address that is currently being viewed via the web
UI is selected, a red capitalized MASTER text will appear on the webpage above the
columns.
A Master CION unit can send three items to the slave CION units within a gang; a record
start command, a stop command, and clip naming.
The Settings area is where the CION clip name for each unit is decided. By default, CION is
configured to use the standard clip naming conventions, not the custom clip naming
conventions. The first user selection is Use Custom Clip Name; if you want to use the
standard clip naming convention, leave this set to OFF, but if you want to create a custom
clip name, mouse click on the OFF to reveal a pulldown for OFF/ON selection then click
OK. If OFF was selected, the next parameter would be Clip Name, again, clicking on the
SC or Clip presented brings up the pulldown and the OK box. Clip Number must be
entered manually with a valid value for CION of 1 through 999 and then the enter/return
key must be hit. If the enter/return key is not entered after the selection, the value will
revert to whatever was previously shown.
Clicking on the value next to Clip Append and Alpha Append both bring up a pulldown
and an OK button. Take operates like the Clip Number, where a valid value of 1 to 999 can
be entered and the enter/return key needs to be hit for confirmation of the value. For
custom clip naming considerations, see
“19.1 Use Custom Clip Name” on page 55 .