Axia xSelector, Installation & User Manual

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IP Settings
• Host Name:
This field is auto-populated when you assign an ID from the front panel, but you may custom-
ize this field if you desire to specify the name this xSelector will present to the Livewire network. Enter up
to 12 characters using only letters, numbers, or hyphens (no spaces or special characters).
• Net1 Network Address: The IP Address of the device as it was configured either by an automated process
or by a manual process. The address can be changed here, but once you apply the changes, you will lose
connection and will need to connect to the device with the new IP address you just assigned.
• Net2 Network address: The second Network address field permits defining a different interface for the
purpose of an administration interface. The default value of 0.0.0.0 defines the second interface to not be a
management port but a failover port. As a failover port, either of the two network interfaces of the xSelec-
tor will take the IP address defined in Net1. Only one will be active at a time. If an IP address is defined, the
IP address should be a different network from the first. The Netmask setting should support the two ports as
two different network links.
NOTE: A netmask is a filter to which helps to define the subnetwork. This is a topic covered in network-
ing material widely available. For simplicity, a value of 255.0.0.0 is a wide open filter and a value of
255.255.255.254 is a very narrow filter. If you are not familiar with how subnetting works, please refer to
your network administrator. A value of 255.255.255.0 is usually suitable for most cases.
• Gateway: The gateway is a device that handles requests and responses from devices that are in different
subnets. A gateway is needed when dealing with more than a single subnet. If you are creating a Livewire
network on a dedicated local area network (LAN), then the value of the gateway can likely be ignored. If
you’re not familiar with the function of gateways, please ask your network administrator.
• Livewire Enabled Ports: This drop-down is an additional configuration for defining a non-AoIP manage-
ment port. The default setting supports the redundant-port failover function.
• NTP Server: Specify the address of the network NTP server if using NTP as the network synchronization
source. This mode of sync is only good for Standard streams, and is used for unique applications.
• System Location:
Define system location for SNMP.
• System Contact: Define system contact for SNMP.
• SNMPv 1/2c community name: Define the community for SNMP.
• Syslog server: Enter the IP address of the computer which is running your syslog server application, if you
have one.
• Syslog severity level filter: The 8 standard syslog levels are available for selection.