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CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURATION
3.3 CONFIGURATION OF BOXILLA MANAGER
In a basic installation, you can configure Emerald via an Emerald receiver’s built-in OSD display. For larger installations, a Boxilla
Manager (BXAMGR) can manage a network of Emerald Receivers and Transmitters. The BXAMGR can manage 25 transmitters/
receivers by default. It can manage an unlimited number of Emerald transmitters/receivers when using an upgrade license.
A Boxilla user profile is protected by username and password to permit different users to access the same unit securely. It
maintains the central database that is distributed to all Receivers in the “domain” of the Boxilla (i.e. discovered and added to
manager) – called the “managed domain”. This distribution ensures that there is no single point of failure in the Emerald system –
each Receiver has a copy of the database. This enables each Receiver to continue operation – log users in, make connections as
required – even if the Boxilla goes off-line.
Using the intuitive Boxilla web-based interface, one or more administrators can manage potentially thousands of users who are
interacting with an almost unlimited number of devices. Boxilla operates as a self-contained compact server unit that can be
located anywhere within your network. Boxilla is supplied pre-loaded and is straightforward to deploy, requiring only a network
connection and a power input to begin operation.
The current version of Boxilla provides management of Black Box’s Emerald SE system. For more information on Boxilla, refer to
the Boxilla user manual.