Terra User Manual
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020-102838-10 Rev. 1 (05-2020)
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Good Practices
Here are some tips to help you quickly install and configure the system.
Identify the Addresses of each Unit
To help identify all the hardware during setup, it is helpful to easily view the MAC address and IP
address of each device. Use an easily-removal sticker or tape for this purpose.
Use Terra Manager to export a list of devices to print the addresses for all discovered devices. Refer to
Devices Setup Subpage: Saving a List of Devices
, page
Two addresses are used per device; each device has two MAC addresses. One address
(even number) is used by the 10G and 1G Ethernet ports together, and the second
address (odd number) is used for USB management.
An extra MAC address sticker has been supplied in a small plastic bag in the Terra
Transmitter and Receiver boxes.
This sticker can be placed on the front or rear of the unit to aid in system device
identification.
MAC Address
Each Transceiver and Receiver device has a MAC address. By default, every device uses its MAC
address as the default Host Name. The MAC address is used as the ‘device id’ and used by the API to
send and retrieve data from a particular device.
Genlock Wall Mode
This mode requires the same frame rate for the source (Transmitter) and the output display
(Receiver). When there is a mismatch in frame rate, the Transmitter frame rate will be applied to the
Receiver, potentially causing issues with the image display.
