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NetConfig

NETWORKING CONFIGURATION APPLICATION

Instruction Manual

Software Version 2.0.12

071819003

AUGUST 2010

Summary of Contents for NetConfig

Page 1: ...NetConfig NETWORKING CONFIGURATION APPLICATION Instruction Manual Software Version 2 0 12 071819003 AUGUST 2010 ...

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Page 5: ...ce Status 21 Copy Function 22 Identifying A Device 22 Device Properties 22 Accessing Device Web Pages 23 Web Address URL Field 24 About NetConfig 24 Refresh Browser 24 Using The Facility View 25 Creating Inserting New Tree Branches in Facility View 25 Renaming Tree Branches in Facility View 26 Deleting Tree Branches or Devices in the Facility View 26 Placing Devices in the Facility View 26 Rearran...

Page 6: ...6 NetConfig Instruction Manual Contents Device Identification 38 Tool Bar Views 39 Views 39 NetConfig Plug Ins 40 Index 41 ...

Page 7: ...tion simple NetConfig discovers devices on the network and these devices can have their IP addresses configured remotely using the PC on which NetConfig has been installed NetConfig reports duplicate IP addresses which can be easily resolved NetConfig is used to install software to these devices NetConfig can be used to identify devices by blinking their LEDs or panel buttons NetConfig incorporate...

Page 8: ...itch Ethernet Switch NetConfig PC Via Uplink or Relay Agent all Control Panels are on the same Network and respond to NetConfig NetConfig sends Broadcast Discovery messages and sees devices that respond Router may or may not be configured with IP Helper to pass Broadcast messages Net Card in Modular Frame responds and relays Board statuses to NetConfig Control Panels are NOT seen by NetConfig unle...

Page 9: ...e to various devices over the network The same NetConfig application software is used by all the product lines but different kinds of device software will need to be loaded to different devices Identifying what type and version of software is available to NetConfig to load is accomplished using separate files included with each specific product line release These files provide NetConfig paths to t...

Page 10: ...s 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 or Windows 7 and above oper ating system to be logged in with Administrator level privileges for the local machine and have Internet Explorer version 5 5 or later installed Windows 7 Requirements If your PC is running Windows 7 opening the NetConfig application by clicking the shortcut may display an error message Health check pings dis abled which indicates the applicati...

Page 11: ...l need to be purchased for each NetConfig computer installa tion that will employ that plug in The licensing keys only apply to plug in functionality The NetConfig application itself can be installed onto any computer and its basic functionality will be fully operational NetConfig Versions If you already have NetConfig installed on your computer you can check its version information by clicking Ab...

Page 12: ...e documentation provided with that product for specific installation instructions 1 Insert the NetConfig CD ROM into the CD drive in your networked PC The setup application should autorun when inserted If not locate the Setup EXE file on the CD and double click on it to start the installation The Welcome screen is displayed Figure 2 Figure 2 Installation Welcome Screen 2 Click Next The License Agr...

Page 13: ...be allowed to choose a different location This prevents installing multiple versions of NetConfig on the same PC The screen displayed indicates the existing NetConfig application will be overwritten Figure 5 Figure 5 Installation Destination of Previous Installation Note If a newer version of NetConfig already exists at the installation destination a message will be displayed that prevents you fro...

Page 14: ...he Browse button to select another folder When finished select the Next button The Shortcut screen appears Figure 6 Figure 6 Install Shortcut Message 5 Choose whether or not you wish to install a NetConfig shortcut on the desktop and then select the Next button Figure 6 The Start screen appears The Start screen appears Figure 7 Figure 7 Installation Start Screen ...

Page 15: ...gure 8 Installation Progress Screen 7 Once installation is completed and successful a Finish screen will be displayed Figure 9 Figure 9 Installation Finish Screen 8 Press the Finish button to exit NetConfig Shortcut A shortcut to NetConfig will be automatically installed on the PC desktop if that option was chosen The NetConfig shortcut icon is illustrated at left ...

Page 16: ...which has the default gateway assigned to it If the devices you are expecting to see are on the LAN attached to another NIC then you must make that NIC the primary NIC for the PC so that it s gateway address is used as the default gateway for the PC If you have two or more NICs use one of the following two methods to assign the default gateway Setting Default Gateway Method 1 Adapters and Bindings...

Page 17: ... you don t want to broadcast on and select Disable The other connection is now the one enabled and it becomes the default gateway 3 Now enable the other connection The default gateway will remain on the correct connection Using NetConfig You can launch NetConfig a number of ways but you ll find it on the Start menu under Grass Valley Group or an icon will be placed on the desktop during installati...

Page 18: ...k and the three View buttons determine how the devices are shown on the screen When devices are detected and a view is selected the left side of the screen displays the logical tree of the devices on the network the PC is connected to via the Default Gateway assigned to the PC The right portion of the screen is the web browser view When you click a device in the IP or Device views or a Facility vi...

Page 19: ...device have been added press the Discover toolbar button Network Views Three different network views IP Device and Facility are available with NetConfig Any one or all of the views can be enabled by selecting that view button in the toolbar at the top of the NetConfig window Figure 12 on page 18 When selected the views will appear in the left window These views can be expanded or collapsed by clic...

Page 20: ...lect the Device View button or the Device View selection in the View pulldown menu The Device view does not display the IP addresses of the devices Figure 15 Device View List The Facility View enables you to create custom hierarchical tree structures representing the location of various devices in the facility where NetConfig is being used Select the Facility View button or the Facility View selec...

Page 21: ...devices indicate functional or communi cation problems either at that level in the hierarchy or a sublevel thereof Gray icons indicate devices with unknown statuses In the example shown in Figure 16 a device in the Bay 2 8900 Frame has a problem which is reflected in the top frame level Expanding the frame will show the point of failure Also in the figure Fred s Acappella frame is not communicatin...

Page 22: ...e devices reside in the same equipment rack and at large facilities where devices may reside at different locations Device Properties Right clicking on any device in a view will also allow you to select Properties from the context menu to bring up a Device Properties screen similar to the one for an 8960ENC modular module shown in Figure 17 Information for the device such as its location IP Addres...

Page 23: ... page of a device click the desired device under the IP View Device View or the Facility View The right side of the main screen will display the web page for the device Figure 18 Product Web Access Configuration The default NetConfig web page Figure 12 on page 18 will appear in the Browser view of the main screen if you click The root the PCs name or IP number in the Tree View The roots of the log...

Page 24: ...ess field in the toolbar Figure 20 to navigate to other web links Figure 20 Web Address URL Field This address bar will automatically refresh to show the current link being displayed in the Browser View of the main screen You can type or choose the link you want then press Enter to go to the link About NetConfig Use this command or it s toolbar equivalent to learn the version of Net Config that yo...

Page 25: ...mpany called NBC then you could create a logical structure under Facility View like the one in Figure 21 Figure 21 Facility View Example Creating Inserting New Tree Branches in Facility View To insert add a tree branch to the Facility View select the branch or cate gory under which the new branch is to be inserted and right click On the context menu that appears Figure 22 choose Insert A new branc...

Page 26: ... branch in the Facility View select and drag the devices from the IP View or Device View and drop them on the branch in the Facility View below which they are to be placed Only devices can be dragged and dropped into the Facility View The drag and drop operation makes a copy of the dragged device s under the selected branch The device s is are not deleted from the previous location Note to drag an...

Page 27: ...g link properties for the branch Once a link has been set for a branch the link will open in the web browser of the main screen when the associated branch is selected Note Users can associate links only with branches not with Grass Valley devices in the Facility View This feature can be used to enter user defined branches for non Grass Valley devices not listed in the logical views and associate t...

Page 28: ... Subnet Mask Gateway and EN2 IP data Slot if the device is a frame module the frame slot number it is installed in Class identifies the device as a frame panel or other module Type gives a description of the device Asset Tag number the asset number of the device Location the user assigned location of the device Part and Serial if supported by that device Hardware and Software Revisions MAC address...

Page 29: ...pdate or assign the Asset Tag number and the Device Location and select the Send to Device button to save it to the device Figure 25 Update Asset Info Screen Export to Excel You may export this list to a Microsoft Excel document by selecting the Export to Excel button The database information will automatically open Excel and create a spreadsheet similar to the one shown in Figure 26 Figure 26 Exp...

Page 30: ...hortcuts The following keystroke shortcuts are available CTRL C copy CTRL X cut CTRL V paste CTRL E expand CTRL P properties CTRL I or INS key insert Facility View CTRL D or DEL key delete Facility View Configuring Devices Using NetConfig Use the commands on the Configure menu pulldown Figure 27 or their corresponding buttons in the toolbar to display IP addresses and other network related informa...

Page 31: ...compliant devices on your network The Change IP Addresses window Figure 28 will open Figure 28 Change IP Addresses Window Scrolling the inner window to the right reveals additional informa tion Server 1 and 2 if applicable and an Online field Figure 29 Figure 29 Change IP Addresses Window Scrolled Right 2 If you wish you can use the Select Device Type pulldown in this window to specify the kind of...

Page 32: ... IP Address dialog box Figure 30 Figure 30 Change IP Address Dialog Box The edit boxes in this frame display the IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and Server 1 and 2 addresses corresponding to the item selected in the list box Note Selecting multiple devices allows you to change the data for these devices to the same values in the selected fields The last octet of each device s IP address is retained...

Page 33: ... 32 Figure 32 IP Address Confirmation Screen 7 Click Apply Changes to send the modified updated information to the clients This enacts the changes to the device s Clicking the Status Refresh button also discovers the changes if any made through the web page or otherwise to the network parame ters of the devices listed and refreshes the list box as well as the Tree View in the main NetConfig window...

Page 34: ...e To resolve the duplicate IP address go to the Set IP window ensure All Devices is selected and sort the list by IP Address The devices with dupli cate IPs will be listed together Choose one to change and give it a unique IP address using the standard IP address configuration procedure described earlier Loading Device Software Follow these procedures to update existing devices with the latest sof...

Page 35: ...ou ve selected a software version NetConfig lists the devices for which that software is appropriate in the right pane of the dialog It also displays the name current software version and IP Address for each of those devices In the right pane check the boxes of all the devices you want to update Note We strongly suggest updating all devices of the same type with the same software version To make t...

Page 36: ...the software update progress Figure 36 Software Update Progress When the software update is complete without error the message shown in Figure 37 will appear Figure 37 Software Update Complete Message 7 Wait long enough for the devices to reboot then click the Refresh button to confirm that your updates are in place 8 Click the Close button to exit the Update Devices window ...

Page 37: ...polling interval is set in milliseconds the default and recommended interval being 100 mil liseconds Depending on the polling interval specified in the interval the devices shown in the tree view will be polled for the health check if a periodic health check is enabled If the Network Configuration Tool is unable to connect to the device the icon beside the device s IP address in the tree view will...

Page 38: ...d and the Manual Ping button will become active Pressing the Manual Ping button causes all devices to be polled to see if they are on line If a listed device cannot be reached or the device is not acces sible that device s icon on the tree view will be shown in red to indicate a connect failure The device icon will be green if the device is accessible Device Identification This field sets the dura...

Page 39: ...nfig icons only Figure 40 Figure 40 Icon Only Tool Bar View Text Only view this view shows the NetConfig icons as text Figure 41 Figure 41 Text Only Tool Bar View Views In the Views area of the NetConfig Configurations Options Figure 38 on page 37 the numbers of devices detected on the network is dynamically reported Clicking on the Clear View and Re Discover button to erase the entire contents of...

Page 40: ...les not with the stand alone NetConfig CD Figure 42 shows an example of NetConfig with two plug ins installed Newton and Prelude Icons appear on the toolbar for these products that when clicked upon open screens with product specific features Refer to the documentation provided with the product for information about these features Figure 42 NetConfig with Plug Ins Installed Newton Plug In Icon Pre...

Page 41: ... devices detected 39 Discover button 18 19 documentation online 4 dual NIC cards 16 E Ethernet broadcast message 8 expand function 20 Export as CVS 30 Export to Excel button 29 F Facility View adding branches 25 associating web link 26 creating and using 25 deleting branches 26 overview 20 placing devices 26 rearranging devices 26 renaming branches 26 Facility View button 20 FAQ database 4 feature...

Page 42: ...ork Configuration Tool 7 network topology 9 network views 19 NIC configuration 16 setting default gateway 16 O online documentation 4 Options button 37 P Perform periodic health check 37 plug in 40 plug in licensing 11 polling time interval 37 R Reboot when complete checkbox 35 Re Discover button 32 33 Refresh button 24 requirements hardware and software 10 Windows 7 10 S scope of NetConfig 8 secu...

Page 43: ...o button 29 V version checking mechanism 11 Views 19 W web browser view 18 web page access device web page access 23 web site documentation 4 web site FAQ database 4 web site Grass Valley 4 web site software download 4 Wide Area Network WAN 8 Windows 7 administrator access 10 ...

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