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Reference: Using the STB’s Zoning Features (Cont.)
Note:
While a channel can be restricted from up to eight Zones, an STB can only ever be in (set for) one
Zone. See also the FTG Channel Map Editor overview on page 56.
At the same time, keep in mind that the STB Zone designations are not mutually exclusive. That is, you
may opt to place Zone restrictions on selected channels in the FTG Channel Map, but at the same time,
you can choose to configure all STBs/displays at the site with the same Installer Menu and/or Setup Menu
settings. For example, an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file being used to configure the STBs/displays at a site
may contain multiple Installer Menu and Setup Menu profiles with different Zone assignments, as well
as an FTG Channel Map with Zone restrictions on several channels. Each STB that still has the default
STB Zone 0 setting will
only
be configured by the Installer Menu and/or Setup Menu profile(s) with a Zone
0 designation. If, on the other hand, the STB
Zone # is set to 1, the STB will first look in the file for
the
STB-5500 Installer Menu and/or Setup Menu profile(s) with a Zone 1 designation. If none of the STB-5500
Installer Menu and/or Setup Menu profiles has a Zone 1 designation, the STB will then look for the
STB-5500 profile(s) with a Zone 0 designation. For the FTG Channel Map configuration, when the
STB
Zone # is set to 0, the STB will ignore any Zone restrictions (1–8) that may be placed on channels in the
FTG Channel Map. However, when the STB Zone # is set to 1, the STB will omit any channels that have
been restricted from Zone 1 in the FTG Channel Map.
Using the STB Zoning Feature with Cloning Configuration
A location-specific configuration / Clone (.tlx) file may be saved (exported) from a Master STB and then be
used to configure Target STBs. For example, if the
STB Zone # in the Master STB is set to 3 before the
Clone file export is initiated, the Master STB’s Installer Menu and Setup Menu profiles will be saved with the
STB
Zone 3 assignment. In order to configure the Target STBs with the Zone 3 Installer Menu and Setup
Menu profiles exported from the Master STB, you must set the
STB Zone # accordingly in the Target STBs
before importing the Clone file.
See “Set the STB Zone # and/or Wi-Fi Zone # in the STB” on the following
page. Also, see “Cloning Procedures” on pages 45 to 51 for additional information on the cloning processes.
STB Zone 0 is the default STB Zone #.
Wi-Fi Zoning Feature
This feature enables you to use a Clone/Configuration (.tlx) file to configure an individual STB or group
of STBs with a particular Wi-Fi access point’s login data to create “Wi-Fi Zones” within the installation
environment.
Using the Wi-Fi Zoning Feature with FTG Mode via CPU Configuration
The FTG File Manager may be used to create an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file with an FTG Installer Menu
profile that contains login data for multiple Wi-Fi access points, each assigned a Wi-Fi Zone #. U
p to 100
Wi-Fi Zones can be designated
within each FTG Installer Menu profile, thus allowing for distribution of the
Wi-Fi network load. For example, if a site has 50 STB-5500s within close proximity, you may wish to create
10 Wi-Fi Zones, each with its own access point that has unique login data, so that no more than five of the
STBs are connected to one access point at any given time.
In order for an STB to be configured by the proper Installer Menu profile with the desired Wi-Fi access point
login data for wireless networking (i.e., SSID, security type, and security key), you must set both the STB Zone
# and the Wi-Fi Zone # in the STB (see “Set the STB Zone # and/or Wi-Fi Zone # in the STB” on the following
page for further information). If the Wi-Fi Zone # in the STB is set to 0 (default), the STB will not obtain
access point login data from the Installer Menu profile with which it is configured unless the profile contains
the global Wi-Fi Zone 100. Any STB that does not find its matching Wi-Fi Zone # in the FTG Configuration
file, but that does find the global Wi-Fi Zone 100, will be configured with the global access point login data.
Refer to the
Free-To-Guest (FTG) File Manager User Guide
for further information on defining Wi-Fi
Zones in the FTG File Manager.
