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Configuring the ViconNet System
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5. Go to the Kollector Lite and playback a camera. Only the local site should appear in the
Site List
.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 on the site handling the backup Nucleus (optional).
7. Ensure that the backup Nucleus is working properly by exiting to the operating system on the site acting
as the master Nucleus. The backup Nucleus name should now appear in the top-left corner of all sites
instead of the master Nucleus name (for example, in place of
Workstation-1
, the name should now
read
Workstation-2
).
8. Log back into the master Nucleus. Its name should now reappear in the top-left corner of all sites
instead of the backup Nucleus name.
Configuring a Site to Work with an Existing Network Nucleus
To configure a Workstation to work with an existing network:
1. Follow steps 1 through 3 in
Step 1: Setting the Sites' IP Addresses
, page 60.
2. Deselect
the
This Site is the Master Nucleus
checkbox.
3. Select
the
Nucleus IP
radio button and then enter the IP address of the site handling the master
Nucleus.
4. Click
. The application will reboot.
Configuring the Network Setup for a Standalone System
The ViconNet system enables you to configure a transmitter as the master Nucleus in the system without
using a backup Nucleus, if required. When performing this configuration, the system automatically detects
the local device IP address and DNS information.
On a standalone system – where only a single recorder is involved, with no Workstations or other Kollector
Elites, Kollector Pros or Kollector Lites connected to it (that is, no other sites are connected to it) – the
Nucleus can be configured locally. However, it is recommended that the Nucleus be configured on a
separate system whenever possible.
NOTE:
The Nucleus and backup Nucleus should not reside on a transmitter. If the system goes down, any
transmitter that uses an external master Nucleus and that is not configured to use a backup
Nucleus will automatically shift to local operation mode. This means that it will act as a standalone
system and the transmitter will operate without a Nucleus.