Installing and Setting Up the System
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Registering the Avid NEXIS and Downloading the Avid NEXIS Software
You must register your system before you can download the Avid NEXIS software, then connect a
computer to the Avid NEXIS Engine (or System Director Appliance) to install the software and
configure the system. Avid suggests downloading the software onto the same computer you will
connect to the hardware.
To register the hardware and download the software:
1. Open a browser and go to
www.avid.com/activationcard
and register your Avid NEXIS system
using the System ID card shipped with your system.
2. After you register, the software will be available in your Avid.com account. Download the Avid
NEXIS software kit (a zip file) to a computer that you can physically connect to the Engine or
System Director Appliance.
3. Unzip the software kit. You will see several files and folders. The file you will install on the
Engine is named
AvidNEXISSetup_<version>.bin
.
Configuring the Computer’s IP Address
To communicate with the Avid NEXIS hardware, the computer must use an IP address in the same
subnet as the default IP address on the Controller (169.254.10.10). For this guide, we use the address
169.254.10.20.
This procedure assumes the computer is running a Windows operating system.
To configure the computer’s IP address:
1. Connect a standard Ethernet cable between the computer and the Management port on the
Controller of the first (or only) Engine you are setting up, or on the System Director Appliance,
if applicable.
If two Controllers are installed:
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Connect to the Controller in slot 0 (top slot) for Avid NEXIS | E2, Avid NEXIS | E4, Avid
NEXIS | PRO (20TB), and System Director Appliance
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Connect to the Controller in slot 1 (bottom slot) for Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD and Avid NEXIS
| PRO (40TB)
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Connect to the Controller in slot 0 (left slot) for Avid NEXIS | E5 or Avid NEXIS | E5 NL.
Refer to the figure for E-Series Controller.
n
Use only the port indicated in the following figures. The other port is for connecting two Controllers
(if supported).
Connecting to an E-Series Controller (SDA, E2, E4, E5, E5 NL, PRO 40 with Controller
10)