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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 53.
At the same time, keep in mind that the TV 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 TV 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 TV 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 TV
Zone 0 setting will
only
be configured by the Installer Menu and/or TV Setup Menu profile(s) with a Zone 0
designation. If, on the other hand, the TV Zone # is set to 1, the STB will first look in the file for
the STB-3000
Installer Menu and/or TV Setup Menu profile(s) with a Zone 1 designation. If none of the STB-3000 Installer
Menu and/or TV Setup Menu profiles has a Zone 1 designation, the STB will then look for the STB-3000
profile(s) with a Zone 0 designation. For the FTG Channel Map configuration, when the TV 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 TV 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 TV Zoning Feature with Cloning Configuration
A location-specific configuration / TLX file may be saved (Learned) from an individual STB as part of a
Master STB Setup and then be used during Teaching. For example, if the TV Zone # in the Master STB is
set to 3 before Learning is initiated, the Master STB’s Installer Menu and TV Setup Menu profiles will be
saved with the TV Zone 3 assignment when Learning is completed. In order to configure the Target STBs
with the Zone 3 Installer Menu and TV Setup Menu profiles Learned from the Master STB, you must set the
TV Zone # accordingly in the Target STBs before transferring (Teaching) the Master STB Setup. See “Set
the TV Zone # and/or Wi-Fi Zone # in the STB” on the following page. Also, see “Cloning Procedures” on
pages 43 to 48 for additional information on the cloning processes. TV Zone 0 is the default TV Zone #.
Wi-Fi Zoning Feature
The Wi-Fi Zoning feature enables you to use a 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 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
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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-3000s 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 TV Zone
# and the Wi-Fi Zone # in the STB (see “Set the TV 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. Similarly, any STB that does not find its matching Wi-Fi Zone # in the TLX 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.
