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Reference: Using the STB’s Zoning Features
This section describes the STB Zoning and Wi-Fi Zoning features available with the STB-5500. These
features are primarily intended for use when the STB is configured for FTG Mode operation; however,
Wi-Fi Zoning, along with selected elements of STB
Zoning (Installer Menu and Setup Menu profile Zone
assignments), may also be used with STB cloning processes using a USB memory device / “.tlx”
file.
Refer to the appropriate section(s) below for further information on the Zoning features and how to set the
STB Zone # or Wi-Fi Zone # in an STB that is currently in Pass-through Mode.
STB Zoning Feature
This feature enables you to
create localized configurations for STBs/displays in selected locations, or
“Zones,” within the installation environment, for example, a hotel lobby, fitness center, restaurant, etc.
Using the STB Zoning Feature with FTG Mode via CPU Configuration
The FTG File Manager may be used to create an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file that contains multiple
Installer Menu and Setup Menu profiles, each with its own Zone assignment. Up to nine unique Zones
can be designated for STB-5500 FTG Installer Menu and/or Setup Menu profiles. Zone restrictions can
also be placed on individual channels in the FTG Channel Map. Thus, for example, you may create an
FTG Installer Menu and/or Setup Menu profile to specifically configure an STB/display in the hotel lobby
and also restrict the channels that are available to be tuned on that STB/display.
The STB
Zone # must be set appropriately on each STB in order for the STBs to be configured correctly.
See “Set the STB Zone # and/or Wi-Fi Zone # in the STB” on page 80, and set the STB Zone # in all
the STBs in a select area, so that the STBs/displays are configured with corresponding FTG Installer
Menu and/or Setup Menu settings and/or can omit channels that have been restricted in the FTG Channel
Map. STB Zone 0 is the default STB Zone #.
The following subsections briefly describe how to assign Zone designations in the FTG File Manager.
Refer to the
Free-To-Guest (FTG) File Manager User Guide
for further information.
FTG Installer Menu Profile Zone Assignments
The FTG File Manager main screen enables you to change the Zone assignment (default = Zone 0) for
each
Installer Menu profile to be included in an FTG Configuration (.tlx) file. For example, you may wish to
create one STB-5500 Installer Menu profile for the hotel lobby and another STB-5500 Installer Menu profile
for the fitness center, both of which are different from the Installer Menu profile used for standard guest rooms.
The STB Zoning feature enables you to save multiple STB-5500 FTG Installer Menu profiles, each with its
own Zone assignment, in one FTG Configuration file. If each STB in the aforementioned locations (Zones)
has had its STB Zone # set appropriately, as described in the procedure on page 80 or via the EZ-Manager
Wizard,
the STB(s) will only be configured by the Installer Menu profile that matches its(their) Zone setting.
In the FTG File Manager main screen, you can also edit the Zone assignment for each Installer Menu profile
and/or Setup Menu profile already present in the FTG Configuration List and Setup Menu List windows.
Note:
See also the FTG File Manager main screen overview on page 54. In addition, note that Setup
Menu profiles cannot be created in the FTG File Manager; they must be saved (exported) from a TV/STB.
FTG Channel Map Zone Restrictions
The FTG Channel Map Editor in the FTG File Manager’s FTG Channel Map Configuration Utility enables
you to place Zone restrictions on individual channels that may be prohibited or deemed unsuitable for
certain locations. In the FTG Channel Map Editor, one or more Zone restrictions (1–8) may be placed on
each channel that is to be restricted. For example, if you wish to restrict a channel from Zones 2 and 4,
select both “Zone 2” and “Zone 4” in the Zone Restriction section of the FTG Channel Map Editor screen
when defining or editing that channel.
