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System and Network Configuration
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System and Network Configuration
System Menu Overview
The
System Menu
is home to the System status screen. It also contains the menus and controls for configuring the
Control and AES67 Ethernet ports, entering SNMP server information, and setting up Sync and QoS when using a
PTP clock.
System Screen
The main system screen contains a wealth of technical
status information about the device hardware and soft-
ware
(6-1A). Some of it relates to the overall health of the unit (such as Power Supply status and unit uptime)
but most information will only be required during the course of troubleshooting an issue with our support team or
performing software updates.
The
Unit Name and Location
(6-1B) are entered on this screen. These are “friendly” fields to be used in any way
that makes sense for your particular operation. Click inside each field to make it editable, enter then information,
then click on the green check mark to save.
The LA-5291 has
two software banks
(6-1H). Both can be populated with different software versions, but only
one version can be active at any given time. The active bank is indicated in red. Instructions for uploading and
selecting different software versions is provided along with the software when you either download it from the
customer portal or website or it is provided by our customer support team.
Clicking on the
Master Unit Bypass button
(6-1C) engages a hard relay bypass that removes all internal circuits
and processes from the signal path and connects each SDI and AES input directly to its corresponding output.
This button will turn red when the LA-5291 is in bypass mode. Note that this same hard relay bypass automatical-
ly engages when the unit is powered down.
Clicking on the
Locate Unit button
(6-1D) will cause the front panel of this particular LA-5291 to change color,
making it easy to identify it amongst the dozens of them we hope will populate your racks. A second click will
return the display to normal. Note that enabling Locate Mode will not affect the audio.
