Grass Valley SiteConfig v.2.1 - Manual (Page 43)

You can edit network interfaces on placeholders to choose an IP address from available networks.
This is stored in the system description as a "planned" configuration and when you discover and
assign a physical device to the placeholder, you can then set the network settings on the actual
device.
When the device is a placeholder, all interfaces on the device are displayed as "unmanaged". In the
tree view an unmanaged interface is displayed with unmanaged interface icon.
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Discovered device
Clicking on the discover devices icon on the toolbar or from the Actions | Discover Devices menu
item brings up a window that displays a list of devices that SiteConfig has discovered on the network.
If you have added a placeholder device to the tree view, you can now match the placeholder to one
of the discovered devices to complete the association.
If you have matched a placeholder device to a discovered device, the device is displayed in the tree
view with a green or yellow overlay icon. This indicates that there is network communication with
the device. If the device is powered off or offline, no overlay icon is displayed.
Assigned device
An assigned device is a device that has been matched with a discovered device and thus can be
actively managed by SiteConfig.
If an assigned device is online and connected to the control network, when SiteConfig launches it
re-detects the assigned device and allows its network properties to be edited.
Third party devices in SiteConfig
You can use SiteConfig to perform network configuration tasks on third party devices that run non
Grass Valley software but interact with the managed devices you have defined in the system
description.
The following conditions apply in order to manage network configuration on third party devices -
• The SiteConfig prerequisites are installed
• The networks these devices connect to must also be defined in the system description
• The devices must be accessible from the SiteConfig PC via the control network
You can then add a placeholder device using the "Generic Device" model, discover the device and
perform network configuration as you would on any other managed device.
Alternatively, you may not want to perform any network configuration on third party devices but
you may want them added to the system description if -
• Their network interfaces connect to one or more managed networks defined in SiteConfig
• The managed networks are not excluded from the host file
In order to do this, perform the following steps -
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Working with network configuration