Grass Valley K2 System Guide v.9.0 - Manual (Page 144)

About installing SiteConfig
SiteConfig uses a protocol that involves sending Ethernet broadcast messages to discover and
configure devices. To enable this protocol to work correctly, there must be unrestricted network
access between the PC that hosts SiteConfig and the devices to be discovered.
This is achieved if control network interfaces are all connected to the same switch or to multiple
switches interconnected with ISLs/trunks. If your site requires that other switches and/or routers be
in the network path, you must make sure that no restrictions are in place that block SiteConfig
protocols.
Also, do not install SiteConfig on a PC on which a drive from a managed device is mapped as an
administrative share (C$). For example, if you have a PC set up to run anti-virus software and for
this purpose you have network drives set up on the PC mapped to C$ shares on devices, then do not
use that PC to host SiteConfig and manage those devices.
For a given system, there should be just one instance of SiteConfig managing the system.
Installing/upgrading SiteConfig
Prerequisites:
• The PC on which you are installing SiteConfg meets system requirements.
• The PC is connected to the LAN on which all the devices to be managed are connected.
• There are no routed paths to the devices to be managed.
1. Procure SiteConfig installation files from the Grass Valley website or via other distribution
mechanisms.
The following directory and files are required to install SiteConfig:
• DotNetFx directory
•
ProductFrameUISetup.msi
• setup.exe
2. If you already have a version of SiteConfig installed, go to Windows Add/Remove Programs and
uninstall it.
3. Double-click setup.exe .
The installation wizard opens.
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Managing stand-alone K2 systems with SiteConfig