Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.2.1 - Manual (Page 18)

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Configuration Basics
Configuration Basics
Launching UniConfig
How to Launch UniConfig
Select ‘Programs > NVISION > UniConfig’ from the Windows ‘Start’ menu, or click the UniConfig
shortcut on your desktop:
How to Connect to a Router Control Card
If you do not know the IP address of your router’s control card, or if the control card is not acces-
sible over Ethernet, on your PC, you must make a serial connection to the control card. The
details of that are explained in
Communication on page 17.
If your PC has an Ethernet connection to the control card, connection is much simpler.
Ethernet Connection
1 Click ‘Ethernet’ in the ‘Communications’ menu (if you have not done so already).
2 Either click ‘Setup’ in the ‘Communications’ menu and enter an IP address in the dialog:
3 Or, choose a control card from the control cards pane.
4 In the ‘Configuration’ window for this control card, click ‘Read All’.
 The control card must be accessible among the networks to which your PC is connected.
Serial Connection
 Serial connections require your PC to have either a serial port or a USB-to-serial adapter for
use with a USB port.
Selecting a control card on a serial connection means running a serial cable from a COM port of
your PC to a DE9 port of the control card itself. (The DE9 port to use is either at the front of the
card or at the rear of the router frame.)
There are several methods for connecting to a control card serially. The method you choose
depends on the router control card:
• EM0374 — Use the DE9 connector at the front of the control card. (Routers that use the
EM0374 are the NV5128, NV5256, NV7256, NV7512, NV8256-Plus, and the NV5100MC. The
EC9535 also uses EM0374 control cards.)
The connection is RS-232, 9600 Baud, 8N1.
(You can use the router’s rear connector after you first set up communication using the front
connector.)