Grass Valley Aurora Transfer v.6.0b - Manual (Page 49)

September 11, 2006 Aurora Transfer Instruction Manual 49
Connecting to ASK
Connecting to ASK
When the Transfer application opens, if it cannot communicate with the ASK
software component, a “…ASK is not reachable…” message is displayed. ASK
provides to the Transfer application all the information it needs about each managed
device. In the Transfer system, the ASK software component is hosted by the Transfer
Server. To connect the Transfer application to ASK on the Transfer Server, do one of
the following:
• When you install the Transfer application, on the Configuration Information page
enter the IP address or hostname of the Transfer Server or other computer that hosts
the ASK software component.
• In the Transfer application click Tools | Configuration . The Configuration dialog
box opens.
For the ASK location, enter the name of the Transfer Server or other computer that
hosts the ASK component. You can also remove the current ASK location and add a
different ASK location from this dialog box. Click
Add , then OK to save settings and
close.
Refer to “Configuring the Transfer application” on page 62 to make other selections
in the Configuration dialog box.
About the MediaFrame network
While the MediaFrame network uses a standard Windows Ethernet network for data
transport, the MediaFrame network is not a Windows network. The MediaFrame
network is a functional extension of the MediaFrame platform. This platform is a
group of software components that interact to provide the ability to manage media that
resides on devices of different types. These devices are termed “managed devices” in
the context of the MediaFrame platform. The MediaFrame network is made up of
these managed devices.