Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.3.0 - Manual (Page 430)

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14. External Interfaces
Adding an External Interface
To quickly add several external interfaces, the minimal information needed for each external inter-
face can be entered in the ‘Add External Interface’ wizard and then
Add & Clear
clicked. This adds
the external interface and clears all fields so that another external interface can be added immedi-
ately.
How to Add an External Interface
Use the ‘Add External Interface’ wizard of the ‘External Interfaces’ page.
1 Launch NV9000-SE. (See Launching and Exiting the Application on page 12.)
2 From the Navigation area, select the ‘Tasks’ pane and then ‘Add External Interface’.
Or
From the Navigation area, select the ‘Configuration’ pane and then ‘External Interface’. The
‘External Interface’ page displays. On the ‘External Interface’ page, click
Add External Interface .
The ‘Add External Interface’ page appears:
Figure 14-1. Add External Interface Page
3 Enter information in the fields provided. Red titles denote required fields:
Field Description
Name Enter the name used to describe the external interface. Be sure to use a unique name
that is descriptive. The name is limited to 8 characters. Do not use punctuation
marks or symbols.
Host From the drop-down list, select the primary host for the external interface. There is
generally only one: NVCONFIG.
Protocol F rom the drop-down list, select the Ethernet or serial protocol the router is using to
communicate with NV9000-SE.