360-systems DigiCart/E Manuel d'utilisateur

Ethernet Audio Network Manual Second Edition November, 2002 PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO

8 • Introduction Designing for Better Network Reliability In designing the new Ethernet Audio system, primary objectives were reliability and maintai

Introduction • 9 Guaranteed On-Time Network Performance Ethernet Audio guarantees playback at any point in your plant with zero delay. Twenty-f

10 • Introduction 360 Systems’ Ethernet Audio Equipment 360 Systems' new DigiCart/E Ethernet Audio recorder is more than an improvement on the

Introduction • 11 Edits can always be undone, and trim points can be easily changed for a future re-edit of the cut. DigiCart/E provides clear

12 • Introduction Serial and GPI Control A variety of serial and parallel ports adapt DigiCart/E to most facilities: • Two RS-422 serial ports opera

Installing an Ethernet Audio Network • 13 Chapter 1 Installing an Ethernet Audio Network In network terminology, a server is computer that provi

14 • Installing an Ethernet Audio Network While DigiCart/E is robust, it is not designed to be fault tolerant. In mission critical applications, two

Installing an Ethernet Audio Network • 15 Hot Swap The ability to remove and replace a disk in a drive array while the array is running is calle

16 • Installing an Ethernet Audio Network Network Interface Cards Network interface cards, commonly referred to as NICs, are used to connect a PC to

Installing an Ethernet Audio Network • 17 It takes more time to examine the entire packet, but it allows the switch to catch certain packet erro

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18 • Installing an Ethernet Audio Network Optional PC or Workstation Additional computers can be connected to the Ethernet Audio network. These mach

Installing an Ethernet Audio Network • 19 The switch also allows connection of multiple servers. Specific details of these larger configuration

20 • Installing an Ethernet Audio Network Laptop Server RoutingSwitchDigiCart/ESystem ServerDigiCart/ELaptopDigiCart/EMobileEquipmentLaptop In this

Administration • 21 Chapter 2 Administration This chapter discusses basic system interconnection and device addressing, server software installa

22 • Administration If you have an assigned IP address range for your organization, DigiCart/E will accept these addresses from a DHCP server. How

Administration • 23 It is also possible to use DHCP and still have certain devices use fixed IP addresses. In the example above, the server cou

24 • Administration DigiCart can assume (192.168.1.16 to 192.168.1.32) to ensure that they are available for use if necessary. An exclusion of 192.

Administration • 25 3. Click on Server for NFS. Click on Client Groups in the window that is displayed. 4. Type in a group name, and click N

26 • Administration 6. Repeat 4 and 5 to create more groups if desired. 7. Click Apply at the top of the window. 8. In Windows Explorer, go to t

Administration • 27 Configuring Windows 2000 Services The Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system is an umbrella term for a collection o

Contents • 1 Contents INTRODUCTION The Next-Generation Audio Network for Television Broadcast and Production 7 The Scaleable Audio Network 7

28 • Administration Installation Follow the NAS device manufacturer’s setup and configuration instructions shipped with the device. In general, th

Operation • 29 Chapter 3 Operation DigiCart Drive and Directory Structure DigiCart/E retains the same drive and directory structure as previous

30 • Operation Each drive is automatically given 11 directories (numbered 0 through 9, plus “S”). The number of directories cannot be changed, but d

Operation • 31 Setting Up Ethernet Audio Directories Ethernet Audio uses a defined scheme to make audio files available to DigiCarts on the netw

32 • Operation The Properties dialog box will appear for the selected directory, “Morning Show” in this example. Click on the ‘NFS Sharing’ tab. C

Operation • 33 In Windows Services for Unix version 3.0, the default permission is read only, and there is also a check box for “Allow Anonymous

34 • Operation Mount Network Drive The Mount Network Drive utility is used to establish a link between an available drive number on DigiCart/E and on

Operation • 35 Making Recordings to the Network If a DigiCart/E recorder is connected to the network, and the “Morning_Show” directory is mounte

36 • Operation DigiCart Audio File Name Format "nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.aaa t ppppp[p..p].xxx" where: nnn = file label (up to 15 characters).

Operation • 37 File Management It is possible to rename, move, copy, add or delete files from the server without using the DigiCart. This may b

2 • Contents CHAPTER 1 Installing an Ethernet Audio Network 13 What You Will Need...

38 • Operation The DigiCart must have Read-Write permission over the net drive and the file to rename a file. If the permissions are not correct, th

Operation • 39 1. Log on as Administrator. Right-click on the Net Drive you wish to modify and select Properties in the pop-up menu. Click o

40 • Operation 4. Select Anonymous Logon. Click OK. 5. Select Anonymous Logon. Click View/Edit. Click all of the check boxes under Al

Maintenance • 41 Chapter 4 Maintenance Disk Defragmenter in Windows 2000 Servers It’s essential that an operating system be able to maintain your

42 • Maintenance Backups Performing regular backups should be considered one of a responsible system administrator's top priorities. Although o

Maintenance • 43 Installing DigiCart/E Firmware Updates DigiCart/E can read a file called DCSYS.360 from a net drive and then load this into its

44 • Glossary of Terms Appendix A Glossary of Terms Baseband - A transmission method where the entire line is used as a single channel for transmissi

Glossary of Terms • 45 Peer-to-Peer - A network architecture where all machines have equal status. All stations can access data stored in all o

46 • Ethernet Cables Appendix B Ethernet Cables Category 5 Cable and patch cords to be used must meet the TIA/EIA 568-A standard. The cable used

Ethernet Cables • 47 Note: It's important that each pair is kept as a pair. TX+ & TX- must be in one pair, and RX+ & RX- must

Contents • 3 Mount Network Drive 34 To Mount a Network Drive 34 To Dismount a Network Drive 34 Making Recordings to the Network ...

48 • Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX Appendix C Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX Services for UNIX consists of a number

Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX • 49 Server for NFS Authentication This service authenticates client accesses to NFS Server. Requi

50 • Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3. In the User name box, type your name or the name of the server. If the name of your organiza

Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX • 51 5. Click Custom Installation. 6. Click the icon next to each component you wa

52 • Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 7. Enter the Full Computer Name of the Ethernet Audio server for User Name Mapping. The Full Co

Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX • 53 9. Software installation will now begin. The following dialog box will display a percentage

54 • Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX Select Run from the Start menu. Run the program C:\WINNT\Regedit.exe. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACH

Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX • 55 Open Services Open NfsSvr, and select Parameters Double click on UseWrite

56 • Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX Replace the 0 in Value Data with a 1. Click OK. Close Regedit. 12. If you are installing S

Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX • 57 Adding or Removing Windows Services for UNIX Components To add or remove Windows Services for

4 • Contents Troubleshooting Installation 57 APPENDIX D Turning Off Various Windows 2000 Services 58 Disabling the Indexing Service 58 Disabling t

58 • Turning Off Various Windows 2000 Services Appendix D Turning Off Various Windows 2000 Services Disabling the Indexing Service From the start

Turning Off Various Windows 2000 Services • 59 In the Administrative Tools window, double-click on Services. In the Services file window, scrol

60 • Turning Off Various Windows 2000 Services On the General tab, check the Startup Type. Change the selection to Disabled using the drop-down me

Turning Off Various Windows 2000 Services • 61 On the General tab, check the Startup Type. Change the selection to Disabled using the drop-do

62 • Technical Specifications Appendix E Technical Specifications Ethernet Audio Network Characteristics Maximum segment length 100 meters Maxi

Technical Specifications • 63 Appendix F Ethernet Audio Qualified Network Components This list is current as of September 2002. Contact 360 Syst

64 • Index 100BaseT Specifications and Connection Limits... 46 Add Files...

Technical Specifications • 65 Playlist (stack)... 36 File Number ... See F

66 • Index Portable NAS Server... 19 Protocols Communication... 23 Qualifie

Notices • 5 PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES 360 Systems reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements to its products, without incurr

6 • Notices PATENTS Designs incorporated in this product are the subject of current or pending United States and foreign patents. WARNING SYMBOLS THE

Introduction • 7 Introduction The Next-Generation Audio Network for Television Broadcast and Production 360 Systems has a better idea for audio