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Setup
Configurator, networking, video I/O setup, and signalling setup.
Network Connections
Setting up network connections to the switcher, as well as network storage and file transfers.
Advanced Networking
Select whether the system uses internal or external network to communicate between the various SDPE blades in the system.
To Configure Advanced Networking
Select an internal or external network.

Setup
Configurator, networking, video I/O setup, and signalling setup.
- MaxConfig Switcher Configurator
  MaxConfig creates the switchers, assigns SDPE blades to them, sets what roles each blade perform in the switcher, and sets the video mode that each switcher is operating in.
- Network Connections
  Setting up network connections to the switcher, as well as network storage and file transfers.
  - DashBoard Network Settings
  - Ross Platform Manager Connections
    Ross Platform Manager can store and load configurations onto your switcher remotely, as well as provide software licenses. This allows for a centralized management of system configurations and software options.
  - FTP Connection
  - Redundant Switcher
    Redundancy allows you to set up two switchers where one mirrors the other. In the event of a failure of the primary switcher, the redundant switcher can take over.
  - Advanced Networking
    Select whether the system uses internal or external network to communicate between the various SDPE blades in the system.
    - To Configure Advanced Networking
      Select an internal or external network.
- System Access
  Enable or disable system access and control methods such as RossTalk and FTP.
- Video Reference
  The switcher uses the REF A or B input reference signal on the router directly as a reference clock. The switcher does not rely on the reference settings in Ultrix™ for a reference signal.
- Video Inputs
  Video sources come into the switcher from the router matrix. Depending on how you want to use these video sources, or where they come from, you may want the switcher to pair them together, or associate an external device with them. Pairing two video sources together is usually used for an auto select key where an external device, such as a character generator, outputs both a key video and key alpha. Associating a video source with an external device allows special control over that device to become active when you select the source on a bus.
- Video Outputs
  Switcher outputs are routed to destinations in the router matrix.
- MultiViewer
  The MultiViewer allows you to view multiple video sources from a single output BNC. Video inputs or outputs on the switcher, including Program, Preview, and Media-Store channels, can be assigned to any box on the MultiViewer.
- System Real-Time Clock/Date
  The switcher uses an internal clock to generate the time for the clock overlay for the MultiViewer.
- Audio Output
  Audio sources from the Media-Store can be sent out the AES outputs on each of the SDPE blades.
- Personality
  Personality settings allow you to configure how you interact with the control panel and switcher, as well as how the buttons on the control panel appear. All of these settings are stored in the Personality register.
- Licenses
  Software options allow you to expand the functionality or resources available to the switcher as well as operate in UHDTV1. These options can either be licensed at the time you purchase your switcher, purchased and installed later on, or temporarily licensed through the Ross Platform Manager (RPM).
- GPI Control
  General Purpose Interface (GPI) is a high/low voltage signalling protocol that allows the switcher to send simple commands to an external device, or receive commands from a device. Each pin on the GPI is set as either high (+5 Volts), or low (0 Volts), and it is the switching between high and low that sends commands to the external device, or to the switcher.
- Live Edit Decision Lists (LiveEDL)
  Edit Decision Lists are files used by non-linear editing (NLE) suites to aid in post-production. Your switcher can capture EDL data in a file that you load into your NLE suite.
- MultiPanel
  Each frame supports up to 3 independent control connections (Main, Satellite 1, and Satellite 2) as well as Satellite 3/SoftPanel. Each connection, with the exception of SoftPanel, can be from a control panel, DashBoard, or a combination of the two. All devices on the same control connection mirror each other.

To Configure Advanced Networking

Select an internal or external network.

Important:

Only change the Advanced Networking settings when instructed to do so by Ross Video Technical Support.

Open a web browser and navigate to the IP address of the CPU. You are prompted to enter a user name and password. The defaults are user and password.
Click MaxConfig > Advanced Networking.
- Network Mode — select whether to use the standard internal Ultrix™ network (Backplane) or an external network (External).
  Important:
  If you select an External network, a dedicated closed network should be set up between the CPU and all the SDPE blades.
- Slot IP — the fixed internal IP address (Backplane) or configurable external IP address (External) of each blade.
Click Save to apply the changes. The system will restart with the new network settings.