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Table Of Contents
- Avid iNEWS Command Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- Using This Guide
- Installing and Configuring the Command Server
- System Architecture
- Checklist: Before you Begin
- Checklist: Command Server Installation
- Copying Install CD to Local Directory
- Installing Avid Service Framework
- Installing the License Service
- Installing Avid iNEWS Command on the Server
- Configuring the iNEWS Command Server
- Configuring a Second Command System
- Installing and Configuring the AirSpeed Video Servers
- Checklist: Installing the AirSpeed Video Server
- Installing Avid Service Framework
- Installing AirSpeed Multi Stream Device Services
- Checklist: Configuring the AirSpeed Video Server
- Configuring Properties for Interplay Workgroup
- Configuring the AirSpeed Multi Stream Device Service
- Configuring Properties for Command Workgroup
- Working with Play While Record
- AirSpeed Multi Stream Los-Res Proxy Viewer
- Installing and Configuring the Deko
- System Architecture
- Checklist: Installing the Deko
- Installing Avid Service Framework
- Installing Avid Deko Device Service
- Installing the DekoMOS Gateway
- Installing the DekoMOS Macro Server
- Checklist: Configuring the Deko
- Configuring the DekoMOS Gateway
- Configuring the DekoMOS Macro Server
- Configuring Avid Workgroup Properties
- Configuring the Deko Device Service
- Configuring the Avid Deko Renderer Service
- Creating Graphic Styles in Command
- Installing and Configuring the Graphic Device Service
- Installing Avid Service Framework
- Installing Avid Graphic Device Service
- Installing Third-Party Plug-ins for the Graphic Device Service
- CII Integration
- Installing and Configuring the Thunder
- Installing the Command Workstation
- Installing and Configuring the Tablet Application
- Configuring Playout Control
- Controling Playout via the Keyboard
- Disabling a Command Workstation’s Keyboard
- Checklist: Setting up an X-keys USB Keypad
- Installing an X-keys USB Keypad
- Mapping Indices to Channel Names
- Programming the X-keys
- Setting up the Playout Panel for Touch Screens
- Checklist: Setting up the GPI Panel
- Configuring the GPI Card
- Restarting the GPI Device Service
- Confirming Successful Setup of a GPI Panel
- Mapping Events to Actions for a GPI Panel
- Enabling the GPI Panel
- Configuring GPI Out
- Integrating with Avid iNEWS
- Integrating with ENPS
- Configuring the Perle IOLAN Server
- Confirming Functionality
- Index
Configuring the Thunder
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3. In the Protocol Setup dialog box, do the following:
- Select a channel (1-8) in the Channel area.
- Set Protocol to ThunderNET.
- If you intend to use a different database for the channel, enter it in the Database
(Blank = default DB) field.
4. Leave the rest of the settings as is.
5. Repeat step 3 for all physical channels, plus an extra channel that is used by Command
to send inventory and transport commands. Normally, there are two hardware channels
and one software channel.
6. Click OK.
7. Select File > Preferences > Channel Configuration.
The Channel Configuration dialog box opens.
8. Set the Hdw Channel to correspond to the channels you set protocols for in step 3. The
physical channels should be set to Hdwr; the extra channel should be set to Soft.
9. Uncheck the channels in the MiniMon column that you will not be using.
10. Click OK.
11. In the Thunder directory, right-click on the database that you intend to use and set it as
the default database.