PRSS contentdepot IDC SFX4104 Installation Manual - page 20
ContentDepot Installation Guide
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Step 6 Connect the Production Local Area Network
Dependencies: You must complete this procedure before attempting to verify that the receivers can receive
programming from the ContentDepot.
Tools and supplies:
Supplied cross-over Ethernet cable, if not using a switch
If using a LAN switch, an Ethernet (Cat 5) cable terminated with RJ-45 plugs for each connected device
Preconditions:
1) The storage receiver and automation system are properly configured for network operation.
2) You have completed the network diagram and network addresses worksheets.
End condition: Each device on the LAN can communicate with the other devices on the LAN. As required,
you can reconfigure the receivers from any workstation on the LAN.
Follow this procedure to interconnect devices on the production LAN and other local networks.
Procedure 7. Connecting to the production LAN
Step Instruction
1
[optional] Production LAN switch. If you require a LAN switch, place it in a location that
is convenient for moving connections and is near a power outlet. Plug the switch into the
power outlet.
2
Automation system. If using a LAN switch, plug a standard Ethernet cable from the
production LAN switch into the Ethernet port of the automation workstation. Otherwise,
plug the supplied cross-over cable from the automation workstation to the NET1 port of the
storage receiver.
3
Storage receiver. If using a LAN switch, plug a standard Ethernet cable from the NET1
port of the receiver to the LAN switch. Otherwise, skip this step.
A word about LiveWire™: The Pro Audio receiver is designed to support LiveWire, the audio-over-IP
communications protocol developed and marketed by the Axia Audio division of Telos Systems. For complete
instructions on how to configure the receiver for LiveWire, please refer to page 24 of the IDC SFX Pro Audio
Series Satellite Receiver Addendum delivered with the receiver.