AJA Ki Pro Ultra Installation & Operation Manual page 68

Multiple Ki Pro Ultra units can be used in unison to produce recordings via the Gang
Control feature. This feature is only available via the web UI when Ki Pro Ultra units have
IP addresses configured under a common network and subnet mask and are connected
via their LAN connections to an Ethernet switch or hub to a host computer. AJA
recommends that all Ki Pro Ultra units in a gang use the same firmware version.
Example: You have a Ki Pro Ultra "Master" a Ki Pro Ultra "Subordinate" both attached on a
network where their static IP addresses are 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3, both with a
subnet mask value of 255.255.255.0. They are connected to a host computer with IP
address 192.168.0.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. The host computer uses a web
browser, like Apple's Safari, to access the "Master" Ki Pro Ultra by entering 192.168.0.2 in
the URL field of the browser. The Ki Pro Ultra "Master" unit web UI should appear. Locate
the Gang Controls area in the user interface.
Parameters for each available Ki Pro Ultra will appear in the Gang Controls area. These
include:
• System – displays Ki Pro Ultra units that may be added to a gang
• Record Format – type of video format/frame rate each system is configured to record
• Free Storage – at-a-glance view of the capacity of the media in each unit
• Gang – units can be added or removed from the gang
• Master – allows the promotion of a Ki Pro Ultra unit to the controlling role
• Settings – allows for the configuration of clip names on the Master and Subordinate Ki
Pro Ultra units
To add a Ki Pro Ultra to a gang, simply select the check box for the unit in the Gang
column. As a shortcut, if all available Ki Pro Ultra units are desired for a gang, select the All
item below Gang. If you want to clear units from a gang, deselect them or use the Clear
option.
There can be only one Master in a gang; typically, the IP address for the Ki Pro Ultra unit
you entered and are viewing the web UI on is the one which should be promoted to the
controlling role. If the unit with the IP address that is currently being viewed via the web
UI is selected, a red capitalized MASTER text will appear on the webpage above the
columns.
A Master Ki Pro Ultra unit can send three items to the subordinate Ki Pro Ultra units
within a gang; a record start command, a stop command, and clip naming.
The Settings area is where the Ki Pro Ultra clip name for each unit is decided. By default,
Ki Pro Ultra is configured to use the standard clip naming conventions, not the custom
clip naming conventions. The first user selection is Use Custom Clip Name; if you want to
use the standard clip naming convention, leave this set to OFF, but if you want to create a
custom clip name, mouse click on the OFF to reveal a pulldown for OFF/ON selection
then click OK. If OFF was selected, the next parameter would be Clip Name, again,
clicking on the SC or Clip presented brings up the pulldown and the OK box. Clip Number
must be entered manually with a valid value for Ki Pro Ultra of 1 through 999 and then
the enter/return key must be hit. If the enter/return key is not entered after the selection,
the value will revert to whatever was previously shown.
Clicking on the value next to Clip Append and Alpha Append both bring up a pulldown
and an OK button. Take operates like the Clip Number, where a valid value of 1 to 999 can
be entered and the enter/return key needs to be hit for confirmation of the value. For
custom clip naming considerations, see "19.1 CUSTOM CLIP" on page 44.
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