The Setup Menu - Axia element v.2.0 Installation & User Manual

The Setup Menu

We touched briefly on the Setup screen in Chapters 1
and 2. Now let's look at the rest of the tools on this page.
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Network Configuration
Element's IP Address and other network functions.
is the unique name you give the con-
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Hostname
sole to identify it in the Web interface. You might
want to name it after the studio it's in.
This Element's unique network ad-
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IP Address:
dress. In the case of the PowerStation, the Ether-
net switch and Audio I/O will be automatically
assigned the next two addresses in sequence. If
a PowerStation AUX exists, it will be assigned a
fourth address in this sequence. Make sure all of
these addresses are available.
Enter your network's submask here.
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Netmask:
If you have a core switch or a network
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Gateway:
gateway to allow access from outside your facil-
ity, enter that address here. A gateway is required
for advanced IP address configurations and for
connection to an external NTP server.
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DNS-0 & DNS-1:
nected to the "outside world", you can specify
your ISP's DNS servers in these fields.
Why would you want to do this? Well, you could
simplify NTP access by entering the server's
name, instead of 128.249.1.1. Or,
tmc.edu
if you set up a DNS server in-house, you could
give real names to your StudioEngines and Phone
systems, then use those names instead of IP ad-
dresses in Element configuration pages.
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Web Access Password:
is set to and the password is blank. If you want
user
to add a password, type it in and click
that passwords will not display here once changed, so
be sure to make a record of all changes.
Note: If you are using your Element console
with a PowerStation, its software is integrated
with the StudioEngine of the PowerStation. See
Chapter 10 for the PowerStation software up-
date procedure.
contains the fields for the
If your Axia network is con-
By default, the user name
Note
Change.
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Fig. 8-3: Element with PowerStation - Setup screen
Fig. 8-4: Element with StudioEngine - Setup screen
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Software Update (Element with Studio Engine
This is where you upload new Element operat-
only)
ing software.
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Base File System Upgrade:
software updates do not include a Base File up-
date, but if one is required, click this link to up-
load and apply the new code.
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Software Versions
packages currently stored on your Element's flash
memory card. The blue radio button is displayed
next to the active software image.
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Set Current Image:
Most Element
shows you the software
When you want to change