Chapter 7: HD View System Management
7.3.4 Check
When units have been connected or disconnected since last
detecting the topology, you can check for any changes to the
topology.
To do so:
1. Click on the "Check" button. Any new units detected appear
as connected but undefined. You must still define the unit.
2. To define the units connected to the ports, click the checkbox
of a port or a number of ports that have the same device
connected.
3. Click on the "Select Device" button. A drop-down menu
appears.
4. Select the device type.
NOTE: When the device is a Line Splitter, repeat the process of
defining the connected devices for each port of the Line
Splitter.
NOTE: Check does not update the topology, it detects any new
connections. Units that are disconnected appear with a
yellow exclamation mark.
Update
To add new devices to the present topology click on the
"Update" button. The new devices appear. Units that are
disconnected appear with a yellow exclamation mark.
7.3.5 Manual
You can display the topology manually whether the system is
online or offline.
To display the topology manually:
1. Click the "Select device" button. A drop-down menu appears.
2. Select the connected Transmitter. The selected topology
appears on the left (see Figure 7-6). If the Service Utility is
online you can see which ports have devices connected. In
Figure 7-6 a device is connected to port 4.
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