DHD Operation Server (DHDOS) and DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM)

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© 2011 DHD Deubner Hoffmann Digital GmbH

52-8550 Routing/Scheduling Software

52-8551 Routing Software

52-8552 Routing Software, single matrix

52-8553 Additional license for 52-8550

52-8554 Additional license for 52-8551

52-8555 Monitoring Software

Version: 1.10.0

Routing, Scheduling and Monitoring Software

Manual

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The content of this document is for information only. The information presented in this document does not form part of any quotation or contract, is believed to be accurate and reliable and may be changed without notice. No liability will be accepted by the publisher for any consequence of its use. Publication thereof does neither convey nor imply any license under patent rights or other industrial or intellectual property rights.

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2 About this Book

This manual refers to DHD Operation Manager, Version 1.6.3 and DHD Operation Server, Version 1.6.3

This book is a part of the Series 52 DHD Operation Manager manual. It will provide you a comprehensive overview about the use of the following DHD Operation Manager software applications:

· 52-8550 Routing/Scheduling Software

· 52-8551 Routing Software

· 52-8552 Routing Software, single matrix

· 52-8553 Additional license for 52-8550

· 52-8555 Monitoring Software

The software has been developed for Windows XP. The functioning with other Windows versions is not tested. In individual case you may have some restrictions by using another operating system then Windows XP (e.g. the graphical view).

How to Use this Book

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The Meaning of Advices in the Text

Warning

The demands and advices in these text boxes should be followed unconditional, because otherwise hardware and software products, data bases, as well as persons may suffer a loss.

Important

The demands and advices in these text boxes should be followed, because these contents are necessary for the proper operation of the DHD systems.

Note

Recommendations and further information are marked as notes. Sometimes you will also find off-topic content in these text boxes, which is related to the actual topic.

Tip

Tips are helpful advices, which should make work with DHD systems easier.

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3 What is new in this version of the manual?

All sections that had been added, deleted or changed are listed below. Click on the entries to reach the respective sections directly.

Current version (1.10.0):

Chapter / Section State Note DHDOS/DHDOM Basic Manual

Licensing changed Information changed.

Version (1.9.0):

Chapter / Section State Note

New cover picture in PDF manual.

Version (1.8.0):

Functions of the DHD Operation

Server changed Information changed.

Administration Menu changed Information added.

DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM)

Basic Functions changed Information added.

Logon to a DHDOS Entity via a Fixed

IP Address added

Licensing changed Information added.

User Management changed Information added.

View Menu changed Information changed.

Options Menu added

Workstations changed Information changed.

Windows added

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Chapter / Section State Note

About this Book changed

Related software versions changed from DHDOS 1.4.16 and DHDOM 1.4.16 to DHDOS 1.6.3 and DHDOM 1.6.3.

Configure Routing Matrices changed Information changed and added.

Routing Tabs changed Information changed and added.

Routing in the Matrix View changed Information changed and added.

Routing in the List View changed Information changed and added.

Scheduling - Time Triggered Routing changed Information changed and added.

Scheduling Tabs changed Information changed and added.

Scheduler Shortcut Keys changed Information changed and added.

Monitoring changed Information changed and added.

Options Menu changed Information changed and added.

Version 1.7.0:

Chapter / Section State Note Routing, Scheduling and Monitoring Software Manual

Routing in the Matrix View changed Information added.

Version 1.6.0:

Controlling the TOM Module changed Information added.

Version 1.5.0:

Terms of Use - Legal Disclaimer changed

Formal adaptations. Legal disclaimer added to the footer of all topic pages.

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Version 1.4.0:

Routing in the Matrix View changed Information added.

Version 1.3.0:

Version 1.2.0:

Administration Menu changed Information added.

Logon to a DHDOS Entity via a Fixed IP-Address

added

Routing, Scheduling and Monitoring Software Manual

About this Book changed Related software versions changed from DHDOS 1.4.6 and DHDOM 1.4.6 to DHDOS 1.4.16 and DHDOM 1.4.16.

Routing Tabs changed Functions added.

Scheduling - Time Triggered Routing changed Information added.

Scheduling Tabs changed Functions added.

Schedule Menu changed Functions added.

Options Menu changed Functions added.

Channel Categories added

Special Days changed Information added.

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Scheduler Shortcut Keys added

Version 1.0.0:

The DHD Operation Server (DHDOS) changed Information added.

Installation and Setup changed Information added.

Administration Menu changed Functions added.

DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM)

Basic Functions changed Information added.

Demo Mode changed Information changed.

Workstations changed Function added.

Routing, Scheduling and Monitoring Software Manual

Scheduling - Time Triggered Routing changed Information added.

Scheduling Tabs changed Information added.

Channel Properties added

Before:

Until this version, the DHDOM Routing, Scheduling & Monitoring Software Manual was part of the DHD Operation Server & DHD Operation Manager Manual. This manual is now split into a basic manual that is complemented with several additional manuals with information on the different software parts.

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4 The DHD Operation Server (DHDOS)

The DHD Operation Server (DHDOS) is a file based database software. It runs on a server PC and is the interconnection between DHD devices and DHD Operation Manager entities.

It is necessary to run the DHDOS software for the use of the following DHDOM licenses:

· 52-8562 Snapshot Manager Software

· 52-8563 Remote Control Software

· 52-8565 DSP Control Software

4.1 Installation and Setup

The software runs on every standard PC with Windows XP. The temporary data rate can be very enormous dependent on the simultaneous executed commands. Because of this you should use a PC equipped with up-to-date hardware. The PC should have at least a 2 GHz CPU and 512 MB RAM.

It is not needed to install the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS). Before starting the first time you only have to copy the software from the shipped CD to your PC. You can copy the software (DHDOS.exe) manually from the CD onto the PC or you just follow the automatically started installation process, after inserting the CD. Additionally the file OSDataImport.dll is needed.

Important

You are able to administrate several devices with the same Project ID with one DHDOS entity. It is not possible to administrate more devices with different Project IDs with the same DHDOS entity. It is possible to control devices of different projects (with different Project IDs) by several DHDOS entities on the same PC. Therefore, these other entities of the DHDOS and their Files folders

need to be stored in other directories. If you want to open several entities of the DHDOS on the same PC, you need to activate the function Allow several servers on this computer.

Choose a directory on your local hard disk (e.g., C:\dhdos) for the files DHDOS.exe and OSDataImport.dll. Take care that only authorised users have access to this directory. Make sure that there is enough free space on the hard disk. The actual required space on the volume depends on the number of events and the chosen logging options.The required space can exceed 100 MB after a while.

A subfolder named Files is created in the path where the server is located, when you start the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS) for the first time. In this folder you can find the file DHDOS.OSP. This file includes all data concerning the device or the devices. Furthermore a backup of the data base file is saved into the subfolder DHDOS-BAK.OSP. If the DHDOS indicates an error in the database file, the software automatically saves a copy of the current DHDOS.OSP file - named

DHDOS.OSP.defect - and renames the latest backup file to DHDOS.OSP. The file named DHDOS.OSP.1 is always the latest copy of the database and is used in this case.

Tip

It is recommended to copy the whole Files folder from time to time on an

other hard disk or an other PC to create a backup manually.

Also the application DHD Communication Server (DHDCS) is extracted, when you start the DHDOS for the first time. This software administrates the whole communication between DHD systems in the network and the related applications on the PC.

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Delete the files DHDOS.exe, OSDataImport.dll and the subfolder Files with all its files to uninstall the software. Make sure that no entity of the DHDOS is still running, before starting the uninstall process.

4.2 The DHD Communication Server (DHDCS)

The DHD Communication Server (DHDCS) is a software application which handles the communication between the DHD applications on your PC and the DHD systems in the network. This software needs not to be installed or updated manually. Each DHD application of the following list contains an entity of the DHDCS, which is extracted when you start the application and no DHDCS or an older version of the DHDCS is installed on the PC:

· Toolbox5

· Toolbox4

· Toolbox45

· DHD Operation Server (DHDOS)

· DHD Maintenance (DHDMT)

· RM420-015 TFTConfig

· RM420-550 Routing Software

· RM420-552 Setup Manager

· RM420-553 Remote Control Software

· RM520-555 Bus Assign

· RM420-556 Fader Label Changer

After extracting, the DHDCS is started at first and afterwards the proper application starts. When you exit the application, the DHDCS is closed automatically.

The DHD Communication Server is already described in detail in the RM4200D manual. Until further notice, this description is also valid for all Series 52 applications without any reservations.

DHD RM4200D Anwendungssoftware Handbuch (DE) DHD RM4200D Application Software Manual (EN)

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4.3 Working with the DHDOS

The server software plays a central role for the interconnection of DHD devices and DHDOM entities. It controls the DHD devices, receives data from these devices, sends this data to connected applications (DHDOM) on the same or several PCs and processes data of these clients.

Example of use 1:

In the easiest case, the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS) and the client software DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM) are running on the same PC. This is particularly proper to control, for example an Series 52 Compact Router or to backup snapshots from a mixing device.

Example of use 2:

This example shows a networked server/client structure. The software DHDOS is running on a server PC, which is connected to the office network and a number of client PCs (e.g., in several studios), each with a running entity of the DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM). Through a second ethernet interface the server PC is connected to the DHD devices.

Example of use 3:

In this case the server/client structure of the previous example is enhanced by a second, redundant entity of the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS). This copy of the DHDOS runs redundant in slave mode on a second PC and observes the processes of the master DHDOS. It is not directly connected to the device. The slave remains in this state until the master fails. If this happens, the slave gets the control of the devices and handles the communication between the several client PCs.

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4.4 Functions of the DHD Operation Server

Double-click the file dhdos.exe to start the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS). At first an information window opens. It shows the several tasks of the starting process.

The progress bar shows, which part of the software is currently loaded.

A running DHDOS is indicated by its orange icon in the notification area. Right-click the icon and select Open to maximize the DHDOS program window.

The DHDOS window is divided into the menu bar, a part with 5 several tabs, a logging part and the status bar. During the operation it is not needed, that this window is shown. You can minimize it by clicking or select Hide in the contextual menu of the DHDOS icon.

The menu bar of the DHDOS contains the commands File, Administration, Logging and ? (Help). The functions of this bar are explained in the following section.

The current server time is shown in the status bar. This time matches the system time of the PC, where the server is located. If you want to use time-dependent functions of the DHDOS (e.g., executing scheduled crosspoints), we recommend to synchronize the PC time with the studio time. There are several popular applications for this. Ask your IT department for help.

The status bar of the DHDOS. Amongst others the current server time is shown here.

Further on, the Project ID in the status bar reflects the project, the server is administrating and if the server is running as master or slave. Additionally, in slave mode the IP address of the dedicated master server is shown.

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4.4.1 Views

4.4.1.1 Clients

After starting the DHDOS the Clients tab is selected. Here you can see a list of all users and applications, which are

currently connected to the server.

The Clients tab. Shows all connected applications.

Each entity of the DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM), connected to the server, is listed as a client application in the

Application column. Furthermore, you get information about the connected users and how long the connections are

online.

A slave entity of the DHDOS is controlled by the master server. This connection is shown in the Application column by the name Slave Server and the dedicated user name is Replicator.

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4.4.1.2 Devices

The connected devices are shown on the Devices tab. In the respective columns you can find detailed information on the device type, its serial number and the IP address as well as a the connection between the device and the DHDOS is established. Optional the Device Name is shown if the devices owns such a name.

The view Devices lists the devices, connected to the DHDOS.

Please see the section Administration Menu / Data & Devices to find out how to add or remove devices.

4.4.1.3 Schedules

The Schedules tab shows two lists. In the upper list you can see all active scheduling events. The list below shows the scheduling events, planned for the next 24 hours.

You can find the active and upcoming scheduling events in the view Schedules.

In both lists are respectively shown the start time, the end time, the switching duration and the name of a the scheduling events.

4.4.1.4 Outputs

This tab is only useful for debug trace on the part of DHD and under normal circumstances it is not necessary to take care about this tab.

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4.4.1.5 Statistics

This tab is only useful for debug trace on the part of DHD and under normal circumstances it is not necessary to take care about this tab.

4.4.2 Menu Functions

4.4.2.1 File Menu

Exit

Exit closes the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS).

At certain situations you will get an advice, when closing the program. This message advices you, that upcoming scheduling events will not be executed after closing the server. Nevertheless, you can continue the process after acknowledge.

4.4.2.2 Administration Menu

Data & Devices

First of all you need to connect the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS) with one or more devices. This step has to be done each time you want to add a new device. In the Administration Menu, select Data & Devices to open the

Devices window.

The Device window; connecting to a device.

Add a new device by clicking Add device. The Select device window opens. Here you can choose whether you want to download the configuration from a running device in the network (Select device) or if you want to use the data of a configuration file (Select file).

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Selection of a device configuration.

Click Select device to load the configuration data from a running device.

Selecting a device in the DHD Connection Dialog.

If there is already an existing project and the dedicated server is only restarted, the connection to the device does not need to be established again. In this case, the information about the connection are stored in the server project file.

If the device you want to use is not reachable in the network or you prefer to load the configuration of the system out of a file, you can do that by using the option Toolbox5 project to choose a file from a drive (Select file). Is there more than one device available in the project file, you have to choose the desired device. By selecting a Toolbox5 project file, the software automatically searches the network for DHD devices with the corresponding Project ID of the project file

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and connects to the chosen device.

In the Device window, you can find three more buttons. Click Update device to reload the device configuration if you have made changes in the Toolbox5 project. The update procedure is similar to adding a new device. Click Remove

to delete the selected device from the list.

The Assign window opens if you click Assign Serial Number. Click Select to use the DHD Connection Dialog to choose a device. Select the Auto detect via PID/DID check box to enable the detection of the device by its project ID (PID) and its device ID (DID). In case of wrong configuration (e.g., two devices have the same project ID and the same device ID) this auto detection mode may not work correctly. To be able to select the desired device manually, deactivate this check box and enter the serial number of the device (the last 3 bytes of the MAC address).

Important

If the DHD Operation Server is connected to a 52/XR MADI Router and this device is equipped with Communication Controller redundancy, it is essential to activate the Auto detect via PID/DID check box, otherwise the DHDOS is not able to connect to the second controller if the master fails.

Assign a serial number.

Project Options

Identification

The character string in the text box Server Description identifies a DHDOS project. This identification is shown within the DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM) logon.

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In the DHDOM login window, the DHD Operation Server entities are represented by the Server Description.

The Server Description is an arbitrary character string and can contain all characters in the range A-Z, a-z and 0-9. The number of characters is limited to 32. If you have not entered a string in the text box, the software will automatically use the Project ID as Server Description.

The Project ID is imported from the Toolbox project and should not be changed.

Server Preferences

General

If the check box Quit server without confirmation is activated, the safety message is blocked that comes up normally, when the server is closed and the software application is closed immediately.

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Use the the function Allow several servers on this computer to be able to open several DHDOS entities at the same time on the same PC.

Logging

You can assign basic settings for the operation of the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS) in the Server Preferences

window. Click on the entry Server Preferences in the Administration menu to open its configuring window. It shows 3 tabs. At the first tab you can make settings concerning the logging of commands.

The Log File tab of the server preferences window.

Logging Output

The three radio buttons enables you to select where the logging data should be saved. Activate the File option to log only in a file. The Window option only shows the information in the logging part of the DHDOS. Choose the Both option to log in a file and to see the logging data currently on the screen.

Log File

Use the text box Log File directory to set the path, where the logging data should be saved. The directory in which you had extracted the program file DHDCS.exe is preselected here.

Log files include the logging data as text in ASCII format. They are named by the pattern OSyyyy-mm-dd-xyz.log (e.g.,

OS2007-04-27-001.log). yyyy stands for the year, mm for the month and dd for the day, when the log file was started. xyz gets incremented if the optionStart new file after x MB is activated. The option Delete files that are older than x day(s) gives you the possibility, that files with a certain age are getting deleted

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Important

When choosing the directory for the logging files, make sure, that your Windows user account holds write access for this directory!

Activate Start new file after x MB to limit the size of the files. This function is not activated by default. All data is written in one single file. Depending on the data traffic, the file can become quite big after a while. You can avoid this by activating this option to adapt the file size to your expectations. So, the logging data is divided into several files.

Log events

All options in the Log events part are deactivated by default. Activate User Actions to log activities of connected clients. If you want to log only user actions, which are not allowed to use by the respective user, you additionally have to activate the option Only when action denied.

The option Master Server Change logs the messages, which are generated if the current DHDOS master drops out and a redundant entity of the DHDOS becomes master.

Activate Log logic states to record logical state changes.

Communication

The ethernet interface of your PC, that is used by the DHDOS to communicate with the DHD network, can be specified on the communication tab. It is recommended to select the network card manually. In automatic mode is not guaranteed, that the DHD Operation Server communicates with the right network. If the message No Network Adapters Available is shown or the desired network adapter is not in the list, please check that the network card is installed correctly.

Security

In the security dialog you can define, whether changes concerning the server settings can only be done after entering a password. So, it is possible to protect the current settings.

This security gate can be activated after a defined time (Lock administration automatically after x minutes). Additionally, this gate can be activated by minimizing the application window (when hiding the server window).

All options of the Security tab are deactivated by default.

By activating the security check, a new entry (Lock Administration) is added to the Administration menu. The entry is greyed out as long as the administrator is not logged in. If he is logged in, it is possible to log out by clicking this entry.

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4.4.2.3 Logging Menu

Suppress Memo Logging (F5)

It is possible that some times a lot of messages are shown in the logging area within a short time. The amount of incoming messages depends on the number and the type of the logged messages. You can stop the write out with the command Suppress Memo Logging, if the content of the logging area gets overwritten to fast. Try the command again to continue the write out. Afterwards the protocol tells you how much messages have been skipped during the write out was stopped.

Note

If in the Server Preferences is defined that the messages are logged into a file too, this will also be done, when you have stopped the write out on the screen.

Clear Memo (F8)

Use this command to clear the logging area. The logged messages in the log file are not effected by this command.

Show Log File (F4)

This command opens the log file in the standard editor of your PC.

Clear Log File

You can delete the content of the current log file by execute Clear Log File. This process needs to be confirmed by the user.

4.4.2.4 Help Menu

About

This command opens the Information window of the DHD Operation Server (DHDOS). Therein the version of the DHDOS and its publication date is shown. Moreover you can find DHD support contact information.

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License Administration

Via the License Administration entry in the Help Menu ?, you reach the Software Licensing window.

The DHDOS Software Licensing window.

Choose the device in the pull-down menu For device you want to add a license to.

Enter the license code in the text box Enter license code here. You receive the license code from DHD. This code is created depending on your individual device (serial number), the used software and may be it is also based on further options. Therefore, the license code can not be used for an other device. The Apply button gets selectable when you have entered the code completely. Now, confirm your settings with OK or abort the process with Cancel.

The successfully transfer of the license is acknowledged:

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Check the connection to the device and whether its the right device or not. May be the connection is established in demo mode, that does not support this procedure.

The following message comes up if it is possible to transfer the license into the device, but it does not fit:

Please check that the entered license suits to the device if you have received several license codes from DHD. Verify your entry depending on the correct notation.

Important

Please note that the entry of the code is case sensitive. Hence, enter the code exactly like you have received it from DHD.

In the text box Licence Info all activated license options for this device are shown. Check the content of this text box after entering a license code to determine whether the license code was stored correctly or not.

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5 DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM) Basic Functions

The DHDOM includes several software applications and functions that can be activated by license codes. The DHDOM can be considered as a stage that makes it possible to easily integrate new functions and applications.

It is the basic software for the following products/licenses:

· 52-8555 Monitoring Software

· 52-8562 Snapshot Manager Software

· 52-8563 Remote Control Software

· 52-8565 DSP Control Software (extension is possible)

Double click the file DHDOM.exe to start the application.

The PCs you use for operating DHDOM entities should have at least a 2 GHz CPU and 512 MB RAM. If you want to use the Remote Control and/or the DSP Control software, DHD recommends to use a CPU with several cores and 1GB RAM.

The DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM) has a two-stage login process. Directly after starting the software you will be asked to which DHD Operation Server you want to connect to. For this you have to choose the according system in the drop down menu.

Connecting to an DHD Operation Server (DHDOS).

Depending on the licenses in the devices, some of the activated functions are already available after this first login step (e.g., Quick Monitor Buttons). But for the most functions you have to login as an authorised user to be able to use these options.

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User login of the DHDOM.

Use the following data for your first login. For safety reasons you should change the password afterwards. (See User Management).

Username: Administrator

Password: DHD

Please notice that the username and the password are case sensitive!

Is there only one DHDOS reachable, its name is shown in the login window and the software will automatically connect to this DHDOS entity. A drop down menu appears if there are several DHDOS entities reachable in the network. Select the device you want to control. The selection of the DHDOS entity at the user login is not depending on the first login step. That means, you can choose a DHDOS entity you want to connect to in the first step and then you may swap to an other project at the user login step.

The different software applications of the DHDOM and their subunits are opened in several tabs. After the user has logged in, the same tabs are opened he had used before he logged out last time. If any problem occurs with a tab during the login process, this tab is closed automatically and will be not opened at future logins. For instance a user had opened a matrix and afterwards the administrator blocks the access right to this matrix.

5.1 Logon to a DHDOS Entity via a Fixed IP Address

If there are several DHD Operation Server entities reachable in the network, the DHDOM asks for the entity it should connect to. Provided that you want to connect always to the same DHDOS entity, you can appoint these entity.

Therefore, you need to add the command -FixedIP: and the IP address of the server PC to the prompt. An easy way to

handle this, is to create a shortcut for the DHDOM. Right click the shortcut and open its properties window. Enter the additional command behind the directory as it is shown in the picture below, including the IP address of the PC the DHD Operation Server you want to connect to is running on.

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Editing shortcut properties.

By executing this shortcut, the DHDOM directly connects to the predefined server PC. If you have not assigned a user that is logged in automatically (see Workstations), the user needs to login afterwards.

User login to a predefined server PC.

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achieve automatically connection to these redundant entities. You just have to add further FixedIP commands to the prompt: -FixedIP:<IP address of the general server PC> -FixedIP:<IP address of the first redundancy server PC> -FixedIP:<IP address of the second redundancy server PC> ...

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5.2 Licensing

The DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM) is a DHD software product that needs to be licensed. That means, you are using the DHDOM software, but you have to purchase one or several licenses for this software. The software application DHD Operation Manager can be operated with different functional range. DHD provides several licenses to make the system cost-effective depending on your special needs.

Note

For the snapshot management without user administration (for backup purposes) no license is needed.

The Licensing is always hardware related. In the RM4200D DSP Frame the licenses are stored in the RM420-852/853 Communication Controller. Please take care about this fact if you need to replace the original controller with an spare part.

In all new developed devices (Series 52), the license code is stored in an EEPROM on the backplane of the respective frame. Currently, this concerns the frames 52-6063/6066/5063. If these frames are used, it is not needed to renew the licenses after a controller exchange. This fact makes it easier to work with spare parts.

Important

DHDOM licenses are always related to DHD hardware. Licenses related to a PC, as it is known from RM4200D software applications, are not available!

Temporary licenses for software and functionality tests can be ordered at DHD.

You can use every routing and scheduling function described in the DHDOM Routing, Scheduling and Monitoring Software manual if you purchase the license 52-8550 Routing/Scheduling Software. Contrary to the license 52-8550, with the license 52-8551 Routing Software it is not possible to do scheduling. That means crosspoints can not be controlled time triggered. The license 52-8552 Routing Software, single matrix view is related to the license 52-8551, but with this license it is only possible to create and administrate one matrix. The license 52-8552 is mainly suited for the 52/CR Compact Router.

If you hold the 52-8550 license, you can extend it for an arbitrary number of users. Therefore, you need one or more licenses of the type 52-8553 Additional license for 52-8550. For the license 52-8551 it is quite the same. In this case you have to order the license 52-8554 Additional license for 52-8551.

If you want to use some workstations only for monitoring, the license 52-8555 Monitoring Software, 20 licenses should be the best choice. At these workstations, all inputs - that are enabled for monitoring by the administrator - can be routed to a defined stereo output. But for administrative purposes you need one of the licenses 52-8550, 52-8551 or 52-8552.

As aforementioned the snapshot management is free for one user (for the administrator). To be able to handle snapshots of a DHD system by several users, you need to purchase the license 52-8562 Snapshot Manager Software.

With the license 52-8563 Remote Control Software it is possible to remote control DHD devices.

To control the parameters of the DSP functions (e.g., EQs, compressors ...) the 52-8565 DSP Control Software

license is needed. In conjunction with RM4200D systems, this software application was formerly known as "Access Software".

You will get one or several license codes from DHD depending on the ordered licenses and your individual devices. These codes can be transmitted to the device with the DHDOS and are afterwards enduring saved in the device. Please find further information on the licensing process itself in the section License Administration.

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The DHD Operation Server gets the number of valid licenses from the devices and allows the defined number of connections to the devices.

In the following examples, 25 workstations can operate the DHDOM at the same time. But that does not mean, that the licenses are reserved for 25 dedicated workstations. You can configure an arbitrary number of workstations to operate the DHDOM, but the number of workstations, that are able to connect to the devices at the same time, depends on the type and the number of licenses in the devices.

In the first example routing and scheduling is activated for 5 workstations. Therefore, in this example the routing and scheduling software 52-8550 is purchased once and became extended with 4 additional licenses of the type 52-8553. In parallel 20 further edit stations can be run in monitor mode in this case. For this, you need additionally the license 52-8555.

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The structure of the second example is quite the same like in example 1, but other licenses are used. In this example the user does not need the time triggered control of crosspoints, hence the license 52-8551 without scheduling function is used together with 4 licenses of the type 52-8554. Because in this case the license 52-8555 is purchased as well, 20 edit stations can be used at the same time for monitoring like in example 1.

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5.3 User Management

Administrators are able to create several users with different priorities. Settings from users with a higher priority are valued as more important then settings from users with lower priority. The users, created in Toolbox5, are imported automatically.

Normally, a technician should have more rights then a DJ, because a DJ is mostly not technical trained enough. On the other hand, of course a DJ should be able to control the functions he needs to set.

Click on the symbol in the tool bar to open the User Accounts window. The user accounts are shown and you can edit them and add new users. Alternatively, you can reach this window via the Administration menu.

Create and edit user accounts.

Common

Click on the button Add below the User Accounts list to create a new user. The command Remove deletes the currently

selected user from the list. Use Copy to duplicate users and their settings. Imported Toolbox5 users can not be copied.

Enter a login name for the user in the text box Username on the Common tab. Set a password for the user in the text box

Password and enter it again in the text box Password again. You have to assign a new password to a copied user, since the password is not taken over. It is necessary to enter a 4-digit PIN only containing numbers for all users that should be able to login at the console. The account can be activated and deactivated by the check box User account enabled.

Note

The account of the super administrator can not be removed! Moreover, it is not possible to deactivate the account or to change the priority. Login name and password can be changed.

Also the Nobody account can not be removed and only a few settings are possible to adapt. Please find more information on this account in the Features section.

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Important

All the passwords must differ from each other, because the system only compares the passwords and PINs respectively and not the usernames.

Furthermore, an imported user is not the Toolbox5 user itself, it is a copy of this user. That means the Toolbox5 user and the Operation Manager user are two different users with the same name and PIN. Conversely, changing the name and/or the PIN of an imported user does not influence the user created by the Toolbox5.

User Rights

Use the check box Administrator in the User Rights section to assign global administrative rights to an user or define the importance of the user by selecting the User Priority (1 = high priority, 10 = low priority).

Every workstation is assigned to a virtual mixer (see Workstations). It is possible to allow an user to work with all virtual mixers of a DHD system. Therefore, select the check box Override Mixer Association.

The Authorisation section shows the relationship between the currently selected user and the authorisation groups.

These relations can not be changed for imported Toolbox5 users.

Features

For every user can be defined, which applications and features of the DHDOM he is allowed to use depending on the workstation he logged on. Basically, you can assign the desired rights to all workstations and afterwards it is possible to allow or deny special options for the use in conjunction with certain PCs. Or you only configure single workstations from the outset.

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Proceed as follows to release the available features to users:

· Mark one or several users in the User Accounts list.

· Choose a workstation or the All Workstations tab in the Configured Features section.

· The right-handed list shows the Available Features. Drag'n'drop the features from the Available Features list to the Configured Features list to release them. The other way round, access to already released options can be denied. Alternatively, you can also use the arrow buttons between the lists to carry out these assignments.

If you assign a feature to all workstations and remove this feature for single workstations afterwards, on the All Workstations tab this feature is marked in the column Differences with the term Partially Denied. Vice versa, features that were assigned to single workstations only are marked with Partially Allowed.

The Available Features that can be released in detail:

· Snapshot Manager: Release of the Backups, Mixer Snapshots and Channel Snapshots tabs. Please note, that it is necessary to allow mixer and channel snapshot transfers between each virtual mixer and the DHD Operation Server. Hence you can find the Snapshot Manager entry again for each virtual mixer in the list.

· Monitoring: Release of the Monitoring Sources tab and the Quick Buttons.

· Scheduling: Release of the All Scheduled Tasks tab.

· Remote Control: All available Remote Control Views are listed and can be released.

· Features on <device>: This branch includes all settings that are related to a device. If there are several devices in the project, separate entries for each device are listed.

· DSP Control: All available Fixed Processings of the device are listed and can be released.

· Routing: All configured Matrices of the device are listed and can be released for routing.

· Scheduling: All configured Matrices of the device are listed and can be released for scheduling.

· Mixer: This branch includes all settings that are related to a virtual mixer. If a device contains several virtual mixers, separate entries for each virtual mixer are listed.

· DSP Control: All available Fader Channel Processings of the virtual mixer are listed and can be released.

· Snapshot Manager: Release of the Mixer and Channel Snapshot Transfer rights to allow snapshot transfers between the respective virtual mixer and the DHD Operation Server.

In the User Accounts list you can find a special account called Nobody. This account represents the situation that no user is logged in at the console and is only intended to make it possible to exchange snapshots between the device and the server PC without a user login. If the Nobody account is selected, only the Features tab is provided. Instead of the release of features to the available workstations, in this case the features can be assigned to the Console.

Console Options

If you activate the check box Allow Console Login, the user is able to login at the console. You need to reenter the password, because in this case the password must be a 4-digit PIN. Since the password is protected, it is not possible for the software to check the existing password, even if this is already an 4-digit PIN.

By using the Console Autolock function, you can determine if a user needs to log in again after a certain time. Select a predefined time duration from the pull-down menu (2, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes) or select Off to disable this function. Activate the check box Display Name on Console to display the name of the logged in user in all displays of the control modules.

Note

For imported Toolbox5 users, the settings of the Console Options tab are adopted from the Toolbox5 project and the function Allow Console Login is

enabled. These settings can not be changed for imported users.

Press Apply to save your settings if you want to continue with the user configuration or press OK to save and close the

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5.4 Demo Mode

You can operate the DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM) in demo mode. Switching to demo mode is possible by using the demo mode function of the DHDOS (see function Run Server in DemoMode).

To enable this demo mode follow these steps: 1. Start the DHD Operation Server.

2. In the notification area (in the taskbar), right-click on the DHD Operation Server icon and select OPEN. 2. On the Administration menu, click Server Preferences.

3. On the General tab, select the Run Server in DemoModeMode check box. Click OK. 4. On the Administration menu, click Data & Devices.

5. Click Add device.

6. Select Toolbox5 project and select your Toolbox config file.

7. In the Select Device list, select the device, which do you want to use for routings. Click OK.

8. The device shows up in the Device window. Click OK. 9. Start DHD Operation Manager software.

10. In the Logon to list, select your device. Click OK. 11. On the File menu, click Login.

12. Default Username: Administrator Default Password: DHD Click OK.

Within the demo mode you are able to edit the configuration of DHD devices, even if you have no physical access to the devices.

Note

Basically, you can use all commands of the software in demo mode as if you are connected to the device. But some functions/displays require an interaction with the device. That is why some options of the DHDOM are not usable in demo mode or are only executed/shown in a simplified way. However, the settings are only saved local and will not be send into the network.

In the title of the DHDOS and DHDOM windows, you can find an information that the software is running in demo mode.

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5.5 Basic Menu Functions

In this section you will only find the menu functions that are relevant for the basic use of the DHDOM. Special functions are explained in the special functions section of the respective DHDOM manual.

5.5.1 File Menu

Login

Use this command to log in to the DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM). You can also reach this function by clicking the symbol in the tool bar.

Details on the login process can be found in the section DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM) Basic Functions.

Logout

Use this command to check out of the DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM). You can also reach this function by clicking the symbol in the tool bar.

The disconnection has no effect on the active or scheduled crosspoint settings. These settings are saved in the DHDOS.

Close

Closes the currently selected tab. You can also close the selected tab by clicking the symbol in the right part of the tool bar.

Close All

Closes all tabs after acknowledge. You can also close all tabs by clicking the symbol in the right part of the tool bar.

Exit

Closes the DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM).

5.5.2 View Menu

Navigation Tree

The navigation tree is shown in the left part of the DHDOM window. By double clicking a branch, a tab is opened in the right part of the window.

The function Navigation Tree hides and shows the navigation tree. You can also activate and deactivate this function by clicking the symbol in the tool bar.

Color Schemes

The DHDOM window and its elements can appear with several color settings. Two color schemes are provided by default (

Bright and Dark).

More color schemes can be created by users with administrative rights. Please see the Colors section for further information.

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5.5.3 Options Menu

Global Options

Note

The functions of the Global Options menu are only executable by administrators.

It is also possible to reach this window by clicking the symbol in the tool bar.

Colors

The coloring of the DHD Operation Manager can be adapted. Only users with administrative rights are able to create and modify color schemes, but every user can deploy these schemes. The configured color schemes can be found in the View

menu (see also View Menu). Moreover, it is possible to assign a color scheme to each workstation that is loaded by default during the start of the DHDOM (see Workstations).

In the Global Options window, select the Colors entry in the left-handed list. Two color schemes are predefined (Bright and Dark). The default color schemes can not be modified. To create a new scheme, select an existing one and click Copy. Remove deletes the currently selected scheme.

The Global Options window.

In the Label text box you can assign a name. If you deactivate the Flat Style option, a 3D border is shown around every list of the DHDOM window.

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Example: left - Flat Style option deactivated; right - Flat Style option activated

In the Colors list you can find several objects and elements of the DHDOM window. Click the colored area next to the element you want to adapt and choose another color. If you click the Reset button, a contextual menu with 3 options appears. To Last Saved resets the colors to the settings that were saved last. Bright Default and Dark Default

loads the standard color settings of the predefined color schemes.

Press Apply to save your settings if you want to continue with the configuration or press OK to save and close the

Global Options window. It is possible to undo all settings and reload the state you had saved last by pressing Close.

5.5.4 Administration Menu

Note

The functions of the Administration menu are only executable by administrators.

5.5.4.1 User Accounts

The User Accounts window appears, wherein users can be created and edited. Alternatively, you can reach this window by clicking the symbol in the tool bar.

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5.5.4.2 Workstations

The Workstation Configuration window appears. Alternatively, you can reach this window by clicking the symbol in the tool bar.

Administrating workstations.

The configured workstations for the operation of the DHDOM are listed in the Workstation Configuration window. Use the buttons Add and Remove below the list to add and delete workstations. Every workstation that was connected once is listed even if it was not configured manually.

Common

The Identification must be identical with the windows PC name of the respective workstation. In the text box Label

you can enter any name. The labels are used to identify the workstations within the DHDOM during the configuration process. If a workstation was not added manually, but was used to login to the DHDOM, the Identification and the Label are set to windows PC automatically.

Activate the check box Start docked at the bottom if you want the DHDOM to get started in a reduced view. A default color scheme can be chosen, that should be loaded automatically. How to create and edit color schemes can be found in the Options Menu section.

A user can be chosen in the User menu who is automatically logged in when starting the DHDOM.

With the Device Relationship settings below you can define to which device and - if available - to which mixer a workstation is assigned. This assignment is important for the following functions:

· Login on Console: If the user logs in at the DHDOM and should be logged in at a console simultaneous, this console need be defined here. (User Accounts / Console Options > Allow Console Login)

· Load Mixer Snapshot on Login: For every user a mixer snapshot can be selected that is loaded automatically at the here defined console when the user logs in. (User Accounts / Snapshot Configuration > Mixer Snapshot on Login)

· Monitoring: The relationship to a device is also necessary for the monitoring output that should be assigned to a workstation, because only the outputs of the selected device are available for monitoring purposes. (Workstations / Monitoring Options > Use Monitoring + Used Output)

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Press Apply to save your settings if you want to continue with the workstation configuration or press OK to save and close the Workstation Configuration window. It is possible to undo all settings and reload the state you had saved last by pressing Cancel.

5.5.5 Windows

In this menu you can find all currently opened tabs of the DHDOM. Each tab includes a certain part of the DHDOM. This could be for instance a routing matrix, a remote control view, the Backup Manager or any other option of the DHDOM.

Besides clicking directly on these tabs, you can select a tab in the Windows menu to get the tab to the .

5.5.6 Help Menu

About

This command opens the Information window of the DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM). Therein the version of the DHDOM and its publication date is shown. Moreover you can find DHD support contact information.

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6 Routing, Scheduling and Monitoring Software Manual

6.1 Functions of the DHDOM without User Login

After connecting to a device, you can use the monitoring functions even if you do not hold an user login.

For this, you can use the Monitoring Sources tab and the quick monitor buttons.

Note

If you do not hold an user login, you are only able to listen to signals, which are enabled for the respective workstation by the administrator.

Please find general information on monitor functions in the section Monitoring. Detailed descriptions of quick monitor buttons and the Monitoring Sources tab can be found in the sections Quick Monitor Buttons and Monitoring Sources.

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6.2 Routing Functions of the DHD Operation Manager

Depending on the license or licenses you have purchased for the DHD Operation Manager, maybe you can not use the whole functional range like it is described in the following. Which functions you are able to use with your respective licenses is written down in the section Licensing.

6.2.1 Configure Routing Matrices

In each matrix you can face an arbitrary number of available inputs and outputs. But every single matrix should only include a manageable number of inputs and outputs, which are associated with each other. A matrix can show all signals from and to a studio, for example. So you are able to adapt matrices on special applications or specific users.

Click the symbol in the tool bar to create a matrix. Alternatively, you can reach this window via the Administration

menu. The Matrices window appears.

Within this window you can define the inputs and outputs of the matrices.

At first, in the upper left corner of the window, you need to select a device you want to create or edit matrices for.

Click on the Add Button below the Matrices list to create a new matrix. Remove drops the currently selected matrix and

Clone produces a copy of the selected matrix. Give your matrices significant names in the text box Name.

The example shows 5 matrices (left-handed list), each with inputs and outputs of one studio. In every matrix, the relevant signals of a studio (Inputs tab) are combined with the outputs of the routing device (Outputs tab). The right-handed

list shows the available sources and sinks, which can be used in a matrix. Drag'n'drop the signals from the list All Channels to the list Channels in Matrix to get them into the matrix. Alternatively, you can also use the arrow buttons to transfer the signals from one list to the other. Besides the physical inputs and outputs, internal signals can be assigned. For instance matrix inputs can be buses, pre-fader signals, clean feeds, fixed processings, output functions and super output functions. Matrix outputs can be selectors or fixed processings, too.

A matrix can contain mono and stereo signals. A stereo signal is interpreted as a channel group consisting of a left and a right signal. Stereo signals and channel groups in the list All Channels are represented by a sign in front of the

channel name. If you want to insert only one channel of a stereo signal into the matrix, click on the sign and choose the desired channel from the deeper level.

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Note

Please notice, that you can use inputs and outputs only one-time in a matrix. So, if a stereo signal is already present in the matrix, it is not possible to insert a single channel of this stereo signal. The same is true for a stereo signal, if already at least one of its channels is present in the matrix.

Each matrix can contain at most 4700 input channels and 4700 output channels. For a channel group, all its mono signals need to be counted plus one channel for the group. Example: A stereo signal uses 3 channels (left, right and a group channel).

The order in the Channels in Matrix list is the order the channels are shown in the matrix. You can change this order by dragging and dropping entries of the list to another position in the list or you can use the up and down arrow keys.

The labels of the channels and MADI ports can be changed. Therefore, select the respective channel or MADI port, click on the symbol and enter a new name.

Press Apply to save your settings if you want continue with the matrix configuration or press OK to save and close the

Matrices window. It is possible to undo all settings and reload the state you had saved last by pressing Cancel.

6.2.2 Working with Matrices

6.2.2.1 Routing Tabs

The control elements of the routing tabs and there functions are explained in the following.

Symbol Name Available in Function

Zoom In matrix view, all

working modes Increases the matrix view (crosspoints are displayed bigger).

Zoom Out matrix view, all working modes

Decreases the matrix view (more crosspoints can be shown in the window).

Expand all

matrix view and list view, all working modes

All stereo crosspoints are displayed expanded with separate crosspoints for the left and the right channel. That applies to channel groups too.

Collapse all

All stereo crosspoints are displayed combined with only one crosspoint for the left and the right channel of a stereo signal. That applies to channel groups too.

View as Matrix

Shows all defined crosspoints in a matrix.

View as List

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Cross Point Auto Monitor On/Off

matrix view and list view, live mode

Monitoring via TOM module (only with 52/XR MADI Router):

With the TOM module you are able to listen to inputs and outputs of an 52/XR MADI Router. (See Monitoring via TOM module)

If the function is not active, you can click on the loudspeaker symbols at the inputs and outputs to listen to an input or an output via the TOM module. Right-click a crosspoint to monitor the output, that is dedicated to this crosspoint.

By activating the function Cross Point Auto Monitor you are only

able to listen to outputs. For this you have to move the courser across the matrix. You will automatically monitor the dedicated output of a crosspoint as soon as the courser stays longer then one second on this crosspoint. This connection is set until you are not longer pointing on a crosspoint of the same output.

Monitoring via an output of a MADI module:

By monitoring signals via an output of a MADI module it is only possible to listen to inputs. (See Monitoring via an output of a MADI module)

If the function is not active, you can click on the loudspeaker symbols at the inputs to listen to an input. Alternatively, you can select the loudspeaker symbol of the dedicated output to monitor the accordingly input. Right-click a crosspoint to monitor the input, which is dedicated to this crosspoint.

By activating the function Cross Point Auto Monitor you are able to listen to inputs, which are connected to outputs. For this you have to move the courser across the matrix. You will automatically monitor the dedicated input of a crosspoint as soon as the courser stays longer then one second on this crosspoint. This connection is set until you are not longer pointing on a crosspoint of the same output, which is connected with the currently monitored input.

Select & Execute Memory

The settings of the matrix can be saved in memories. The function

Select & Execute Memory allows you to select and load a saved memory. The crosspoint states of the memory will be send to the device immediately.

Save as Memory

Saves the current crosspoint states in a memory. Therefore, you can create a new memory (New Memory ...) or overwrite an existing one.

Execute Preselection

matrix view and list view,

preselection mode

Overwrites all crosspoints in the device with the currently preselected states.

Reset to Live State

preselection mode

Overwrites all preselected states with the current crosspoint settings of the device.

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Load Memory

preselection mode

Loads a memory and sets the selected crosspoints of the memory as preselected.

Select Memory

matrix view and list view, memory mode

An existing memory can be loaded by choosing it in this drop-down menu.

New Memory

Creates a new memory.

Delete Memory

Deletes the currently selected memory. The function is only executable if you are authorised to delete the memory. Authorised are the creator of the memory and all administrators.

Save as Memory

Saves the crosspoint settings in a memory.

Manage Memories

The Memories window appears after pressing this button. All existing memories for this routing device are displayed in a list. You can find the name of the creator of each matrix in the column Owned by. If you are

allowed to edit this memory, you can make some settings below the list.

Give your memories significant names in the text box Name. Select the checkbox Hide from Memory Selection to deactivate the memory. The read and write conditions can be set in the part of the window named Availability.

· Private: Other users are not authorised to see and to edit the memory.

· Public Readable: Other users are not authorised to edit the content of the memory. But they can edit the memory and save it with a new name.

· Public Editable: Other users are authorised to see and to edit the memory.

Loading a memory can be triggered by a logic. Therefore, click the

Select button in the Exec Logic raw and choose a logic from the list (e.g. a GPI). A positive flank of the trigger logic executes the memory, but within the Logic Sources window, the reaction to the logic can also be assigned inverted.

Remove drops the currently selected memory (see Delete Memory).

Press Apply to save your settings if you want continue with the memory

management or press OK to save and close the Matrices window. It is possible to undo all settings and reload the state you had saved last by pressing Cancel.

Execute Memory

DHD Operation Server (DHDOS) and DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM)

© 2011 DHD Deubner Hoffmann Digital GmbH

52-8550 Routing/Scheduling Software

52-8551 Routing Software

52-8552 Routing Software, single matrix

52-8553 Additional license for 52-8550

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52-8555 Monitoring Software

Version: 1.10.0

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Manual

Table of Contents

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Terms of Use - Legal Disclaimer

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2

About this Book

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3

What is new in this version of the manual?

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4

The DHD Operation Server (DHDOS)

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... 8

1 Installation and Setup

... 9

2 The DHD Communication Server (DHDCS)

... 10

3 Working with the DHDOS

... 12

4 Functions of the DHD Operation Server

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DHD Operation Manager (DHDOM) Basic Functions

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... 25

1 Logon to a DHDOS Entity via a Fixed IP Address

... 28

2 Licensing

... 31

3 User Management

... 34

4 Demo Mode

... 35

5 Basic Menu Functions

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Routing, Scheduling and Monitoring Software Manual

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... 40

1 Functions of the DHDOM without User Login

... 41

2 Routing Functions of the DHD Operation Manager

... 70

3 Menu Functions

Index

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