Setup guide

3 Customizing the Server Operating System
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Windows Operating System and Settings
Your Avid AS3000 ships with the Windows operating system installed. If you need to
re-image the internal drives with the Windows operating system see “Product Recovery” on
page 58.
When turning on your Avid AS3000 for the first time the Apply Computer Setup message is
displayed for 3 to 5 minutes. Use the information in the following sections to configure the
Avid AS3000 with the correct date and time, computer name, and network properties.
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On a newly-imaged system you can log on as Administrator with a password of is-admin.
Connect the Network Cables to the Enclosure
The Ethernet hardware senses the presence and speed of a 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps Ethernet
network connection. Plug in up to four 1 Gb Ethernet cables into the four network ports on
the back of the computer.
Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone
You need to correctly set the date, time, time zone, and daylight saving time option on each
Avid AS3000 enclosure.
To set the date, time, time zone, and daylight saving time option on the Avid AS3000:
1. Click the time in the taskbar. The Date/Time Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click “Change date and time settings.”
3. In the Date and Time tab, click the “Change date and time” button. Set the date and time
using the Date & Time tab.
4. Set the date and time.
5. Click OK to close the Date and Time Settings dialog box.
6. Click the Change time zone” button.
7. Set the time zone for the location of the Avid AS3000.
8. Make sure the “Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time” option is selected
if your location observes daylight saving time.
9. Click OK to close the Time Zone Settings dialog box.
10. Click OK to close the Date and Time dialog box.