Specifications

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To install the MediaNetwork client software
(Windows):
1 Insert the MediaNetwork DVD-ROM in the
DVD-ROM drive. The DVD-ROM is set to start
automatically and open the Avid Unity Installa-
tion window. If the DVD-ROM does not start au-
tomatically, start the installation manually as
follows:
• Double-click the My Computer icon on the
desktop. The My Computer window opens.
• Right-click the DVD-ROM icon, and select
Play. The Avid Unity Installation window
opens.
2 Click Product Installers.
3 Click MediaNetwork Components on the list of
available products.
4 Click Install Fibre Attached Client on the list of
MediaNetwork installers. The Question dialog
box opens, listing the prerequisite software
needed for installation.
• If all the software is installed, click Next and
continue with step 5. The InstallShield
Wizard dialog box opens.
• If some of the software is not installed,
click Cancel to exit the installer. Install the
prerequisite software, and go to step 1 to
begin the MediaNetwork installation
again.
5 Accept the default values presented by the In-
stallShield Wizard. The Setup Status screen ap-
pears, showing the installation progress
indicator while the software is being installed.
The InstallShield Wizard Complete opens.
6 Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer
now,” and then click Finish to complete the cli-
ent software installation.
7 Reboot the client.
Setting the Date and Time
You need to correctly set the date, time, time
zone, and daylight savings time on your com-
puter to be able to use the Synchronize Time
with Server function for your MediaNetwork cli-
ent.
To set the date, time, and time zone on Mac OSX:
1 Select Apple > System Preferences. The System
Preferences window opens.
2 Click the Date & Time icon. The Date & Time
window opens.
3 Click the Date & Time tab. The date and time
properties appear.
4 In the Today’s Date section, click the arrows
before and after month and year to change the
month and year values.
5 Click the correct day of the month in the cal-
endar.
6 In the Current Time section, click the hours,
minutes, or seconds, and then click the up or
down arrow to change the time values.
7 Click the Time Zone tab. The time zone map
appears.
8 Click the map near your location to highlight
the time zone.
9 Click the Network Time tab. The network time
properties appear.
10 Close the Date & Time window.
11 Reboot the client.