Specifications

Video Satellite Guide22
Using a LAN connection
Use a LAN for any of the following conditions:
• When the video satellite is located in a sep-
arate room from the Pro Tools system
•When you want ProTools and
Media Composer computers on a LAN to
access the Internet or connect to other loca-
tions on your network
To connect a video satellite system to a LAN:
1 Connect both systems to a standard 100 Base-
T or 1000-Base-T Ethernet network as you would
any other computer.
2 Make sure that both systems are operating on
the same subnet.
By default, both systems communicate using
TCP/IP port 28282, though that can be changed
if necessary.
Connecting Media Composer
to Pro Tools
Before the Media Composer system can be used
as a video satellite with Pro Tools, the connec-
tion between the two systems must be estab-
lished over ethernet. The Pro Tools system must
be configured as an administrator and the
Media Composer system must be configured as a
satellite.
To configure a Media Composer system as a video
satellite:
1 In the Project window, click the Settings Tab
and click
Video Satellite.
2 In the Video Satellite Settings window, select
Video Satellite Mode.
3 Click OK.
To configure a Pro Tools system as an
administrator:
1 Choose Setup > Peripherals and click Satellites.
2 In the System Name text box, enter a name for
the system.
3 Under Mode, choose Administrator.
4 Under Administrator, choose the current system
from one of the
System pop-up menus.
5 Click OK.
When a Media Composer system has been con-
figured as a satellite, it becomes available on the
administrator system.
If you find you need to enter the IP address
after each reboot, try turning off DHCP.
Configuring a Pro Tools system as an administrator in
the Satellites page of the Peripherals dialog