Manual

Issue 2, July 2021 Model 5401A User Guide
Page 16 Studio Technologies, Inc.
Accessing the Management
Webpages
To access the Model 5401A’s home web-
page, type the unit’s management IP ad-
dress into a browser’s search bar. (It’s
possible that some browsers may require
including the text http:// followed by the IP
address.) Of course, the computer associ-
ated with the browser must be on the same
LAN and subnet as the Model 5401A.
Home Menu
Once the Model 5401A menu system has
been accessed the Home webpage will ap-
pear. It provides six display-only fields along
with a link to the Login menu webpage. The
fields are similar to those provided in the
Main menu configuration webpage. The
current clock source field will display which
timing source is actively being utilized by
the Model 5401A. The Sync Input status
field displays the current operating condi-
tion of the sync input whose BNC jack is
located on the unit’s back panel. The four
Dante sync status fields will display the role
that the Model 5401A is actively playing as
PTPv1 and PTPv2 timing resources for the
devices connected to the associated net-
work or networks. Details about these fields
are provided in the Main menu paragraphs
found later in this section.
Login Menu
From the Home webpage click on the Login
tab to access the Login webpage. Entry of
a valid user name and password is required
to access the additional configuration
menus. The Model 5401A doesn’t incorpo-
rate a sophisticated security implementa-
tion. The User name and password, as well
as the underlying software, is intended to
keep “honest” people from making unau-
thorized changes to the configuration of the
Model 5401A. It is not intended as a sophis-
ticated, rigorous security system.
Should the applicable user name and/or
password be misplaced, refer to the Techni-
cal Notes section and/or Appendix H of this
guide for a recovery method.
User Name: Enter the Model 5401A’s user
name into this field. It is case sensitive.
The default user name is guest. If both the
default user name and the default password
are active then the user name will display in
this field.
Password: Enter the Model 5401A’s pass-
word into this field. It is case sensitive. The
default password is guest. If both the default
user name and the default password are
active then the password will display in this
field.
Log In Button: Click on the Log In button
to submit the entered user name and pass-
word. If the correct entries have been made
the Main menu webpage will display. If an
incorrect user name and/or password is
entered then a login failed message will be
displayed.
Main Menu
Once the correct user name and password
have been submitted the Main menu web-
page will be displayed. This menu provides
the ability to select three important operating
parameters as well as displaying seven key
real-time conditions. In addition, the menu
system allows direct access to other menu
webpages. Refer to Appendix E for a view of
the Main menu.
Main Clock Source: This is a configurable
field with three choices: Internal, Sync Input,
and Dante.
This setting determines which source will
be the main (normal) timing source that is
used by the Model 5401A’s circuitry as its
own “Leader” timing reference. This is the
clock source that will be used by the Model
5401A’s PTPv1 and PTPv2 servers that