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Configure the Echo360 PRO

Configure the Echo360 PRO

Feb 15, 2017

In this section:

Overview

This process assumes you have already installed the Echo360 PRO (PRO).

Configuring the PRO consists of these phases:

  1. Initialize the Echo360 PRO

  2. Register the Echo360 PRO

  3. Prepare to Check the Installation

  4. Check the Installation

After configuring the PRO, you may want to further configure the EchoSystem Server (ESS), as described in Next Steps below.

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Initialize the Echo360 PRO

Initialize the PRO by applying a configuration file. Download the configuration file from the ESS web interface and apply it to the device using a USB drive. The same configuration file can be used to configure all capture appliances.

Verify the Device Defaults

  1. Log in to the ESS.

  2. Navigate to the System > Device Defaults.

  3. Locate the PRO-specific configuration options:






  4. Verify that the settings on this page are correct.

Download the Device Configuration File

  1. Log in to the ESS.

  2. Place the supplied USB drive in a USB port on your computer.

    Picture of Echo USB drive plugged into computer.
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    Click for larger image.

  3. Navigate to Configuration > Devices.

  4. Scroll to the bottom of the page.

  5. Click on Download Generic Configuration.

    Screenshot of Devices page with download configuration link labeled.
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  6. Save the generic configuration file (device.xml) to the USB drive at the root level.

    Screenshot of file being saved at root of USB drive.
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  7. Remove the USB drive from your computer.

Apply the Configuration File

Do this for each capture appliance.

Wait!

Do not insert the USB drive until instructed.

  1. On the back of the PRO, find the label with the device’s MAC address. Make a note of it. You will need the MAC address to log in to the PRO.

    • A typical MAC address is 00-50-c2-7b-1b-98.

    • The MAC label is also on the bottom of the EchoSystem PRO.

  2. Turn on the PRO.

  3. Make sure the Echo360 PRO has been on for at least five minutes or that the Status Screen is displayed.

  4. Insert the USB drive into the front of the PRO. 

  5. A message will then appear, prompting you to load the device XML onto the device. Select Ok to load the configuration file.

  6. Navigate through the Administration Menu to the Manage Network Menu to check that the device has received a valid IP address.

Once the device has been configured it can be reset if needed, through the Administration Menu on the Front Panel Display as well as manually.

Connect Inputs

Connect the desired input devices/sources to the PRO.  For more information on device specifications and supported input sources, see Supported Standards for the Echo360 PRO and Echo360 PRO Product Specifications.



Register the Echo360 PRO

The Echo360 PRO begins communicating with the ESS immediately after installation.

The PRO is a managed device in ESS. Managed devices must be registered to be configured for use with the ESS.

  1. Using the URL and credentials supplied by the System Administrator, log into the ESS.

  2. Register the device.

Prepare to Check the Installation

The steps in this section are not part of PRO configuration. However, in order to check the operation of the PRO, you will have to: