3025EMC Master Control Switching & Channel Branding
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6. Next, click “Add EAS_NET Client Interface”. Select a new EAS_NET client and configure the
following parameters (most settings will not
need to be modified).
a. Client Interface Name – Evertz
b. ENABLE Client Interface – Enabled
c. Send EAS NET prior to alert playout – Disabled
d. Send National Alerts (EAN/EAT) – Disabled (a firmware upgrade might be required for the
DASDEC unit to support EAN/EAT alerts)
e. Remote EAS NET Host IP Address – Enter the IP address of the 3025EMC
f. EAS_NET Event Transfer Protocol – DVS168
g. Remote EAS NET Host Port – 4098
h. Check to disable alert FTP to DVS/EARS device – Unchecked
i. EAS_NET User – easftp
j. EAS_NET Password – easftp
k. Short file names – Enabled
l. Pre-transfer batch FTP command mode – Disabled
m. Non-Passive, regular FTP port connection – Disabled
n. Omit Audio file send – Disabled
o. (Audio File Sample Size – 8 Bits/Sample
p. Audio File Sample Rare – 8000 Sample/sec (the 3025EMC only supports 8bit/8kHz at this
time)
q. DVS168 4-byte Duration Format – Minutes
r. Other settings can be set to default
s. Click Accept Changes to add the 3025EMC as a EAS_NET client
“Evertz” will now appear as the name of a configured EAS_NET client
7. Next to configure the Encoder select Setup then Encoder. From the General/Main Encoder
Configuration tab, in the “Configure Available EAS Types for Encoder Alert Origination Interfaces”
dialogue ensure that the RMT Required Monthly Test and RWT Required Weekly Test EAS
Codes are available. The EAS Station ID starts with the abbreviation for the state, followed by a
series of numbers. This ID is used with all correspondences between the Cable Head End and
the FCC.
8. A FIPS location must be added to the Encoder. If the FIPS pool is empty then EAS alerts can not
be generated. Choose a FIPS State and County (for test) and then click Add. The FIPS that you
specified will now appear in the list of available FIPS for the encoder interface.
9. Navigate to the Required Tests/Setup Encoder Weekly Test Options and ensue that a FIPS
location has been added for the One-Button Weekly Test.
10. To configure the 3025EMC for EAS over IP follow the steps below:
a. From the EAS Tab of the EMC channel configuration in EMC Setup, click the EAS
tab.
If the message “Failed to confirm EAS purchase option with the hardware” then check the IP
Address is correct in the Options, Communications dialogue and also confirm that the EAS
options is installed on the EMC.
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