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120 120  1*. If the device has just recently powered up, it may take a few minutes to completely wake up before it can be connected to
121 121  1*. If you have issues connecting, see [[Troubleshooting a Failed Connection>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Setup Guide.SHOWRUNNER™ Installation Guide.Preparation.Toolbox Basics.WebHome||anchor="HTroubleshootingaFailedConnection"]] below
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123 -== Device Discovery Tool and Address Book ==
123 +== Device Discovery Tool ==
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125 +Crestron's Device Discovery Tool is used to "discover" any Crestron devices which are connected to your laptop. The most useful feature of the Device Discovery Tool is the ability to export all discovered devices to either a "Device Summary" text file or an Address Book. Discovered devices are listed in a scrollable list on the left side of the menu, and double clicking a discovered device will bring up additional configuration options on the right side. Below is an overview of the Device Discovery Tool UI:
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128 +[[image:device discovery tool numbered.png]]
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130 +1. Device Model - gives the specific model of the device type
131 +1. Device Type - gives an idea of what function the device serves ("Control System", "AV", "Lighting", etc.)
132 +1. Connection and Firmware Information
133 +1*. Ethernet connected devices give their hostname, IP address, and firmware version
134 +1*. USB connected devices give their hostname, serial number, and firmware version
135 +1. Discovery Summary - gives a summary of how long it took to discover devices and how many devices were discovered at each connection type
136 +1. Discover Devices button - press this to restart the discovery process
137 +1. Export... button - use this button to export discovered devices to either a Device Summary or Address Book (covered in more detail below)
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139 +=== Export to Device Summary ===
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141 +The Device Summary is an important documentation tool provided by Crestron. It is a .txt file containing a comma-separated-values
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143 +=== Export to Address Book ===
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125 125  Address Books are useful ways of managing multiple jobs that each have many devices.
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127 127  == Troubleshooting a Failed Connection ==
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139 139  == Network Device Tree View ==
140 140  
141 -= Toolbox Quirks =
161 += Miscellaneous =
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143 -Toolbox has some unique quirks that can sometimes cause issues.
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145 145  == VPT COM Server ==
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147 147  Whenever Toolbox is open, Toolbox also starts a separate process called the Crestron Toolbox VPT COM server. This process appears in the system tray with the following icon when active: [[image:1663630447432-699.png]]