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125 125  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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128 128  [[image:device discovery tool numbered.png]]
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130 130  1. Device Model - gives the specific model of the device type
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153 153  1. Click the Write Device Summary button and save the Device Summary to your computer
154 154  1*. Though saved as a text file, the Device Summary is actually a table of comma separated values
155 155  1*. Renaming DeviceSummary.txt to DeviceSummary.csv will allow it to be opened and manipulated in common spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice Calc
155 +1**. Note that this .csv will have whitespace, so it may be beneficial to "clean" it using Excel's "=TRIM()" function
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157 157  Below is an example of a Device Summary for a fully-configured Zūm Wired job:
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164 164  === Export to Address Book ===
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168 +This section is under construction: please check back at a later date for more information on using the Address Book
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166 166  Address Books are useful ways of managing multiple jobs that each have many devices.
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173 +Note that when exporting devices to the Address Book, it is possible to add devices by either Hostname or by IP Address. On systems with a DHCP server, it is recommended to add devices by Hostname, but only after the final hostnames have been set for all devices.
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168 168  == Troubleshooting a Failed Connection ==
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170 -"Device refused to identify" (also happens if too many login attempts are made with the wrong username/password)
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179 +* This message typically means that the device is not online or could not be connected to
180 +* This message will also occur if too many login attempts are made with the incorrect username/password. When this happens, you either need to wait until your IP address is no longer blocked or change your IP address and attempt to login again.
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172 172  "Device not found in database"
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184 +* This message typically means that the version of your device database is out of date and the device being connected to is not in it. Use Crestron's MasterInstaller tool to ensure all Crestron components are up-to-date
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174 174  = Basic Tool Usage =
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190 +This section is under construction: please check back at alater date for more information on using tools in Toolbox
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176 176  == Text Console ==
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178 178  == File Manager ==
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180 180  == Network Device Tree View ==
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182 182  = Miscellaneous =
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