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150 150  = Basic Tool Usage =
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152 -Crestron Toolbox has many tools that are essential for starting up or troubleshooting any ShowRunnerCLC™ installation. The tools covered here are the most commonly used,
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154 154  == Device Discovery Tool ==
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156 156  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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169 169  === Export to Address Book ===
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171 -Address Books provide a convenient way to easily connect to different devices without memorizing all the different IP addresses and credentials for devices on your network. When an Address Book has been created for a job, you are able to connect to specific devices using the dropdown menu on the lower left of the tool instead of manually inputting the IP address or hostname using the Pencil menu. Note that when exporting devices to the Address Book, it is possible to add devices by either Hostname or by IP Address, and if the device settings are modified then it may be necessary to update your Address Book or create a new one.
169 +Address Books provide a convenient way to easily connect to different devices without memorizing all the different IP addresses and credentials for devices on your network. When an Address Book has been created for a job, you are able to connect to specific devices using the dropdown menu on the lower left of the tool instead of manually inputting the IP address or hostname using the Pencil menu. 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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173 -To create an Address Book in Toolbox:
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172 +To generate an Address Book in Toolbox:
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175 175  1. Connect to the lighting network and open Device Discovery Tool in Toolbox
176 176  1. The Device Discovery tool will automatically report how many Ethernet devices have been discovered
177 177  1. Verify that the expected number of Ethernet devices have been discovered, including any TSWs, GLPACs, DIN-CENCN-2s, etc.
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181 181  1. Click the "Export..." button below the list of discovered devices
182 182  1*. If this button says "Address Book", then Toolbox needs to be updated
183 183  1*. Ensure that you are not filtering out any devices or that you have only filtered out the devices you want to be filtered out
184 -1. Select how you would like devices to be saved:
185 -1*. Hostname
186 -1*. IP Address
187 187  [[image:export.png]]
188 -1. Click the "New Address Book" button to create a new Address Book with these device
189 -1*. If you want to add newly discovered devices to your current Address Book, click the "Current Address Book" button. Devices with the same name and connection method will be overwritten, while devices with new names will be added
184 +1. Click the Write Device Summary button and save the Device Summary to your computer
185 +1*. Though saved as a text file, the Device Summary is actually a table of comma separated values
186 +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
187 +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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191 -Once a new Address Book has been created, it must be manually selected and made the current Address Book before the new devices will appear in the connection dropdown menu
189 +To edit a previously created Address Book:
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193 -1. Open any tool and click the Address Book Menu button on the lower left, or open the Address Book dialog directly from the Tools > Manage Address Book...
194 -1. The currently selected address book is displayed in the "Current Address Book" field, and recently opened Address Books are available in the dropdown menu
195 -1. To open an Address Book that has never been open or has not recently been opened, click "Open / New..." and locate the Address Book
196 -1*. By default, newly created Address Books are saved to your "Documents\Crestron\Toolbox\AddressBook\" folder
197 -1. Click the "Open" button to make the selected Address Book active
198 -1. If desired, the "Name" or "Address" column headers can be clicked to change the order devices are displayed in the dropdown menu
199 -1*. The up and down arrows at the bottom of the menu can be used to manually re-order devices
200 -1. Connection settings for individual entries in the Address Book can be modified by selecting them and then editing their attributes in the menu on the left, including:
201 -1*. Connection type (TCP, USB, etc.) and method (SSH, SSL/TLS, etc.)
202 -1*. Connection port
203 -1*. Credentials
204 -1. Right-click on an entry to rename or delete it, or select the entry and use the buttons at the bottom of the menu
205 -1. Click "OK" without selecting a device from the list to close the Address Book dialog without connecting to a device, or select a device from the list and click "OK" to connect immediately
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207 207  === Export to Device Summary ===
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209 209  The Device Summary is an important documentation tool provided by Crestron. It is a .txt file containing a comma-separated-values of all networked devices, and is useful to capture which devices are online, what their current IP and hostname settings are, what version of firmware they are on, and their MAC address and serial number.
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219 219  1. Click the "Export..." button below the list of discovered devices
220 220  1*. If this button says "Address Book", then Toolbox needs to be updated
221 221  1*. Ensure that you are not filtering out any devices or that you have only filtered out the devices you want to be filtered out
206 +[[image:export.png]]
222 222  1. Click the Write Device Summary button and save the Device Summary to your computer
223 223  1*. Though saved as a text file, the Device Summary is actually a table of comma separated values
224 224  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
225 -1**. Note that this .csv will have whitespace, so you may want to "clean" it using Excel's "=TRIM()" function if you intend to copy/paste it into the takeoff
210 +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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227 227  Below is an example of a Device Summary for a fully-configured Zūm Wired job:
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