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37 37  These elements have various functions:
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39 39  1. Address Book Menu - Used to view and edit the current address book, or to change the active Address Book to a different Address Book
40 -1. Current Connected Device - If the currently connected device is in the Address Book, it's name in the Address Book will be displayed here. This drop down menu can also be used to connect to a different device within the current Address Book
40 +1. Known Device Dropdown - This drop down menu can also be used to connect to devices in the current Address Book. If the currently connected device is in the Address Book, it's name in the Address Book will be displayed here
41 41  1. Manual Connection Menu - This menu is used to manually connect to a device that is not in the current Address Book. It can be used regardless of the connection type or device being connected to:
42 42  1*. [[image:1663625644870-585.png]]
43 43  1. Quick Function Menu (keyboard shortcut: ALT+F) - menu containing a few useful functions
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167 167  === Export to Address Book ===
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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 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.
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, and if the device settings are modified then it may be necessary to update your Address Book or create a new one.
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171 +To create an Address Book in Toolbox:
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172 -To generate an Address Book in Toolbox:
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174 174  1. Connect to the lighting network and open Device Discovery Tool in Toolbox
175 175  1. The Device Discovery tool will automatically report how many Ethernet devices have been discovered
176 176  1. Verify that the expected number of Ethernet devices have been discovered, including any TSWs, GLPACs, DIN-CENCN-2s, etc.
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179 179  1*. If some devices are missing and you are not filtering the results, then there may be an issue with your DHCP server settings or the network wiring
180 180  1. Click the "Export..." button below the list of discovered devices
181 181  1*. If this button says "Address Book", then Toolbox needs to be updated
182 -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
181 +1*. Ensure that you are not filtering out any devices or that you have only filtered out the devices you want to be filtered ou
182 +1. Select how you would like devices to be saved:
183 +1*. Hostname
184 +1*. IP Address(((
183 183  [[image:export.png]]
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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188 +Click the "New Address Book" button to create a new Address Book with these device
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189 189  To edit a previously created Address Book:
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191 191  === Export to Device Summary ===
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193 193  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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203 203  1. Click the "Export..." button below the list of discovered devices
204 204  1*. If this button says "Address Book", then Toolbox needs to be updated
205 205  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]]
207 207  1. Click the Write Device Summary button and save the Device Summary to your computer
208 208  1*. Though saved as a text file, the Device Summary is actually a table of comma separated values
209 209  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
210 -1**. Note that this .csv will have whitespace, so it may be beneficial to "clean" it using Excel's "=TRIM()" function
217 +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
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212 212  Below is an example of a Device Summary for a fully-configured Zūm Wired job:
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