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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 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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171 -To create an Address Book in Toolbox:
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172 +To generate an Address Book in Toolbox:
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173 173  1. Connect to the lighting network and open Device Discovery Tool in Toolbox
174 174  1. The Device Discovery tool will automatically report how many Ethernet devices have been discovered
175 175  1. Verify that the expected number of Ethernet devices have been discovered, including any TSWs, GLPACs, DIN-CENCN-2s, etc.
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178 178  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
179 179  1. Click the "Export..." button below the list of discovered devices
180 180  1*. If this button says "Address Book", then Toolbox needs to be updated
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(((
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
185 185  [[image:export.png]]
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188 -Click the "New Address Book" button to create a new Address Book with these device
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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195 195  To edit a previously created Address Book:
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199 199  === Export to Device Summary ===
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201 201  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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211 211  1. Click the "Export..." button below the list of discovered devices
212 212  1*. If this button says "Address Book", then Toolbox needs to be updated
213 213  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]]
214 214  1. Click the Write Device Summary button and save the Device Summary to your computer
215 215  1*. Though saved as a text file, the Device Summary is actually a table of comma separated values
216 216  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
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
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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219 219  Below is an example of a Device Summary for a fully-configured Zūm Wired job:
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