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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,
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 in commercial lighting contexts, but it should be noted that this list is by no means exhaustive.
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154 154  == Device Discovery Tool ==
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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
184 184  1. Select how you would like devices to be saved:
185 -1*. Hostname
186 -1*. IP Address
185 +1*. Hostname - Recommended for jobs with DHCP servers, though it should be noted that the Address Book must be updated if device hostnames are changed; entries are named with the device hostname by default
186 +1*. IP Address - Recommended for jobs with static IP addresses only; entries are named the form "[hostname]_ip" by default
187 187  [[image:export.png]]
188 188  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
189 +1*. Click the "Current Address Book" button to add devices to the currently active Address Book; note that if an Address Book has just been created but not has not yet been made the active address book, then devices will not be added to that Address Book (more likely they will be added to the "Default" address book instead)
190 +1*. Devices with the same name and connection method will be overwritten, while devices with new names will be added
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191 191  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
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193 193  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...
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194 194  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
195 195  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
196 196  1*. By default, newly created Address Books are saved to your "Documents\Crestron\Toolbox\AddressBook\" folder