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... ... @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ 149 149 150 150 = Basic Tool Usage = 151 151 152 -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. 153 153 154 154 == Device Discovery Tool == 155 155 ... ... @@ -182,15 +182,17 @@ 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 190 190 191 191 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 192 192 193 193 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... 195 +[[image:addr.png||height="444" width="627"]] 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 ... ... @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ 236 236 This section is under construction: please check back at a later date for more information 237 237 ))) 238 238 239 -== =Text Console ===241 +== Text Console == 240 240 241 241 == File Manager == 242 242 ... ... @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ 246 246 247 247 == Script Manager == 248 248 249 -= Miscellaneous = 251 += Miscellaneous Tips = 250 250 251 251 == VPT COM Server == 252 252