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  = Basic Tool Usage =
--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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  == Device Discovery Tool ==
  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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  === Export to Address Book ===
--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.
++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.
--To create an Address Book in Toolbox:
++To generate an Address Book in Toolbox:
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 . Connect to the lighting network and open Device Discovery Tool in Toolbox
 . The Device Discovery tool will automatically report how many Ethernet devices have been discovered
 . Verify that the expected number of Ethernet devices have been discovered, including any TSWs, GLPACs, DIN-CENCN-2s, etc.
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 . Click the "Export..." button below the list of discovered devices
 *. If this button says "Address Book", then Toolbox needs to be updated
 *. Ensure that you are not filtering out any devices or that you have only filtered out the devices you want to be filtered out
--1. Select how you would like devices to be saved:
--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
--1*. IP Address - Recommended for jobs with static IP addresses only; entries are named the form "[hostname]_ip" by default
  [[image:export.png]]
--1. Click the "New Address Book" button to create a new Address Book with these device
--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)
--1*. Devices with the same name and connection method will be overwritten, while devices with new names will be added
++1. Click the Write Device Summary button and save the Device Summary to your computer
++1*. Though saved as a text file, the Device Summary is actually a table of comma separated values
++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
++1**. Note that this .csv will have whitespace, so it may be beneficial to "clean" it using Excel's "=TRIM()" function
--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
++To edit a previously created Address Book:
--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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--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
--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
--1*. By default, newly created Address Books are saved to your "Documents\Crestron\Toolbox\AddressBook\" folder
--1. Click the "Open" button to make the selected Address Book active
--1. If desired, the "Name" or "Address" column headers can be clicked to change the order devices are displayed in the dropdown menu
--1*. The up and down arrows at the bottom of the menu can be used to manually re-order devices
--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:
--1*. Connection type (TCP, USB, etc.) and method (SSH, SSL/TLS, etc.)
--1*. Connection port
--1*. Credentials
--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
--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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  === Export to Device Summary ===
  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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 . Click the "Export..." button below the list of discovered devices
 *. If this button says "Address Book", then Toolbox needs to be updated
 *. Ensure that you are not filtering out any devices or that you have only filtered out the devices you want to be filtered out
++[[image:export.png]]
 . Click the Write Device Summary button and save the Device Summary to your computer
 *. Though saved as a text file, the Device Summary is actually a table of comma separated values
 *. 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
--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
++1**. Note that this .csv will have whitespace, so it may be beneficial to "clean" it using Excel's "=TRIM()" function
  Below is an example of a Device Summary for a fully-configured Zūm Wired job:

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