Using DPM Manager you can configure, monitor, and manage the configuration of your DPM. The options you have for managing the configuration are based on the state of the DPM together with the DPM Manager. The state of the DPM / DPM Manager is indicated in the left-side pane of the User Interface. The following list gives you the state, and the options available.
NOTE: When you first start DPM Manager, and the DPM has not been configured, a message displays saying "The device is out of sync. Click the "Manage" button to sync the device.
DPM Device ConfigurationThe Device pane shows all the devices in the current venue and devices connected via USB which are not already assigned to a venue. The information listed below is shown for each device. The selected device will show a grey background and its configuration and additional status information will be displayed in the tabs to the right.
To change modes:
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The icons ( ,
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The configuration on the connected DPM is not the same as the configuration currently in DPM Manager.
Design |
Read (Go Live) |
The DPM Manager is in Design mode; the changes you make do not affect the DPM until you "go live" with the DPM. Any changes made in DPM Manager regardless of connection mode are automatically saved to a device configuration file.
Write (Go Live) |
Load |
Save |
Restore Factory |
The options you have when the DPM is in Live Mode are
While in Live Mode, changes made in DPM Manager are sent to the DPM where they are automatically saved and changes made in the DPM are reflected in DPM Manager. Any changes made in DPM Manager regardless of connection mode are automatically saved to a device configuration file.
If you start DPM Manager with no DPM available, or the DPM is disconnected, that DPM is in Offline Mode. The options you have in this mode are:
In the offline mode, when you do any of the above, you have the option to apply the changes to your DPM when it is reconnected.
Lock Mode is available when the DPM is connected via Ethernet only. You need to enter the password of the DPM to allow configuration changes. Otherwise, you can monitor the status of the DPM only. You know that you are in Lock Mode if the device status says “Locked”. Clicking on the “Manage” button will bring up the “Unlock Network Access” wizard where you are asked to enter the Passcode of the DPM. Upon successful unlocking the DPM, the “Manage” button will allow you to change configurations as described above.
NOTE: New DPMs come pre-configured with the password “qsc”.
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