Network Updates with DHCP and Trunk Support!
This release adds DHCP support and trunk capabilities to help you manage network configurations more effectively!
DHCP Support
You can now set DHCP as an option for IP-enabled gear and ports. When doing so:
- IP address and subnet fields are automatically disabled when DHCP is enabled
- Previous static IP and subnet values are cleared
- Reports and tables will show 'DHCP' instead of a static addresses
- DHCP gear and ports are not considered during IP address duplication checks
You can enable DHCP for ports in the gear's port table by clicking on the IP address cell and for supported gear, you can enable DHCP from General Settings after selecting the gear. In Reports, there is a new DHCP column for both Gear and Port Reports that allow you to toggle this new setting as well.
Gear that supports IP Address and DHCP at the gear level include switches, PTZ cameras, lighting distributions, and audio equipment. All network connector ports on all gear types support IP Address and DHCP at the port level, except for switches.
Trunk Support
A popular request has been native trunk support, without having to use workarounds or manual labeling of VLANs. In the VLAN Manager, you can mark a VLAN as a trunk by clicking the ID and selecting the Trunk checkbox.
When changing a VLAN to a trunk, the app will:
When changing a VLAN to a trunk, the app will:
- Clear the previous VLAN ID value
- Rename the VLAN to 'Trunk'
- Display 'Trunk' in the table and in Reports
You can only have one trunk VLAN at a time, as it carries all other VLANs. Trying to enable a second trunk will prompt you to remove the previous trunk first.
We have also enabled VLAN ID validation limiting the range that VLAN IDs are allowed to be set to be within 1-4094 to be more accurate. Any existing projects using an ID outside of this range will have their ID updated to the next available ID when they open their project next.
We have also enabled VLAN ID validation limiting the range that VLAN IDs are allowed to be set to be within 1-4094 to be more accurate. Any existing projects using an ID outside of this range will have their ID updated to the next available ID when they open their project next.
Report Mode Updates
To go along with the networking updates, we have added additional information to Reports:
- New Columns
- VLAN: Connection Reports now display source and target VLAN information
- DHCP: DHCP labels replace IP addresses when DHCP is enabled, along with dedicated DHCP columns to change their status
- IP Address and Subnet: New dedicated columns for IP addresses and subnets have been added to the Gear report, usable on switches
- General Features
- Networking columns have been hidden by default to reduce the number of starting columns
- We have increased the height of the Column Chooser to size to the number of options, so you no longer have to scroll to see all the columns on larger screens
- Port labels now sort numerically first, then alphabetically to keep numbers in proper order (1, 2, 11, 20, 100 for example)
Improvements
- New port options:
- USB signal type - In addition when setting a USB style connector, this is automatically selected for you in the Library Editor
- Video Loop category
- Generic Gear now supports Expansion Cards
- You can now revert to the most recent Version History if there has been changes to the project since it was saved
- When changing between Local Mode options, the project is now saved before prompting you to reload the app
Default Library Updates
- Ross
- Ultrix FR1
- Ultrix FR2
- Ultrix FR5
- Ultrix FR12
- Note - most functionality of most Expansion Cards added; GearConnect currently doesn't support nested Expansion Cards so those have not been included
- Carbonite Ultra
- Allen & Heath
- AHM-16
- AHM-32
- AHM-64
- Lightware Switchers
- MX2-8x8-HDMI20-L
- MX2-16x16-HDMI20
- MX2-24x24-HDMI20
- HDMI20-OPTC-TX220-Pro
- HDMI20-OPTC-RX220-Pro
- Q-SYS
- NV-32-H
- Blackmagic
- HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro
- HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Local Mode syncing and project importing failing when there was a locked gear item in the project
- Fixed rare cases where duplicate VLANs, Layers, and other project items would get generated during Local Mode syncing
- Fixed some properties and keyboard shortcuts for gear that were still editable even when the gear or the project was locked
- Likewise, it is no longer possible to change the layer colour if locked gear is on that layer
- Fixed duplicated gear not resizing their label correctly
- Fixed the number input validation for cable lengths when creating new cables allowing some non numbers through, causing errors
- Fixed being able to edit subnets for switch ports in Report Mode, which is not supported
- Fixed being able to edit gear in Report Mode, even if the gear wasn't actively used in the drawing
- Fixed not being able to save CCUs in the Library Editor
- Fixed cases where infinite sync loops could occur if the project could not be synced with the server due to an unknown error
- Fixed cases where server updates could still be processed during file syncing and importing, causing a mismatch during imports