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Eos Configuration Utility Reference
During the boot process, a countdown timer will appear near the Ion logo. There are two ways that
you can force the console to boot into the utility instead of the main console application. You can
either click with a mouse the countdown timer itself or you can hold down “e”, “o” and “s” at the
same time on a connected alphanumeric keyboard. You have 5 seconds to do either one if you want
to go directly to the configuration utility.
Otherwise, you can always enter the ECU from the Ion application by choosing Browser>Exit Ion.
Starting Screen
Clicking Primary will
start the console in
Primary mode
Clicking Client assigns
this console as a client.
Clicking Offline will put
the console in offline
mode and will not interact
on the network with other
devices.
This is the starting screen of the utility. From here you can choose to boot the console in one of
several different modes, change various settings, or shutdown the console.
Primary
This is the mode for using a single console on a network. On a system with multiple consoles, the
primary is the console that client and backup consoles synchronize with, making it the source of all
information a client or backup console sees on the network.
Primary mode can be run on Eos, Ion, and RPUs (Remote Processor Unit).
Client
Ion Welcome Screen / Eos Configuration Utility entry point
Clicking Backup will assign this console
as a backup to a processor in Primary
mode.
Clicking Settings will take you to the
settings and screens of the Eos
Configuration Utility (ECU) described
below.
Clicking Shutdown will shutdown the Ion
console after a confirmation.
A device set to client mode can act as a remote controller or remote video station for a system. A
client device cannot output to the lighting system. Only a primary or backup processor can do this.
User ID determines some interaction between the client and the primary console. If the client and
the primary console have the same User ID, they will act as one. If they have different User IDs,
they will have separate command lines.
Client mode can run on Eos, Ion, RPUs, RVIs, and personal computers with the client dongle.
294 Ion Operations Manual