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The  Vipedia Networkcard Manager is a software tool, in the form of a GUI, that is to be used alongside the [[Draft:Vipedia And V2000 Update Manager Tool|Update Manager]] and can be found in the Tools folder of the firmware bundle, alongside the Update Manager. It enables you to perform a Net-VIPA software update on your Vipedia-NET card, which is integrated within a Vipedia-12 device. 

=Step by Step Instructions=

==Exporting The VIPA Configuration From The SCT Tool==

*A valid VIPA configuration file (.cfg) is required to target the Vipedia-NET cards.
*If you do not have a separate VIPA .cfg configuration file already, you can extract one from the SCT where the Vipedia-NET cards are configured:
Open the SCT and select File > Export VIPA configuration and save the .cfg file to a known location on you host PC.

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<td style='background-color:#efefef;'>Exporting The VIPA Configuration</td>
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==Populating The Fields Within NetworkCardManager==

Open the Network Card Manager.

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1. Click Select VCT Config and navigate to the known location of the VIPA .cfg file

2. Select the VIPA config file. You should now see all Vipedia-NET cards that are configured within the Vipedia Configuration, listed as target devices.

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* Adding an SCT config to Select "SCT Configs" is not necessary '' }}

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<td style='background-color:#efefef;'>Clicking Select VCT Config And Selecting .cfg File</td>
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Press "Select NET-VIPA" and navigate to one of the following locations depending on the Vipedia-NET version you are updating to

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<td style='background-color:#efefef;'>Clicking Select NET-VIPA</td>
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<td style='background-color:#efefef;'>Selecting File Within VIPEDIA-NET_NetworkCard</td>
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==Verifying Node Reachability==

For peace of mind, to confirm visibility of all Vipedia-NET cards, you can ping each IP address and ensure that you receive a response:

1. Type CMD in the Windows start box.

2. In the command prompt terminal, type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where x = IP address of Vipedia-Net)

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<td style='background-color:#efefef;'>Pinging Vipedia-NET card</td>
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==Starting The Vipedia-NET Software Update==

Leave "Install Config" unchecked.

1. Press "Update" and you should see the Status change to Connected.

2. You can then monitor the live progress of the Net-VIPA software update within the debug window.

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<td style='background-color:#efefef;'>Vipedia-NET card Update In Progress</td>
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==Complete Vipedia-NET Software Update==

Once the update has finished, you should see "Complete" against each Vipedia-NET card in the tool.

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<td style='background-color:#efefef;'>Vipedia-NET card Update Complete</td>
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==Writing the Static Configuration==

Reload the SCT configuration which includes the Vipedia-NET cards you have updated. The SCT incorporates the VIPA configuration and once written to the Vipedia Router it will also update the Vipedia-NET cards accordingly.

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