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Cloud Transport Protocol (CTP) is a TAG-designed protocol for channel sources primarily used to feed content into and from the Cloud. It has six tabs with its respective configuration, as discussed below.

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To initiate the scan, click Submit after specifying the relevant details.


FieldsDescription

Scan

These are the mandatory fields and are displayed in the Scan Channels GUI.

Network

Logical network name, as configured under Network.

Device

Monitoring device name.

Access Type

Selected channel Scan Source (CTP).

Add Range

Add Range allows to input a range of values (Multicast, Port, and Source Specific addresses) that could be generated for relevant channel sources. Click on the Generate button after all the below fields are specified.

From Multicast Address

Specify the Multicast address range from which it should be scanned (E.g., 255.1.10.1).

To Multicast Address

Specify the Multicast address range until which it should be scanned (E.g., 255.1.10.10).

From Port

Specify the Port address range from which it should be scanned (E.g., 8080).

To Port

Specify the Port address range from which it should be scanned (E.g., 8080).

From Source Specific Address

Specify the Source IP if needed.

To Source Specific Address

Specify the Source IP if needed.

Name Template

Template for naming the channel source. Click on the Append or Override button to append or override an existing name.

Default Template

Default templates available are:

  • #IP#: IP address.
  • #PORT#: Port number.
  • #SSM#: Source Specific Multicast.
    Default templates or any name of choice can be specified for the channel source name.

Sources

All the details specified in the Add Range and Name Template are listed here. One can also set the below fields manually.

Suppose there is a list of Sources with the below details that need to be added. Copy the details (ctrl+c) and click on the Sources table to paste (ctrl+v).

Name

Input the source channel's desired name manually or append the name from the Default Template.

IP Address/URL

Input a valid multicast IP address or URL of the source channel manually, or the IP address specified in the Add Range table is displayed.

Port

Input the source channel's valid port address manually, or the port address specified in the Add Range table is displayed.

SSM

Input the source channel's valid SSM manually, or the SSM specified in the Add Range table is displayed.

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Note: To initiate the scan, click Submit. The number of found channels will be displayed on the Status column in the Scan Channels GUI on completing the scan. All new channels will be visible in gray on the Sources Configuration table.

Any existing channel rescanned will be assigned the Scanned profile in gray. To use these profile definitions later, go to the channel's profile, click the Scanned profile and rename it. See Profilesfor  for more information.