The Satellites page lets you configure Pro Tools for use with Satellite Link, Video Satellite, and Video Satellite LE software options.
The Pro Tools Satellite Link option lets you link up to 12 Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, or HD Native systems (or 11 Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, or HD Native systems and an Avid Media Composer with the Video Satellite option or a Pro Tools Video Satellite LE system) over an Ethernet network so that you can cue, play, and stop the transport, make play selections, and solo tracks across any of the systems from any linked workstation.
The Video Satellite option lets you link an Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, or HD Native system and a Media Composer system. The Video Satellite LE option lets you link an Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, or HD Native system and a Pro Tools host-based system for monitoring QuickTime HD video.
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Type a name for the local system. This name appears in the list of available satellites in other connected systems with the Satellite Link option.
The Mode settings let you configure the satellite behavior of the local system.
When enabled, the Administrator option sets the local system to be the administrator system for any satellite systems on the network. Satellite systems can be declared from the administrator system.
When enabled, the Satellite option sets the local system to be a satellite system on the network. When a system is in Satellite mode, it becomes available to be declared as a satellite from any administrator system on the network.
When the local system is in Administrator mode, the Administrator settings let you declare satellites from that system.
These pop-up menus let you declare up to 11 satellite systems (in addition to the administrator system itself) from an administrator system. The number of the system indicates the order of the declared satellites in the Transport window.