In the Render Accelerator Extension, the Resource Details and Settings dialogs allow you to manage render resources, configure your IP/interface, and control how CET uses networked resources.

Resource Details

The Resource Details dialog lists all available rendering resources and allows you to manage them.

Resource Information

For each resource, the dialog displays:

• Name (Computer ID):

  • Green: The resource is responding and operational.

  • Red: The resource is not responding or responding inconsistently.
    (Status checks occur every 10 seconds.)

• Status: Indicates whether the resource is online or offline, and whether it is free or busy.

• Version: The version of the Configura Render Server running on that resource.

• IP Address: The protocol and IP address of the resource.

• Port: The communication port used by the resource.

• Type: Shows whether the resource was automatically detected or manually added.

• Jobs in Queue: The number of render jobs currently waiting on that resource.

Managing Resources

At the bottom of the dialog, you will find buttons to Add, Remove, Disable, and Refresh resources.

Add Resource

Manually adds a render resource. You must be on the same subnet as the computer you want to add. Enter the computer name or IP address to complete the process.

Remove Resource

Removes a resource that has been manually added. Automatically detected resources cannot be removed and appear greyed out.

Disable Resource

Temporarily prevents a resource from being used for rendering. This is helpful when a resource is online but should not receive jobs.

Refresh

Updates the resource list to detect newly available or changed resources.

Settings

The Settings dialog displays the IP address your computer uses to communicate with render servers and provides additional configuration options.

• Render locally if resources are unavailable: Allows CET to fall back to local rendering when no servers can be reached.

• Interface: Select the specific IP address your computer should use for Render Accelerator communication.