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# Overview

WiretapCentral presents a Wiretap® network as a hierarchy of hosts, volumes, projects, libraries, reels and clips. When you first point a web browser to the WiretapCentral server, the network tree lists all hosts detected on the network. Clicking on a host (which is the top-level data node) reveals its volumes, and so on down the hierarchy, to clips.

The network tree works in conjunction with the main view area to give you a more complete picture of the network and volume contents. Initially the main view area is empty. Once you start navigating a host, it displays the contents of the host’s volumes, libraries, and reels, as you select them. By default it displays thumbnails for each clip, but it can also display clip metadata in a list view mode.

WiretapCentral can browse volumes on Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing workstations. With Wiretap Gateway, it can browse volumes on Autodesk® Lustre® workstations and any storage device accesible on the network.

NoteClips stored on a Finishing workstation’s EditDesk or a Visual Effects workstation’s Desktop are not accessible.