Setup For Web App Control - MOTU 8M User Manual

SETUP FOR WEB APP CONTROL

The MOTU AVB Control web app gives you access
to all settings, routing, mixing, and effects
processing in your audio interface, and each
interface on the AVB network, if applicable. For
more info, see "MOTU AVB Control Web App" on
page 17.
The web app is a web application served by the
hardware. All you need to run it is a web browser
running on a device that has a connection to your
audio interface through Thunderbolt, USB, or the
network port.
Web app
Figure 4-1: The web app is served from the hardware, and accessed
through any web browser on any device connected to the interface.
Web app control can be set up independently
of audio connections
The connections in this section, especially the
network scenarios, can be set up independently of
USB, Thunderbolt, or AVB networking
connections you make for audio routing (as shown
in the setup diagrams earlier in this chapter). In
addition, connections for web app control can be
made over standard Ethernet and do not require
AVB Ethernet connections. Think of web app
control as being separate from audio. Doing so
opens up a lot of possibilities for control of your
MOTU interface, independent of the connections
you make for audio.
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Mixing and matching web app control
scenarios
The web app connection scenarios shown in the
following sections are not exclusive from one
another. You can set up as many web app
connections as you wish and control your MOTU
device from many web app hosts simultaneously.
Launching the web app
Once you've made any of the connections shown in
the following sections, launch the web app as
explained in "Make hardware and network
connections" on page 17.
Web app control over USB or Thunderbolt
If your audio interface is connected a computer
Web app in
your browser
with internet access through USB or Thunderbolt
(as shown on page 35 and 36), you can access the
web app from the computer, or any other device on
the network. In this case, make sure you've run the
software installer (page 33), which installs drivers
that allow your computer to properly communicate
with the device.
Web app control through standard Ethernet
Your MOTU interface can also be controlled by the
web app running on any device that has a standard
Ethernet connection to the interface, either directly
with a network cable, through an Ethernet hub, or
through WiFi on your local network. The sections
on the opposite page show you how to set up each
of these connection scenarios.
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