Nfremote Client Software; Downloading, Installing, And Configuring The Client Software - Omnia .9 Installation & User Manual

NFREMOTE CLIENT SOFTWARE

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NfRemote Client Software
The Omnia.9 remote interface software, NfRemote, is a separate "client" software application that can be downloaded and
installed on nearly any desktop, laptop, or tablet PC of reasonably modern vintage running on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10.
High DPI displays are supported up to 192 DPI (200% font size).
With just a few differences, which will be discussed in this chapter, this client software looks and operates exactly like the front
panel controls of the Omnia.9 itself (including touchscreen support on PC's providing that feature) to provide a familiar and
feature-rich means of controlling your Omnia.9 remotely. If you can do it on the front panel, you can do it via remote - a feature
you'll appreciate if your Omnia.9 is located in a noisy rack room, at the transmitter site, or even thousands of miles away at a
distant station you oversee.
Perhaps one of the most valuable capabilities of the client software is speaker calibration. Since your Omnia.9 already contains
a built-in pink noise generator and an RTA, adding your own calibrated microphone to the setup will allow you to perform a
calibration of any speaker system – including your studio, control room, rack room, production facility, or any remote monitor
point.
You may wonder why we consider this to be such an important exercise when listeners aren't going to be hearing your station
on calibrated monitors. Great question! Yes, listening to your station's processing on speakers of different qualities in a
wide variety of listening environments is important to get a "real world" feel of how things sound – but we feel strongly that
having at least one set of calibrated "reference" monitors is absolutely critical to making educated decisions as you adjust your
processing.
If you make adjustments based upon what you hear on un-calibrated speakers (from within the Program Director's car, for
example...) every decision you make will be influenced by the inaccuracies of those speakers in that room. Details of how to
perform such a calibration are found later in this chapter.

Downloading, Installing, and Configuring the Client Software

Before the client software can be downloaded, your Omnia.9 must be connected to your network and must have an IP
addressed assigned to it, a process outlined earlier in this manual. It must also have a password enabled and be HTTP
"whitelisted" at least until you connect with the remote.
Connect to your Omnia.9 by entering http://<IP Address>:7380 into the address window of any standard web browser (for
example, http://192.168.0.183.7380). You will see a screen entitled "Welcome to Omnia.9 HTTP Server" with a current
version number.
Under the "Downloadables" section, click on the link following "Download Remote Interface." This should be done each time
you update the software in your Omnia.9 to ensure full compatibility between the unit's software and the remote software.
The latest version of NfRemote is also available under the "Software" heading to the right-hand side of the Omnia.9 product
page of the Omnia website: https://www.telosalliance.com/Omnia/Omnia9