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Network Deployment Guide for NovoConnect Devices
NovoConnect is a wireless presentation and collaboration system designed to support highly
interactive and collaborative meetings or classroom learning activities. Meeting participants,
instructors, teachers and students can interact and share digital content via their PCs, tablets,
Chromebooks and smartphones — a true BYOD device. These include the NovoCast, NovoPro,
and NovoEnterprise. For simplicity's sake, the diagrams and examples shown are for the NovoPro
device.
To fully take advantage of NovoConnect's capabilities, it should be properly deployed in a school
or a corporate network. Some aspects should be carefully considered and planned, for example,
Wi-Fi interference and channel selection, intranet firewall, Bonjour protocol support across
different subnets/VLANs, Quality of Service and device management. In this whitepaper, we are
going to illustrate these points one by one to facilitate a successful NovoConnect deployment in
your network.
1. Network Connection
NovoConnect has three network connection types, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Client, and Wi-Fi Hotspot.
A) Ethernet – NovoConnect can be plugged into your Ethernet via its RJ45 port. Namely,
you can connect NovoConnect to your organization's backbone network.
recommended to use an Ethernet connection (when possible) since it gives you better
robustness and higher performance.
B) Wi-Fi – NovoConnect's built-in 802.11ac Wi-Fi operates at dual bands (2.4/5GHz).
With its 2T2R antenna, it can achieve a maximum bandwidth of 300Mbps
currently only support 2.4GHz and has a 1T1R antenna). This high-performance Wi-Fi
module can operate in two modes.
a) Client Mode – NovoConnect can be connected to your organization's Wi-Fi
network via its built-in Wi-Fi module.
b) Hotspot Mode – NovoConnect can creates its own Wi-Fi network, allowing
users to connect their mobile devices to this ad hoc network.
The following table summarizes their feature differences and typical usage.
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300Mbps is the maximum value while the actual bandwidth may vary depending on operating environment.
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- Page 1 NovoEnterprise. For simplicity’s sake, the diagrams and examples shown are for the NovoPro device. To fully take advantage of NovoConnect’s capabilities, it should be properly deployed in a school or a corporate network. Some aspects should be carefully considered and planned, for example, Wi-Fi interference and channel selection, intranet firewall, Bonjour protocol support across different subnets/VLANs, Quality of Service and device management.
- Page 2 When connecting to a wired network, NovoConnect devices support both DHCP and Static IP connection types. DHCP: NovoConnect device obtains its IP address from the DHCP server on the network. Static IP: NovoConnect device is assigned a fixed IP address manually.
- Page 3 Network Deployment Guide for NovoConnect “DHCP” is the default connection type. However, “Static IP” might be more preferable as it makes remote management much easier. The following diagram illustrates how to select one of these two connection types. (Settings ...
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Page 4: Wi-Fi Client Mode
1.2. Wi-Fi Client Mode In this mode, the NovoConnect device functions as a client to join an existing Wi-Fi network. As illustrated in the following diagram, to set up the Wi-Fi connection, on the NovoConnect device homescreen, click on Wi-Fi Connect to Wi-Fi Configure Wi-Fi (ON). Then select the desired Wi-Fi SSID (the name associated with the Wi-Fi network) and enter the proper credentials when necessary. - Page 5 Click on button “Connect” to start the connection. 1.3. Wi-Fi Hotspot Mode A newly unpacked NovoConnect device starts up in Wi-Fi Hotspot mode, where you can start using it without any entanglement with the network setup. The default SSID for this Wi-Fi Hotspot V1.0...
- Page 6 Network Deployment Guide for NovoConnect is “NVC_XXXXX” (for example, “NVC_4DF8F” in the following screenshot), where “XXXXX” is a device-generated text string. Hotspot AP IP address Hotspot AP SSID One can also configure Hotspot’s RF channel and its routing behavior with LAN. As shown in the figure below, ...
- Page 7 1.4. Wi-Fi Network Optimization One of the most common issues users run into when using a NovoConnect device is a loss of connection, which is likely caused by an unstable Wi-Fi connection. Maintaining a stable Wi-Fi connection is always a challenge due to the plain fact that it is wireless, subject to noise interference and the physical environment.
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Page 8: Dual-Network Configuration
Network Deployment Guide for NovoConnect 1) Do not place a NovoConnect device next to electric noise sources, such as an electric fan or power supplies. Especially when you attach a NovoConnect device next to a projector or an LCD monitor, you need to keep an eye on these potential “pollution” sources. - Page 9 Ethernet & Wi-Fi client mode In this case, the NovoConnect device’s RJ45 port is connected to a wired EMPLOYEE network for employees to securely access it; at the same time, the NovoConnect device’s Wi-Fi is connected to a GUEST network to allow visitors to access it. The following graph describes such a network setup scenario.
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Page 10: Port Numbers And Intranet Firewall
2. Port Numbers and Intranet Firewall NovoConnect devices are TCP/IP-network-based devices, and the communications between a NovoConnect device and its client devices (e.g. laptops, tablets, etc.) are achieved through several TCP and UDP ports. The following table summarizes all the port numbers being used by NovoConnect devices. - Page 11 20192 Port for device home screen configuration 20193 Port for device firmware upgrade (used by Remote Manager) To enable successful operations of a NovoConnect device, these ports should not be blocked by your network’s firewall. V1.0 Page 11 of 18...
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Page 12: Enabling Airplay Mirroring Across Subnets/Vlans
Port for connection and streaming for Novo/TCP (NT LiveScreen) 3. Enabling AirPlay Mirroring Across Subnets/VLANs NovoConnect devices supports Apple’s AirPlay, which is the native screen mirroring mechanism for iPads, iPhones, and Mac computers. AirPlay mirroring relies on Bonjour service, which is Apple’s implementation of “zero config”... -
Page 13: Quality Of Service
Playback” mode. Wi-Fi: NovoConnect devices have a high-performance Wi-Fi module (802.11ac with 2T2R). So typically, a NovoConnect device is not the bottleneck in terms of network traffic. It is recommended that your wireless network at least support 802.11g. Ethernet: With its higher bandwidth and better robustness, Ethernet provides the best performance. - Page 14 Manager. This can be done manually or via auto discovery. Especially for organizations that deploy a great deal of NovoConnect devices, adding a device via auto discovery can save a lot of effort. This function allows IT staff to create and install a custom configuration file to automatically configure NovoConnect’s settings via a microSD card.
- Page 15 Network Deployment Guide for NovoConnect 3. Select the appropriate NovoConnect Device that you would like to set up and whether or not Password Protection has been enabled then click next. 4. The following window will appear and you need to work with your organization’s IT staff to obtain the appropriate values for each item, and click on “Save…”...
- Page 16 Network Deployment Guide for NovoConnect 5. The following table describes each setting in details. Value (example) Explanation Edition value. It has to be either CORP or EDU. edition* CORP or EDU Refer to Section 1.4 for more details about these two editions.
- Page 17 NovoConnect device to report its existence to Remote Manager. Note: (1) Settings marked with “*” are supported in NovoConnect software release V2.2 and above. (2) Regarding “remote-manager-port-number”, you can change this port number of your Remote Manager via menu “Preference”, as illustrated in the figure below.
- Page 18 Remote Manager. You can click on “Device Discovery” and then “Discover Devices” to bring up a discovery dialog window where you will be able to view live NovoConnect devices and add them to the device list of the Remote Manager.