Internet Connectivity And Control - AudioControl The Director D2800 Installation Manual

Internet Connectivity and Control

Internet Connectivity and Control
Setting up The Director D2800 is a breeze.
Just plug it in to an existing network and
let the DHCP server assign The Director
D2800 amplifier an IP address. You should
take note of the unit's MAC address there
on the back at this time – maybe write
down the last couple of values. After the
amp has taken an IP address from the
DHCP server (give it a few seconds), you
can scan for The Director's MAC address
across the network using your favourite
network scanner – like Fing or Angry IP
Scanner. After you have the unit's IP
address, type it into your browser and The
Director's Operations page will open up.
Other than connecting to the browser
for initial set up, configuration and EQ
settings, you will be able to control the
amplifier via Telnet. This is done through
the telnet port 23.
Control Using a Browser
For Microsoft operating systems:
There are multiple ways to connect to The
Director amplifier. The simplest way is
to connect The Director via the Ethernet
port to a network with a DHCP server. The
Director will obtain a local address from
the DHCP server.
If no DHCP server has been enabled in
your network, or you would like to directly
connect to The Director, use an Ethernet
cable and connect the two devices togeth-
er. The default IP address of The Director
is 192.168.0.249 when a DHCP server is
unavailable, so in order to connect to The
Director D2800, you will need to give your
computer a static IP address.
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In your Windows based computer, change
your computer's IP address to a static
address of 192.168.0.x – where x is a value
between 1 through 254, but not using 249.
If you don't know where to start to find
out how to give your computer a static IP
address, please consult the Interwebs.
Be sure not to use a static IP address for
your computer that is in use by another
device – an IP address should be unique
across the local network – if it is not you're
going to have a bad time.
Important Note:
DCHP is default for The Director
D2800. However, if a DCHP server
is not found, the Director's default
IP address is 192.168.0.249. If you
aren't using DCHP and plan to assign
static addresses, individually set the IP
address by connecting directly to The
Director with a computer first. Never
allow two devices with the same IP
address on the network.