Setting Ethernet Protocols; Kling-Net; Art-Net - Chauvet Nexus Aw 7x7 User Manual

Operation
Setting Ethernet
Protocols

Kling-Net

Art-Net™

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The Nexus™ Aw 7x7 products run on Kling-Net or Art-Net.
The Kling-Net protocol requires no configuration, except to set the Nexus™ Aw 7x7 to
Kling-Net. All Ethernet configurations in the Kling-Net protocol are done automatically by
ArKaos software.
The Art-Net protocol requires configuration of a number of Ethernet settings. For more
information, see Art-Net™.
To set the Nexus™ Aw 7x7 to Kling-Net, do the following:
1. Go to the main menu option Ethernet Setting.
2. Press <ENTER>. A list of setting options shows in the display. Protocol will be at the top.
3. Press <ENTER>. A pop-up box shows with the words Kling-Net, and Art-Net
4. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to highlight Kling-Net.
5. Press <ENTER>.
6. Press <MENU> until the display return to the home screen.
Setting the Nexus™ Aw 7x7 to Art-Net™ involves setting the IP, the Net, the Subnet, the
universe and the starting address. The starting address is the just like the DMX address for
the DMX configuration, expect that this starting address applies only to the Art-Net™
configuration. To set the Nexus™ Aw 7x7 to Art-Net, do the following:
1. Go to the main menu option Ethernet Setting.
2. Press <ENTER>. A list of setting options shows in the display. Protocol will be at the top.
3. Press <ENTER>. A pop-up box shows with the words Kling-Net, and Art-Net
4. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to highlight Art-Net™.
5. Press <ENTER>.
6. Press <DOWN>. IP Mode is highlighted.
7. Press <ENTER>. A pop-up box shows with 3 IP modes, Static, DHCP, and Manual
8. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to highlight the desired mode.
9. Press <ENTER> to select the mode.
If Manual was selected, a pop-up box shows in the display with an IP address. Use <ENTER>
to move between segments of the IP address and <UP> or <DOWN> to change the numbers
in the segments.
10. Press <MENU> to return to the list of settings options
11. Press <DOWN> to highlight Net.
12. Press <ENTER>. A pop-up box shows with a number between 0–127
13. Press <UP> or <DOWN> until the desired Net number shows.
14. Press <ENTER>. The display returns to the list of setting options.
15. Press <DOWN> to highlight Subnet.
16. Press <ENTER>. A pop-up box shows with a number between 0–15
17. Press <UP> or <DOWN> until the desired Subnet number shows.
18. Press <ENTER>. The display returns to the list of setting options.
19. Press <DOWN> to highlight Universe.
20. Press <ENTER>. A pop-up box shows with a number between 0–15
21. Press <UP> or <DOWN> until the desired Universe number shows.
22. Press <ENTER>. The display returns to the list of setting options.
23. Press <DOWN> to highlight Start Channel.
24. Press <ENTER>. A pop-up box shows with a number between 0–512
25. Press <UP> or <DOWN> until the desired Start Channel number shows.
26. Press <ENTER>. The display returns to the list of setting options.
27. Press and hold <MENU> until the home screen shows on the display.
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