Networking Via Dhcp - AJA Ki Pro Quick Start Manual

Networking via
DHCP
Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Remote Network Control
The default configuration (from the factory) automatically looks for a DHCP server to
issue an IP address. So, as long as your network has a DHCP server (usually part of your
router—e.g. an Airport base station wireless router), then you need to do nothing other
than plugging the Ki Pro into the net. To manually select DHCP: use the Select buttons
to navigate to the parameter "50.1 IP CONFIG", and then use the Adjust buttons to
select "DHCP". That's it!
Here are the steps to communicate with Ki Pro after choosing the DHCP selection:
1. Use the Select buttons to navigate to parameter 50.2. Note on a piece of paper
the DHCP supplied IP address shown.
2. With your laptop or desktop computer connected to the same LAN and DHCP
enabled, type the IP address you noted in step 1 into the browser address bar.
You should now see Ki Pro's browser status screen.
If Ki Pro cannot get an address from the DHCP server on the LAN while Ki Pro is set to
DHCP via parameter 50.1, it will then automatically drop back to a preset factory IP
address of 192.168.0.2. In this instance you can follow these alternate steps to
communicate with Ki Pro:
1. Set the computer's Ethernet IP address to 192.168.0.n (where n is not 2).
2. Set the computer's Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 (most computers default to the
proper netmask when the address is set).
3. Run a browser on the computer and type "192.168.0.2" (the factory fallback IP
address). You should now see Ki Pro's browser status screen.
Note: If Ki Pro fails to find a DHCP server via its network connection, it will fall back to using the
factory default static IP of 192.168.0.2—or whatever IP address you've previously defined.
AJA recommends you define a Static IP address with parameter 50.2 so you'll be prepared in
the event your DHCP server fails.
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