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Graphical User Interface and Web Remote Control
You can access PDM from a Web browser in any computer on the data network, if you
have the proper password.
Logging in to PDM from a Connected Computer
•
Launch any standard Web browser, on any Windows, Macintosh, or Linux
computer on your network
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.
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Set the browser to
http://nnn.nn.n.nn
, where the n’s are PDM’s IP ad-
dress. You can read that address from the
Information
menu on PDM’s
front panel.
•
When it connects, you’ll be asked for a
User
Name
and
Password
•
Use
pdmweb
as the
user name
, and
pdmweb
Bnnn
as the
password
. (
Bnnn
is the
software unique Module Code, which you’ll find on the
Information
screen.
pdmwebBnnn
is the factory default password. You can change or view your
password from the front panel in the System / Password menu (page 24).
Passwords are case sensitive.
If it doesn’t connect, you may have a problem with your network connections, the ver-
sion of Flash installed in your browser, or your system’s configuration
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.
After successfully connecting, PDM will draw its Graphical User Interface on your
Browser’s screen.
Port Forwarding & GUI Communication
PDM's web server connects at
http port 80
. Once you log in and the front panel or con-
figuration pages are loaded, embedded Adobe Flash movies in our GUI let your browser
control the PDM via
port 5444
. Both these ports must be open and available for the
GUI to function.
If you are trying to connect to your PDM over a WAN or across the Internet, you will
need to use a NAT router
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to route ports 80 and 5444 to your PDM’s local IP address.
If your facility has multiple studios, you may want to control two or more PDMs on the
same network using a single external IP address. You can do this with your NAT router
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Web-based control relies on Adobe Flash being installed in your browser. Flash communicates with PD
over port 5444. If this port is blocked by your firewall, Web-based control will not function.
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This may be a setup issue in PDM’s menus or your local computer, a network wiring or configuration
problem, or even something as simple as entering the IP address wrong in your browser. PDM responds
to Ping commands as an aid for debugging.
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Network Address Translation Router. Most routers have the ability to forward port requests from spe-
cific IP addresses. Some routers call this feature Virtual Servers. See your router’s instruction manual for
details.
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