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Chapter 5:
Browser Remote Control
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Remote FS1 Control Via a Web Browser
An optimized web server inside the FS1 allows you to remotely monitor and adjust
parameter settings via a network-attached computer running a web-browser. The
network can be a closed local area network, a straight computer-to-FS1 cable, or even
exposed through a firewall to a broadband WAN (not generally recommended since
anyone on the internet can then access the FS1). The LAN connection on the FS1 uses
a standard RJ45 connector, but internally it’s intelligent and communicates via
standard “straight-through” CAT 5 ethernet cables or null-modem (cross-over) cables
without configuration or strapping.
Note:
Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 are supported as web browsers for FS1
control. Other browser software may work, but AJA cannot guarantee operation.
To access the FS1, enter its IP address in the web browser.
The IP address is
defined in parameter
50.2
of the FS1’s
Network
parameter menus—please note that
parameters
50.1
through
50.4
must all be configured correctly to access the FS1 on
your network. If the FS1 is using DHCP (the default), you can find the IP address by
pressing the
Status
button on the FS1 front panel until the
Network Status
display is
shown or you can go to parameter
50.2
and read it there. When the FS1 is shipped
from the AJA factory, the FS1 defaults to DHCP operation.
If
50.1
is set to
DHCP,
and the DHCP server on the network fails to grant an IP address,
the FS1 will fall back to the IP address set in
STATIC ADDR
(
50.2
).
If
50.1
is set to
Default Addr,
the factory default static IP address is: 10.65.74.65.
So, if
50.1
is set to
Default Addr
, you would type the following in the web browser:
http://10.65.74.65
to see the FS1 web interface
Main Status
screen.
FS1 Web Interface, Main Status Screen
When the URL is entered in the browser and a connection is made
the main Status screen will be displayed.
