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5.3.
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO THE NETWORK
For the following functions
,
the UHD Player needs to be integrated into your network:
•
Configuration via the Web Interface
•
Syncing several players
•
UDP Control
•
AVIO Control
•
FTP Server
•
Auto Download Content from an FTP Server
•
NTP Time Synchronization
The UHD Players default network settings are as follows:
DHCP:
Disabled
IP address:
See the label at the bottom of the UHD Player
Subnet:
255.0.0.0
Gateway:
Same as IP address
DNS:
Same as IP address
Fig. 6: Example of a type label attached to the bottom of the UHD Player
Please follow these steps to connect to the UHD Player to your local network:
STEP 1: CABLE CONNECTION
Connect a Cat5 Ethernet cable to the
on the UHD Player’s rear side
and your computer or
network switch in order to prepare the player for network access. The cable length should not
exceed 100 meters. Distance may be extended with a repeater.
STEP 2: IP ADDRESS
The UHD Player and your computer must be in the same IP range, otherwise they will not be able to
communicate. Proceed with one of the following possibilities:
(A) CHANGE THE
COMPUTER’S IP ADDRESS:
Set the computer’s IP address to the same IP range of the
p
layer’s IP address.
Example: If the UHD Player’s IP address is 10.200.0.123, you could set your computer to the IP
address 10.200.0.1, so long as this one is not used by another device.
(B) CHANGE THE PLAYER’S IP ADDRESS
- DIRECTLY AT THE PLAYER:
Set the p
layer’s IP address to the same IP range of the computer’s IP address. To do so, connect a
mouse (additional keyboard is not necessary) to the p
layer’s USB data port. When there is no data
carrier plugged into the player, the settings screen of the p
layer’s
display. Click on [BASIC SETTINGS] in the
and the [Wired Network Settings] will appear. Edit
chapter for detailed description) and press [APPLY
SETTINGS] at the bottom of the Web Interface.
