Barrett 4000 Series, Networking Manual

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APPENDICES - APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 1 - Recommended Network Specifica -
tions
Minimum requirements:
• Bandwidth: 40kbytes/s both ways (audio uses 20kbytes/s)
• Delay: max. 150ms (one way delay, round trip must be less than 300ms,
larger delays will also affect data communication between remote control
software and 4050; based on best practices VoIP)
• Jitter: 30ms (based on best practices VoIP)
• Loss: max 1% (based on best practices VoIP)
• Configured firewall on laptop/workstation and routers/modems according
to Appendix 4, page 48.
• Controlhead acts as a WiFi client and connects to a WiFi access point
• DHCP server
• IPv4
• If Internet traversal is required, a VPN connection is necessary
Recommended:
• Networking preference:
1. Ethernet via control head (available since v1.6; or BoB for older set-
ups)
2. Control head as WiFi access point
3. Control head as WiFi client
• Dedicated network between the 4050 and remote control and configura -
tion software
• Same subnet (e.g. 192.168.1.x/24), i.e. no routing necessary
• Ethernet: 100Mbit/s or greater
• WiFi: prefer 11g mode (access point setting)
• Static IP address setup (available since v1.6)
• No routers
• No firewalls (within the network and on the workstation running the
4050 remote control and/or configuration software)
• No VPN