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Frame Operation and IP Network Setup
Setting the Multiviewer’s IP addresses
• Configuring the Kaleido-RCP2, if available. Refer to
Setting the Multiviewer’s IP addresses
For the KMX-3921 multiviewer to join a TCP/IP network, it must be configured with a system
IP address, a network mask, a gateway, and a system name. You may also need to configure
networking parameters for the CPU-ETH3 frame controllers (if your housing frames were
not already in operation), any new Kaleido-RCP2 unit you ordered, and a client PC to
communicate with the multiviewer and its peripheral devices (see
Network Switch Considerations
The Densité 3+ FR4 frame’s
ETH
Ethernet connection can present to the connected network
switch more than one MAC address as Densité 3+ FR4 has an internal switch that
aggregates multiple network interfaces for the frame itself and that of certain cards or
systems installed in the frame such as any KMX-3921 cards in a multiviewer system. Each
KMX-3921 multiviewer system (as defined by each installed KMX-3921 rear panel) has its
own MAC address.
By default, many network switches support only one MAC address to be connected to an
individual switch’s network port. This is done for security reasons to prevent people from
extending the reach of the network by connecting unauthorized equipment to the
network.
In cases where a Densité 3+ FR4 frame is connected to a network switch with such security
enabled, network connectivity to all Densité 3+ FR4 frame components will be impossible.
With administrative access to the switch, the solution is to increase the switch’s setting for
the number of MAC addresses it will support on the port used for the Densité 3+ FR4 frame
to a number that reflects the current number of network interfaces used within
Densité 3+ FR4. If the required number of network interfaces is undetermined, set the
switch to allow 21 network interfaces for the Densité 3+ FR4 as this is the maximum
number of network interfaces a Densité 3+ FR4 frame can support. Refer to the switch’s
administrator’s guide for the appropriate configuration instructions.
For example, for a Cisco brand switch, use the following administrative command to
increase the number of supported IP interfaces on a port to 21.
Switch(config-if)#
switchport port-security maximum 21
Changing the Multiviewer’s IP Address
Note:
If the system IP address of the multiviewer has been changed (that is,
it no longer corresponds to the as-shipped configuration), it is still possible
to determine the current setting; see
Finding the Multiviewer’s IP Address
Note:
The multiviewer’s IP address can also be remotely set through a the
KMX-3921
’s iControl service panel. See
