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BRINGING UP THE WEBPAGE SERVER
Network
Considerations
To access the 552 Webserver interface, both the 552 and your
computer must be on the same Local Area Network (LAN). As
promised, the 552 can be accessed from a computer, tablet or
phone anywhere in the world, but first your network needs to
be set up to make this possible. This process is addressed in
the Networking section later in the manual.
Finding the
552 IP Address
With both your computer and the
552 plugged into your LAN, and both
turned on, go to the 552 front panel
and bring up the
Network
menu.
DHCP
is the factory-default network
selection, and the
IP Address:
as-
signed to the 552 by your router appears in the first box.
DHCP
should work for you at least initially, but if your 552 needs a
static IP address, select the
DHCP
box and turn it off. This will
unlock the various data-entry boxes underneath. As you then
highlight each box, an on-screen keypad pops-up permitting
you to overwrite the default entries. Once connected, you may
perform this operation using the Webpage interface as ex-
plained later.
Connecting
Bringing up the Webpages user
interface is as simple as enter-
ing the IP address of the 552
into your browser’s address
bar and clicking Enter.
Alternatively,
a Windows com-
puter is able to locate and con-
connect to the 552 by using
the unit’s ‘Hostname’ in place of the IP address. The Hostname
is shown on the
Network
menu screen. The default
Hostname:
is
MODEL552
. This name may be changed to a more convenient or
personalized identification of the unit, as may be required to
differentiate between multiple units on the same LAN.
When you have connected you will see the Now Playing Webpage.
Starting at this point in the manual, mostly all setup and oper-
ating discussions and instructions will use the Webpage inter-
face utility, mainly because it’s easier to navigate and type into.