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up procedure (about 30 sec.) the NetGator will be ready to be used as a multimedia streaming
machine.

In order to prepare your PC (as well as other PCs in your network) to enjoy live video

and audio transmissions from NetGator, special client software from Darim needs to be installed.
This could be done simply by inserting NetGator software CD in the drive and following the
onscreen instructions. Alternatively, (if the CD auto-play feature is disabled in your system) you
can do that by locating and running the MXCLIENT.EXE file on the provided disc. Note that the
same installation procedure has to be done on every participating PC.

As soon all the preparations are complete, the green Active LED on the NetGator unit

will start blinking rapidly and the tiny “satellite dish” icon in the bottom right hand corner of the
screen will also turn green. This indicates that the live video and audio multicast transmission is
under way and the client software on all participating PCs is successfully receiving it. The
playback window will optionally pop-up on the screen to let you watch the program effortlessly.

Controlling your NetGator using Internet Explorer

Your NetGator unit is designed to be utilized and controlled conveniently using the

Internet Explorer or similar web browser. Type in the IP address of your NetGator unit in the
Address field and press ENTER to bring up the NetGator welcome web page similar as shown in

Figure 9

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Figure 9. NetGator web-based control page

See the NetGator User’s Guide for more information on how to use the web browser to

configure various parameters of NetGator and use it in some other applications.

Summary of Contents for NetGator

Page 1: ...ing Line input on the right unless you are using conference Microphone which should be connected to the Mic input Then connect TP Ethernet network cable to the LAN socket and the provided serial communication null modem cable to the COM1 port Finally insert the power cord into the corresponding socket Figure 1 Backside of the NetGator Figure 2 Front side of the NetGator As a result the Power LED y...

Page 2: ...if you need help Caution Some of the COM ports that appear in Windows may actually be occupied by serial mouse or modem These ports cannot be used to configure NetGator The following will explain how to establish the initial communication between NetGator and your PC From the Windows menu go to the Program Accessories Communications group and double click on HyperTerminal icon 1 You should specify...

Page 3: ...he OK button as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Connection description dialog 4 The following dialog will be shown Assuming that your PC is connected to NetGator unit via COM1 port select the Direct to Com1 in the Connect using box and click the OK button as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Selecting COM port for communication ...

Page 4: ...roperties dialog 6 After performing the previously described steps power on NetGator The Power LED yellow and the Test LED Red should both lit up on the front side After about 30 sec the Test LED should go off upon completion of the self test procedure The auxiliary information will be displayed in the HyperTerminal window during the loading and self test process As a result the following window w...

Page 5: ...If you do not see the cursor right away press ENTER several times The corresponding window is shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 NetGator window in HyperTerminal ...

Page 6: ...onfig Host name netgator2 1 ARP BROADCAST MULTICAST Up 10 0 0 2 netmask 255 255 255 0 MTU 1500 ifconfig 1 10 0 0 3 netmask 255 255 255 0 Write new configuration to EEPROM y n You should give an affirmative answer by pressing the y and Enter buttons to record a new value into the volatile memory the recording process may take some time 3 The defgate command shows sets IP address of default gateway ...

Page 7: ...l start blinking rapidly and the tiny satellite dish icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen will also turn green This indicates that the live video and audio multicast transmission is under way and the client software on all participating PCs is successfully receiving it The playback window will optionally pop up on the screen to let you watch the program effortlessly Controlling your ...

Page 8: ...Important The NetGator unit cannot be used in any other fashion if the multicast transmission is active the green LED is blinking fast ...

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