Configuring the wing
You might need to configure the wing to match the IP settings with the IP
settings of your computer. Since Firmware version 1.1, this is done through
the Node Management Utility instead of the old way, a web page hosted on
the device. If you have the older firmware, please upgrade so that you can
use the NMU. If you haven't already configured LightFactory and your
computer's IP to take best advantage of the Wing(s), see page 8-9 of this
manual for more details on that topc.
NMU-based Configuration
If you don't already have it, download the NMU from ENTTEC's website
http://www.enttec.com/index.php?main_menu=Products&prod=79001&show=downloads
and install it on your computer. Make sure that the Wing is connected to
the Network that includes that computer as well. Then start the NMU. Hit
Discover to find out what ENTTEC devices are connected to the computer,
and then you can select the wing you wish to configure.
The NMU allows you to change the IP Address, the name of the device,
and the mode (where applicable). The default mode is “Enttec” which lets
the hardware interact directly with programs such as LightFactory. For the
Shortcut and Programming Wings, the Enttec mode is your only option;
but a second mode, the Art-Net mode, exists for the Playback Wing.
Art-Net Mode
From Firmware 1.1 on, the Playback Wing supports an Art-Net mode.
When Art-Net mode is enabled, the Wing becomes a standalone source for
level information via the Art-Net protocol of DMX over Ethernet.
You will need to select the Subnet and Universe from the appropriate
pulldowns in the Art-Net mode, which will tell the Wing which Art-Net
universe of the 255 possible choices to use for the information it generates.
Multiple Wings can broadcast different level data on different Art-Net
universes without conflict, but if you set two or more the same way, they
are then prone to data collisions.
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