REMOTE CONTROL WEB SERVER
4.1.
Introduction
VP-794 features a Web server which connects to a PC Web browser via TCP/IP. The menu system of
VP-794 is mirrored into the Web browser and all menu items can be accessed and controlled through
the keyboard or mouse of the PC.
4.2.
Installing the Software
No extra software needs to be installed on a PC. The PC Web browser is used as the graphical user
interface for all control items. To connect to the VP-794 the TCP/IP address of the unit has to be
entered into the address list box of the Web browser in the following format
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
. The
TCP/IP address assigned to VP-794 can be found in the System>Network Settings menu.
4.3.
Discovery Tool
Kramer provides a DiscoveryTool.exe Windows application to identify Kramer boxes in the network.
www.kramerelectronics.com
.
Clicking on the link of the recognized box will open a browser and make a connection to the
corresponding box. The box identifier is mad
e up of “PV6S” in the case of VP-794 followed by the 6
least significant digits of the MAC address. The MAC address of the box can be found in the
System>Network Settings menu.
Note: This is for use on a network not on a single wire connection.
4.4.
Software Operation
Once the address has been entered into the Web browser starts to load pages from the VP-794
mirroring the menu system of the unit. All menu items are shown as their respective buttons, sliders and
list boxes and can be accessed and altered with the PC mouse or corresponding navigational key
presses.
Note: When changes within a submenu make other menu items available immediately when using the
on-screen menu of the VP-794 this has to be either done manually by clicking on the refresh button of
the Web browser or is done with the next periodic auto refresh.
Various values are set by sliders. For fine increment of a slider value click on the slider and use the
mouse wheel to change the value in steps of 1. Click again and the value is applied.
