Pinnacle SHOWCENTER, User Manual

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Manually adding a server
If your server PC is not automatically detected, you can add it manually. To do
this, first open a command prompt on your server PC and enter the command
ipconfig . Windows now displays the IP addresses of all the network adapters.
Make a note of the IP address of the adapter, over which the connection to the
ShowCenter Player should be made.
After this, press the
A button in the Server Selection menu and then select Add
a server . Enter a name for the server and the previously noted IP address, and
save the settings. The new server PC now appears in the Server Selection menu.
Automatically connect with a server
If you only use one server PC, you can automatically connect to this server. To
do this, press the
A button in the Server Selection menu. Then select Edit a
server and choose your server PC. Now select the check box Always connect to
this server and save the setting.
Manual network configuration
You can access the setting pages for manually configuring Ethernet and wireless
networks by pressing the
B button in the Server Selection menu. We recommend
using these settings only in special circumstances or when no connection can be
made otherwise.
WLAN range and data rates
The range of wireless networks is limited and decreases drastically when
devices are separated by walls. Many manufacturers of WLAN products indicate
ranges based on measurements made on open fields and under ideal
circumstances. In practice, actual performance does not even come close to the
ranges indicated. In our tests, we have found that the distance of transmission is
not more than eleven yards if there is a wall in the way.
In addition, you should also only use a single wireless transmission link, since
each additional link cuts the data rate in half again. When the ShowCenter
Player is connected via wireless to your access point, your PC should be
connected to the access point per cable, not per wireless.
The maximum data rate possible for realtime video transmission with the
802.11g standard is about 10 to 12 MBit/sec. This is sufficient for almost all
standard definition video formats as well as for DVD formats. In addition, this
data rate is, in most cases, sufficient for MPEG 4 HD AVI files as well as for
Windows Media Video HD up to 720P. On the other hand, MPEG 2 HD and
Windows Media Video HD 1080I usually require an Ethernet cable connection.