This document serves as a user guide to update the firmware and configurations on the
Q-SYS NS Series network switches.
Technical
Notes
Q-SYS NS Series Network Switches
Firmware and Configuration Guide
1. Introduction and Reference
QSC NS Series network switches ship with a specifically qualified firmware version and QSC-developed
configuration to support turn-key deployment of stand-alone QSC Q-SYS systems supporting Q-LAN, AES67,
and Dante audio, video, and control networking protocols. The firmware version qualified by QSC will not always
be the most recent release found on the Dell website for the N1100 product line.
IMPORTANT:
Do not load any firmware or configuration versions other than those approved by QSC.
At the time of this writing, and distributed alongside this document, the approved versions are:
• Firmware: v6.6.0.24 (N1100v6.6.0.24.stk)
• Configuration: v1.6.0 (NS11##P_Config_160.text)
Overview
Firmware and Configuration Versions
QSC NS Series 09/01/2020
1
Model
IP Address
Subnet Mask
NS1108P
192.168.0.130
255.255.255.0
NS1124P
192.168.0.140
255.255.255.0
NS1148P
192.168.0.150
255.255.255.0
2. Identifying Your Firmware Version
a. Connect your PC’s Ethernet interface to an open
port on the NS Series switch.
b. If necessary, configure your PC’s Ethernet interface
using a static IP address within the 192.168.0.x
scope. Use any free address that does not duplicate
the switch’s address, or an address of any other
device attached to the switch.
c. Open a web browser and type in the
IP address
of the switch.
d. While you have access to the switch, click
About
in the upper right corner of the UI.
• Username: admin
• Password: qscsystems
NS Series Default Credentials
