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You can begin your preparation offline in a virtual envi-
ronment, but to make a RHAON system operational you
have to connect your computer and RHAON-Empowered
loudspeakers to an Ethernet network.
You need to associate the virtual loudspeakers you have
created in RHAON with the actual loudspeakers installed
in the system. The first step is to make sure the comput-
er’s Network Interface Card (NIC) is setup properly. Your
NIC must have a static IP address assigned to it: this
enables RHAON software to communicate to all the loud-
speakers on the network.
Each device on the RHAON/CobraNet network must
have a unique IP address in order to communicate.
RHAON software can assign the IP addresses to your
networked loudspeakers automatically.
In Windows, go to My Computer/Control Panel/Network
Connections. Find the connection you wish to use. It
will likely be called “Local Area Connection”, unless you
have renamed it. Also, note the model number of the
NIC, as the RHAON software will require it later. Right
click the icon and click “Properties” to open its Properties
window.
Then, double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to open
its Properties window. You will probably see that your
computer is configured to Obtain an IP Address
Automatically. Change this to Use the Following IP
Address and enter an IP address of, for example
192.168.1.1. Next, insert 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet
Mask field. Click OK and you are ready to connect to the
RHAON/CobraNet network.
Note: IP addresses are in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where “xxx” is any digit from 0 - 255. Local IP address-
es that appear only to other devices on a LAN (Local
Area Network) are defined as ranges 192.168.xxx.xxx,
10.xxx.xxx and 172.16.xxx.xxx to 172.31.xxx.xxx.
Assigning a Static IP Address to the RHAON Host Computer
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