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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 to the RHAON Ethernet
network and the RHAON empowered loudspeakers.
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 your com-
puter’s Network Interface Card (NIC) is setup properly.
Your computer must have a static IP address
assigned to enable your computer to communicate
with all the loudspeakers 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 XP, go to My Computer/Control
Panel/Network Connections (note that the directyory
name may vary with other operating systems); see page
68 for more details.
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,
172.16.xxx.xxx to 172.31.xxx.xxx and 10.xxx.xxx .xxx.
192-168.xxx.xxx is the range most commonly used and
we suggest you use it unless you have a good reason to
use another range.
Assigning a Static IP Address to the RHAON Host Computer
Users Manual
