Issue 4, August 2021
Model 5401A User Guide
Page 36
Studio Technologies, Inc.
Model 5401A
DANTE LEADER CLOCK
using another front-panel menu page, a selection
in one of the management webpages, or by power
cycling the unit.
Selecting the Automatic setting causes the Model
5401A to use DHCP or, if DHCP is not available, the
IPv4 link-local protocol to establish the IP address
for the management port. Even if the IP address was
established using link-local the DHCP protocol will
remain active. In this case, approximately every 30
seconds the Model 5401A’s firmware will check for the
presence of a DHCP server. If one becomes available
then an IP address will be requested and, when ob-
tained, will automatically replace the IP address that
was previously established by link-local.
The Manual setting allows the desired IP address and
related parameters to be manually entered. This can
be useful when a fixed or static addressing scheme
has been established. In this way, a designated IP ad-
dress can be entered along with the other necessary
network parameters.
Note that to minimize the chance of losing access
to the management web server, restoring the Model
5401A’s default configuration values will not change
the currently selected IP address configuration
choice.
Manual Management IP Address:
This menu page
shows the stored IP address associated with the con-
nection used to access the management web server.
(This address has nothing to do with the IP address
utilized by the Dante primary and Dante secondary
Ethernet interfaces.) It will be utilized only when the
manual mode has been selected for the management
IP address configuration. When the IP address con-
figuration has been selected for Automatic this field
cannot be changed and a lock icon will show in the
upper-right corner of the display.
Whenever the IP address configuration is selected for
Manual the manual IP address can be modified as de-
sired. This will be indicated by a circle with arrows icon
that will show in the upper-right corner of the display.
To start the process of changing the manual manage-
ment IP address press the Enter pushbutton switch on
the front panel. An icon with a wrench and screwdriver
will display to indicate that an edit is in process. Use
the left and right arrow pushbutton switches to select
which specific digit of the IP address number is to be
modified. Press the up and down arrow pushbuttons to
select the desired number. The standard dot-decimal
notation is used to display and revise the IP address.
Once all the desired changes have been made press
the Enter button to store them.
To cause the Model 5401A to use a new setting re-
quires that the unit be rebooted (restarted). This can
be performed using another front-panel menu page,
using a function on a management webpage, or by
power cycling the unit. Restoring the Model 5401A to
its default values will not change the stored manual
IP address.
Manual Management Subnet Mask Value:
This
menu page shows the stored subnet mask value
associated with the connection used to access the
management web server. (This value has nothing to
do with the subnet mask values utilized by the Dante
primary and Dante secondary ports.) It will be utilized
only when the manual mode has been selected for
the management IP address configuration. When the
IP address configuration has been selected for Auto-
matic this field cannot be changed and a lock icon will
show in the upper-right corner of the display.
Whenever the IP address configuration is selected for
Manual the manual management subnet mask value
can be modified as desired. This will be indicated by a
circle with arrows icon that will show in the upper-right
corner of the display. To start the process of changing
the subnet mask value press the Enter pushbutton
switch on the front panel. An icon with a wrench and
screwdriver will display to indicate that an edit is in
process. Use the up and down arrow pushbutton
switches to select the desired subnet mask value.
Once the desired value has been selected press the
Enter button to store it.
To cause the Model 5401A to use a new manual
management subnet mask value requires that the unit
be rebooted (restarted). This can be performed using
another front-panel menu page, using a function on a
management webpage, or by power cycling the unit.
Restoring the Model 5401A to its default values will
not change the stored subnet mask value.
Row Three
Row three has a total of six menu pages. Four of the
menu pages relate to the Dante primary interface with
three of these allowing both display and configuration
