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TASCAM X-48MKII
Networking
The X-48MKII can be connected to a computer using
the fast
Gigabit Ethernet connection
. You need an
Ethernet crossover cable to connect your computer to the
X-48MKII, unless you know that your computer’s Ethernet
connector is “auto-sensing” (such as most modern Apple
computers). Once the ethernet cable is connected, you
need to configure both the X-48MKII and your PC for
networking.
To configure the X-48MKII for networking:
Mouse/Keyboard Operation
1 View the
Settings
window,
System
tab.
2 Press the
Configure
button.
3 Select
Use the following IP address
.
4 Set
IP address
to be
192.168.1.1
. If this address is
already in use by your router, choose a different
number for the last digit.
5 Set
Subnet mask
to be
255.255.255.0
.
6 Leave the
Default gateway
blank.
7
Use the following DNS server addresses
should be
selected already.
8
Preferred DNS server
and
Alternate DNS server
should be
blank.
9 Press
OK
.
10 Begin sharing the X-48MKII’s hard drive by
selecting
Drive Sharing...
from the
File
menu.
To configure your Windows XP computer for networking
to the X-48MKII:
NOTE
Before starting the following procedures, you must launch
the Windows file manager from the X-48
Disk Management
menu, and enable sharing of the relevant folder (right
click the relevant folder, select the
Properties
menu item
and open the
Sharing
tab to make this setting).
1 Select
Start
->
Control Panel
->
Network Connections
.
2 You should see a list of network connections, with
one called
Local Area Connection
.
3 Right-click on
Local Area Connection
and select
Properties
.
4 Click on
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
so that it is
highlighted. (Its check box must remain checked.)
5 Press the
Properties
button.
6 Select
Use the following IP address
.
7 Set
IP address
to
192.168.1.2
. (Note: This is different
from the X-48MKII’s IP address.) If this IP address
is already in use on your network, pick a different
number for the last digit.
8 Set
Subnet mask
to be
255.255.255.0
.
9 Leave the
Default gateway
blank.
10
Use the following DNS server addresses
should be already
selected.
11
Preferred DNS server
and
Alternate DNS server
should be
blank. Press
OK
.
12 Close the
Local Area Connection Properties
window.
13 Select
Start
->
My Network Places
.
14 On the left side of the
My Network Places
window is a
list of
Network Tasks
.
15 Select
View workgroup computers
. If this left side
display is not visible, enable it by going to
Tools
>
Folder Options
>
General
tab and click
Show common
tasks in folders
. Alternatively, you could double click
Entire Network
then
Microsoft Windows Network
to see
the available workgroups. Inside the workgroup
named
Workgroup
will be the X-48MKII. If your
computer and X-48MKII workgroup names are
different, navigate one level up to see all the
workgroups present on the network and look
inside
WORKGROUP
to find the X-48MKII.
Your X-48MKII will show up similar to this: “
X48-
uo0t97er5vk
”. (It is possible that you may need to wait a
minute or so for the X-48MKII to show up in this list.)
NOTE
Note that the X-48MKII’s workgroup name is fixed as
WORKGROUP
. Your PC’s network name may not be
WORKGROUP
. For example, Windows XP Home has a
default network name of
MSHOME
. To find the workgroup
name of your computer go to
Control Panels
>
System
>
Computer Name
tab.
16 Double click on the icon that represents the
connected X-48MKII.
17 You should be prompted to enter a user name and
password.
18 The user name is “
administrator
” and the password is
“
admin
”.
19 Now when you double click on the icon, you should
be able to see the X-48MKII’s internal hard drive. It
is called “
X48 Data Drive
”.
20 Double-click on
X48 Data Drive
to see its contents.
21 Look in the
XProjects
directory for projects.
To configure your Mac OS X computer for networking to
the X-48MKII:
1 Click on
System Preferences...
under the Apple menu
and choose
Network
.
2 (Optional:) You may want to make a new Location
under the
Location
pull-down menu.
3 Double-click on
Built-In Ethernet
.
4 Click the
Configure IPv4
pull-down menu and choose
Manually
.
5 Set
IP Address
to
192.168.1.2
. (Note: This is different
from the X-48MKII’s IP address.) If this IP address
is already in use on your network, pick a different
number for the last digit.
4 – Configuration
