TC Electronic DB6, Manual

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Setting up DB6
16 DB6 Single / Multi / AES – Firmware version 1.30
Setting up DB6
DB6 can be used in a variety of configurations
and setups. However, as all TC Broadcast pro-
cessors in your system can be controlled from a
single computer running TC Icon software, even
large and complex setups are basically oper-
ated in the same manner as the basic setup de-
scribed in this chapter.
Networking basics and
troubleshooting
You may setup and operate your DB6 in a simple
networking environment – where you can con-
nect a computer and one DB6 directly using a
standard Ethernet cable –, or your system may
be more complex, involving several computers,
several DB6 and other TC devices.
Either way, you are operating a system based on
TCP/IP – the same protocol suite the Internet is
built on. Accordingly, you need to follow basic
networking procedures when setting up your
system.
It is absolutely possible that a standard comput-
er running the TC Icon software will detect a DB6
“out of the box” without problems. However, if it
doesn’t, there is most likely a
subnet issue or an
IP address conflict . In this case, please refer to
the following sections.
Subnet mask and TCP/IP addresses
The subnet mask is a number that defines a
“group” of computers (or other devices) con-
nected to a network.
All units in this group must
have the same subnet mask.
The default subnet mask of each DB6 is
255.255.255.0.
The TCP/IP address of each device connect-
ed to a network has to be unique.
An IP ad-
dress consists of four decimal numbers (ranging
from 0 to 255) separated by dots, e.g. 192.168.1.1
The first three numbers (e.g. “192.168.1”) must
be the same for each unit –
but the remaining
number has to be unique in the subnet. I.e., no
two units in the subnet can have the same last
number.
The default IP address of each DB6 is
192.168.1.[nn],
…where [nn] is identical to the last two digits in
the DB6’s serial number (you will find the serial
number of DB6 on a label on the rear side of the
device). This way, multiple DB6’s can be setup
directly out of the box without having to change
their IP numbers.
If your computer is using the same IP address
as a DB6 on the same network, you have two
options:
– Alter the last octet (the last three numbers) of
your computer’s IP address or
– Alter the last octet of the DB6’s IP address.