Telos Zephyr Xstream, User Manual

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USER’S MANUAL
Section 3: GUIDED TOUR of the HARDWARE 50
Ethernet
This is an industry standard 100Base ‐ T Ethernet connector on the usual 8 ‐ position/8 ‐ pin
miniature modular (RJ ‐ 45 style) jack. On units made since 3
rd
quarter 2006 this supports the
Livewire audio over Ethernet standard. Using Telnet and TCP/IP you can connect to the Zephyr
Xstream’s command line interface to control it or access diagnostic modes. Or you can use this
port to control your Xstream using HTML via a standard web browser. The Zephyr Xstream can
also use FTP over TCP/IP to update its operating software over this port. See Section 12 (System
Functions & Remote Control) & Section 13 (Deep Tech Info) for details.
The 100Base ‐ T connector has two integral LED indicators which can be helpful if problems are
suspected.
The green “Link” LED (left) indicates the presence of a live physical connection to a working
Ethernet hub (or other device). If the green indicator does not light, you should check your
network wiring and Ethernet Hub. The absence of the link light might also indicate a hardware
failure of the Zephyr Xstream.
The amber “Activity” LED (right) indicates network activity on this segment of the network.
Depending on network activity, this indicator may only illuminate occasionally; flickering of this
light is normal.
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IMPORTANT!
Early rev Xstreams have a 10 Base-T connector instead of a 100Base-T connector. You can
identify if your unit supports 100 Base-T and Livewire streaming by checking the rear panel,
or by looking in the first
System
menu. If the rear panel says "100 Base-T," or the software
version displayed in the
System
menu ends with a “b” or “r” your unit has the 100 Base-T
Ethernet and supports Livewire input/output.
You can use a browser to communicate with the Zephyr Xstream. Just enter an IP address into
the Xstream and enter that IP address in your browser. User name, if requested, is “user” and
there is no default password. The Zephyr Xstream uses a fixed IP address.
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HOT TIP!
Direct communication is possible without an IP router if both the computer and Xstream have
IP addresses in the same subnet (i.e. the first 3 numbers in the IP address match).
You can even connect a computer directly to the Xstream if you use the correct Ethernet
“crossover cable”. See Appendix 5.
The IP addresses in the range of 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255 are considered safe for
private network use. They are not assigned to any router on the Internet. Of course you should
make sure they are not being used by another computer on your LAN. Note that these IP
addresses cannot be used to update your unit directly from Telos (since they work for local
access only).