In the IP address field below the name enter the “HARDWARE” IP address that
you just gave the unit in prior steps and then click OK. This name will appear in
the Devices window of the GUI when it has been selected for communication.
Highlight the new AirAura device just created in the Devices list and click on
“Select”. Then click OK.
Now place the GUI online by clicking on the button to the left of the Status
message at the top of the GUI – the indicator should turn green when AirAura
connects, indicating that the GUI is now communicating with AirAura.
Once the GUI has been made aware of AirAura’s existence it will always appear
in the list of “AirAura Devices”, and be instantly accessible – from anywhere.
When connected to AirAura the status bar will indicate “Online” and the “Devices”
text will show the name of the AirAura that it is currently communicating with. The
status bar will also display the name of the preset that the AirAura you’re
connected to is currently running.
A reminder - When the Preset name is shown in green it represents a preset
(factory or user) that has been recalled and no changes have been made to it. If
the Preset name is scrolling in red, it means that the preset has had changes
made to it and has not yet been saved.
Connecting Directly Without a LAN
You can work without a LAN by connecting AirAura and the PC Ethernet ports
together with a standard Ethernet cable - either a straight through or crossover
cable may be used because the Ethernet interface inside AirAura is Auto MDIX.
Note: The controlling PC and AirAura’s network settings must be configured to
place them both on the same subnet! This is also why the front panel GUI and
remote hardware GUI must be on the same network numbering scheme –
although the internal subnet can be any one that is valid, both local and remote
devices must be on the
same
subnet in order to communicate.
Example: If AirAura is using the 192.168.1.x address range and a laptop is using
the 172.68.122.x address range the laptop
won’t
be able to communicate with
AirAura. The laptop will need an IP address configuration that puts it on the same
192.168.1.x network subnet as AirAura.
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