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CHAPTER 4: The iAM2-8 Web GUI
The self-contained iAM2-8 Web GUI allows you to customize the configuration of
the iAM2-8 to suit your needs. If the default configuration of the iAM2-8 suits your
needs and you prefer to use it that way, then you do not need to use the iAM2-8
Web GUI.
The iAM2-8 Web GUI also allows you to have a remote view of the Meter Screen.
Refer to the Audio Meters section in this chapter.
Web Browser / Control Device
Any web browser application running on any networked device such as desktop or
laptop computer, tablet or smart phone can be used with the iAM2-8 Web GUI.
Tablets with no network connector need to be linked to a copper LAN through a Wi-
Fi adapter.
Although they can be used, smart phones are not recommended because their
smaller screen size would require more scrolling, making operation challenging.
The Chrome
®
web browser is recommended for speed and compatibility.
First Time IP Assignments
The iAM2-8 can operate with a static (fixed) or dynamic (DHCP) IPv4 address. The
default address will be
169.254.1.x
where x depends upon the MAC address of the
unit, when received from the factory or when switched from DHCP to static
addressing mode. There two basic types of connections that may be used to
connect the iAM2-8 to a web browser, a
Peer-to-Peer
Connection
or a
Network
Connection
.
Peer-to-Peer Connection
The most straightforward way to connect the iAM2-8 to a web browser, free of
possible network conflicts, is to establish a static peer-to-peer connection between
the setup computer and the iAM2-8. A 10/100/1000 MHz Ethernet switch may be
used in between, but is not required.
Figure 4-1 shows an example of suitable address settings for the host computer in
a Windows control panel. For Peer-to-Peer the IP address of windows should be in
169.254.1.x domain.
