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Internet Connectivity and Control
Setting up The Director M6400 or M6800
is a breeze. Just plug it in to an existing
network and let the DHCP server assign
The Director M6400 or M6800 amplifier
an IP address. You should take note of
the unit’s MAC address there on the back
at this time – maybe write down the last
couple of values. After the amp has taken
an IP address from the DHCP server (give
it a few seconds), you can scan for The Di-
rector’s MAC address across the network
using your favourite network scanner –
like Fing or Angry IP Scanner. After you
have the unit’s IP address, type it into your
browser and The Director’s Operations
page will open up.
Other than connecting to the browser
for initial set up, configuration and EQ
settings, you will be able to control the
amplifier via Telnet. This is done through
the telnet port 23.
Control Using a Browser
For Microsoft operating systems:
There are multiple ways to connect to The
Director amplifier. The simplest way is
to connect The Director via the Ethernet
port to a network with a DHCP server. The
Director will obtain a local address from
the DHCP server.
If no DHCP server has been enabled in
your network, or you would like to directly
connect to The Director, use an Ethernet
cable and connect the two devices togeth-
er. The default IP address of The Director
is 192.168.0.249 when a DHCP server is
unavailable, so in order to connect to The
Director, you will need to give your com-
puter a static IP address.
In your Windows based computer, change
your computer’s IP address to a static
address of 192.168.0.x – where x is a value
between 1 through 254, but not using 249.
If you don’t know where to start to find
out how to give your computer a static IP
address, please consult the Interwebs.
Be sure not to use a static IP address for
your computer that is in use by another
device – an IP address should be unique
across the local network – if it is not you’re
going to have a bad time.
Important Note:
DCHP is default for The Director
M6400 and M6800. However, if
a DCHP server is not found, the
Director’s default IP address is
192.168.0.249. If you aren’t using
DCHP and plan to assign static ad-
dresses, individually set the IP address
by connecting directly to The Director
with a computer first. Never allow two
devices with the same IP address on
the network.
Internet Connectivity and Control
