This procedure is used to temporarily set the IP address
for first time browser access to the Exstreamer, in the case
where you have no audio cables connected, and hence do
not know the current IP address of the Exstreamer.
Attention:
After this procedure the temporary IP will
be active only as long as the Exstreamer stays powered.
After a restart the procedure has to be repeated unless
you have configured the IP address as described in the
previous chapter.
Preparation
Use either a “crossover” network cable between the
Exstreamer and the PC or use two network cables to
connect the Exstreamer and the PC to a network switch
and power the Exstreamer.
STEP 1
Make sure that you have a valid IP address configured on
your PC (e.g. 192.168.0.2)
STEP 2
Open a command window.
Windows : click on “Start”, click on “Run..”, in the “Open”
field type
cmd
, click on “OK”.
OSX / Linux : Open a terminal window.
STEP 3
Please proceed to step 4 if you used a “crossover”
network cable in the preparation step above.
To ensure that we use a free IP address (not already used
by another device in the network) we have to use the
Ping command. In this example we assume the PC to
have the IP address “192.168.0.2” and want to check if
“192.168.0.6” is free.
To do so type
ping 192.168.0.6
and hit the
“Enter” key.
If you get a reply (IP already used) then try to ping
another IP until you find one that is not used.
If the request times out (no reply) then the “pinged” IP
is free and we can continue with the next step.
STEP 4
Look for the Exstreamer’s MAC address printed on a
label placed on the bottom of the device (12 hex digits,
separated by a hyphen every 2 digits)
Type into the windows command window
arp -s 192.168.0.6 00-08-E1-00-B1-77
and hit the “Enter” key (replace the digits according to
your devices MAC address).
On a OSX or Linux system type into the terminal
arp -s 192.168.0.6 00:08:E1:00:B1:77
STEP 5
Now we have to make the Exstreamer listen to the IP
address “192.168.0.6” using the Telnet command.
To do so type into the command window
telnet 192.168.0.6 1
and hit the “Enter” key
(the number “one” must be there for this command to
work correctly !!!)
The Exstreamer will refuse the connection on port
1
immediately but will be available for web access on the
IP address used as long as the device stays powered.
STEP 6
To check if the Exstreamer is responding you can use
the ping command again. To do so type
ping 192.168.0.6
and hit the “Enter” key.
If you do get a reply the IP address 192.168.0.6 can be
used to access the Exstreamer using a web browser.
Please go back to section “2 Network configuration by
web browser”.
If you do get “request timed out” then please repeat
step 6 carefully (you most likely mistyped the telnet
command) or repeat the entire procedure.
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Next steps
Download the user manual from www.barix.com.
Read it to configure the Exstreamer for your purpose.
Check out the Barix user forum on www.barix.com for
additional information.
For information about our products, manuals, technical
documentations and latest version of firmware please visit
www.barix.com.
Barix AG
Seefeldstrasse 303
8008 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
www.barix.com
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Setting temporary IP address
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