PIXELATOR MINI (70066)
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USER MANUAL
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Document Updated: June 2021
Networking
The PIXELATOR MINI can either be configured to be a DHCP or Static IP address.
DHCP:
On power up and with DHCP enabled, if the PIXELATOR MINI is on a network with a device/router
with a DHCP server, the PIXELATOR MINI will request an IP address from the server. If the DHCP server is
slow to respond, or your network does not have a DHCP server, the PIXELATOR MINI will fall back to the
Static IP address. If a DHCP address is provided, this can be used to communicate with the PIXELATOR MINI.
Static IP:
By default (out of the box) the Static IP address will be unique based on the devices Serial Number
(See out of the box section for details). If the PIXELATOR MINI has DHCP disabled or if the PIXELATOR MINI
falls back to the Static IP address after being unable to find a DHCP server, the Static IP address given to
the device will become the IP address to communicate with the PIXELATOR MINI. The fall-back address will
change from the default once it is modified in the web interface.
Web Interface
Configuring the PIXELATOR MINI is done through a web interface which can be brought up on any modern
web browser.
A Chromium based browser (i.e. Google Chrome) is recommended for accessing the PIXELATOR MINI web
interface.
As the PIXELATOR MINI is hosting a web server on the local network and does not feature an SSL
Certificate (used to secure online content), the web browser will display the ‘Not secure’ warning, this is
to be expected.
Identified IP address:
If you are aware of the PIXELATOR MINI’s IP address (either DHCP or Static), then the
address can be typed directly into the web browsers URL field. The PIXELATOR’s IP address can be located
on the LCD’s Main Menu.
Unidentified IP address:
If you are not aware of the PIXELATOR MINI’s IP address (either DHCP or Static) the
following discovery methods can be used on a local network to discover devices:
An IP scanning software application (i.e. Angry IP Scanner) can be run on the local network to return a
list of active devices on a local network.
Devices can be discovered using Art Poll (i.e. DMX Workshop if set to use ArtNet).
The device Default IP address will be printed on the physical label on the rear of the product.
ENTTEC free NMU (Node Management Utility) software for Windows and MacOS (support up to Mac OSX
10.11), which will Discover ENTTEC devices on the Local Area Network, displaying their IP addresses before
opting to Configure the device, opening the Web Interface.
Note:
The eDMX protocols, the controller and the device using to configure the PIXELATOR MINI must be on
the same Local Area Network (LAN) and be within the same IP address range as the PIXELATOR MINI. For
example, if your PIXELATOR MINI is on Static IP address 10.8.17.38, then your computer should be set to
something such as 10.8.17.20. It is also recommended that all devices Subnet Mask are the same across your
network.
