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Document Updated: Oct 2021
Networking
STORM8 can either be configured to be DHCP or Static IP address.
DHCP: On power up and with DHCP enabled, if STORM8 is on a network with a device/router with a DHCP server,
STORM8 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, STORM8 will fall back to the Static IP address. If a DHCP address is provided, this can be used
to communicate with STORM8.
Static IP: By default (out of the box) the Static IP address will be 192.168.0.10. If STORM8 has DHCP disabled or if
STORM8 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 STORM8. The fall-back address will change from the
default once it’s modified in the web interface.
Note: When configuring multiple
STORM8’s
on a Static network; to avoid IP conflicts, ENTTEC recommends
connecting one device at a time to the network and configuring an IP.
If using DHCP as your IP addressing method, ENTTEC recommends the use of the sACN protocol, or Art-Net
Broadcast. This will ensure that STORM8
continues to receive data if the DHCP server changes it’s IP address.
ENTTEC does not recommend unicasting data to a device with its IP address set through DHCP server on long
term installations.
Web interface
Configuring STORM8 is done through a web interface which can be brought up on any modern web browser.
Note: A Chromium based browser (i.e. Google Chrome) is recommended for accessing STORM8’s
web interface.
Note: As STORM8 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
STORM8’s
IP address (either DHCP or Static), then the address can be
typed directly into the web browsers URL field.
Unidentified IP address
: If you are not aware of
STORM8’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: STORM8 is supported by NMU V1.96 and above.
Note: The eDMX protocols, the controller and the device using to configure STORM8 must be on the same
Local Area Network (LAN) and be within the same IP address range as STORM8. For example, if your STORM8
is on Static IP address 192.168.0.10 (Default), then your computer should be set to something such as
192.168.0.20. It is also recommended that all devices Subnet Mask are the same across your network.
Top menu
The top menu allows all STORM8 web pages to be accessed. Menu option is highlighted blue to indicate which page
the user is on.
