•
In addition, we strongly
recommend that all network switches be of the ‘managed’ type (see the
sideba
r “Managed vs.
Un-
managed”).
2.5.2
ETHERNET
FIGURE 18
Controls in this section will be quite familiar to anyone who has connected a computer or mobile device to a
network and require little explanation.
Typically, networks are configured to automatically supply IP addresses to devices you connect to it by
means of a DHCP server. Your device
’s IP Address resolution method is set to
Dynamic
by default, to take
advantage of this scheme. To assign a static IP address to your unit, change the IP Address setting to
Manual
.
2.5.3
LOCAL-LINK (FAILSAFE)
If the default IP Address setting (Dynamic) should ever fail to provide a usable IP address within a minute or
two
–
as when an active DHCP server is not found on the network
–
you can locate your device on the network
using its failsafe Local-Link feature.
In this scenario, temporarily set the corresponding TriCaster
’
s network connection (or that of another
computer if not directly connected to TriCaster) to a static IP address such as 192.168.100.1, with a netmask
of 255.255.0.0) and connect the device. Then run TriCaster (or NDI Studio Monitor, from the free NDI Tools
suite) as described earlier to locate the unit. This will allow you to use the
Device Webpage
to set a static IP
ore re-enable the
Dynamic
option, following which you can restore the downstream network to its usual
configuration.
