
Network Connections
The ethernet connection to the frame is used to upload
stills to the Media-Store channels, download data files,
and control functions using DashBoard.
The switcher uses the following network ports:
•
FTP
— 21
•
SSH
— 21
•
DashBoard
— 5253
•
SLP
— 427
•
Web Server
— 80
•
RossTalk
— 7788
Network Setup
If you are connecting to the frame over ethernet you
must use DashBoard to set the IP address of the frame.
The frame comes from the factory set with a static IP
address (192.168.0.123) but can be set to use DHCP to
automatically obtain an IP address.
Note:
If you use a DHCP server, it must be set to always give
the frame the same IP address. DashBoard needs a fixed IP
address to connect to.
Tip:
If you do not know the IP address of the frame, you
can set DIP switch 3 on the frame to lock the IP address to
192.168.0.123. The frame must be re-started for the new IP
address to be applied.
To Change the IP Address
1.
Click
Navigation Menu
>
Configuration
>
Network
.
2.
Enter a name in the
Switcher Name
field.
This is the name that appears in the tree view in
DashBoard.
3.
Click
Edit
.
4.
Click an
ETH
X
Mode
button to set that network
port to use DHCP (
DHCP
), or a static IP address
(
Static
).
5.
For a static IP address, enter the IP address
(
ETH
X
IP Address
), subnet mask (
ETH
X
Subnet Mask
), and gateway (
Gateway
) you
want to use.
6.
Click
Update
.
FTP Connection (RossLinq)
You can create a File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
connection from a computer to your switcher. You
can use the FTP connection to copy still images and
animations to and from your switcher as well as copy
Edit Decision List (EDL) files from your switcher.
The procedure for creating an FTP connection from a
computer varies between operating systems and client
software. Consult with the documentation that came
with your computer for assistance with creating an FTP
connection.
To Create an FTP Connection with Windows 7
This procedure applies to Microsoft
®
Windows XP
®
Professional and Windows
®
7.
1.
On your computer launch Windows Explorer.
2.
In the address bar, type
ftp://
IP Address of
your switcher
.
You are prompted for a username and password.
3.
Type the user name for the application your are
creating an FTP connection for. Each application
has specific requirements. The switcher will set
these requirements automatically based on the
username.
•
xpression
– used when creating a
connection from a Ross
®
XPression Motion
Graphics System directly to the Media-Store
channels on the switcher, as well as any USB
drive installed in the switcher
•
liveedl
– used to create a connection to the
LiveEDL folder on the switcher to download
an edit decision list file form the switcher
•
user
– used to create a connection to the
general storage folders on the switcher, as well
as any USB drive installed in the switcher
4.
Enter the password
password
Default IP Addresses
DIP switches in the frame are used set the IP address
to the static default (192.168.0.123). Once you set the
DIP switch, you must restart the frame to use the new
IP address.
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