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Embedded Web Server 8
8. Embedded Web Server
The AVN portals have an embedded web server which provides easy access
to all the configuration options through a web browser. It also gives access
to system information and allows the firmware to be easily updated when
new releases are made available.
The device has two network interfacing RJ45 ports, these are located on
the devices back panel, either one of these ports can be used to connect
the device to a network, a computer on the same network can then access
the devices embedded web server. The upper port is the general access
‘1Gb Ethernet’ port and the lower port is the ‘AoIP’ port. By default, both
ports are set to static address mode with the upper port IP address set to
192.168.0.100 and the lower port IP address set to 192.168.1.100. If the
network address mode for the port to be used has been set to ‘Dynamic’,
the unit will attempt to acquire an IP address from a DHCP server, or if no
DHCP server is found an automatically generated IP address will be used.
The active IP address for the network port can be found using a service
discovery tool such as the ‘Discovery Application’ which can be found on
the Sonifex website
(http://sonifex.co.uk/technical/software/index.shtml#sfxsrvdisc) or Bonjour
Print Services. Alternatively, the user can display the IP address on the main
display of the device by navigating to the ‘Device Information’ section using
the controls on the front panel. If a port has yet to acquire an IP address or
has failed to link, the corresponding IP address and subnet mask will show
0.0.0.0. Once the IP address of the required port is known, simply type this
into the address bar of a web browser. The ‘Device Information’ page of the
connected AVN portal will be displayed. This is the default page and will
always be displayed first when connecting to the embedded web server.
Each page of the web server shows the devices friendly name in the upper
right-hand corner, under the product name. This makes it easier to identify
the connected device, especially when configuring multiple devices at the
same time. The right-hand side of each page has a brief help section that
describes the content of each section.