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192.168.X.1 through 192.168.X.250 are valid.
It is possible that X can be configured to something other than 1, but the default is 1 and we
strongly recommend that you keep with this unless there are good reasons to change. Only
Advanced users should ever change the value of X
192.168.1.255 is a reserved address and as such should never be used as an IP address of
a box or device.
Subnet Mask
This is a TCP/IP specific detail and should only be changed from its default of 255.255.255.0
by experienced users.
Default Gateway
This is a TCP/IP specific routing detail and should only be changed from its default of 0.0.0.0
by experienced users.
Wifi Mode
Wifi Mode specifies the topology of the wireless network. The standard way is to use the
system in AdHoc Mode, as this does not require the use of a WAP. In Ad Hoc mode the
boxes communicate with each other directly. Every box must stay in communication with
every other for the network to work. In a larger system we recommend using Infrastructure
mode.
By using the Infrastructure mode switching physical frequencies via the allocated channels
within IEEE Standard 802.11 can be performed simply by assigning a new channel to the
WAP as opposed to having to change every frequency manually on every box. The WAP
point also acts as a repeater station meaning that the boxes on the network don’t all have to
see each other. Please refer to section 3 for information on WAP channel allocation.
SSID
This is the Wireless networks SSID or name, it must be the same as the WAP and all other
Boxes on the same network for every device to function accordingly. The default SSID is
zero88 (note that this is all lower case).
Channel
This is the number of the IEEE Standard 802.11 radio channel that should be used when the
boxes are being used in Ad Hoc mode. You should not normally need to change this since it
is automatically set when in Infrastructure Mode.
WEP
Wireless Encryption Protocol, it is possible to run the system with WEP enabled should you
wish to protect the DMX data as it travels across the wireless network. Using encryption will
also add significantly to the processing overheads.
WEP KEY
This is the same key code that the WAP has stored within its configuration and as such it
must be entered exactly as the WAP has it stored. Finally you must either run a system that is
WEP enabled or not WEP enabled. Never attempt to run boxes that are not WEP enabled on
a WEP enabled wireless network.
Shared Key Authority
This is a wireless encryption protocol parameter and as such should only be changed by
experienced users.
HTTP
This is the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol based Web Server that is embedded within the box.
There are only two options for this parameter, those of enabled and disabled. If the web
server is enabled it allows for status reporting to be achieved through a typical web browser
such as Internet Explorer etc. The Web Server can detail the parameters of the box and
allows a quick and easy means to access such information. We strongly recommend that the
