ETC Cobalt Family v7.1.0 - Manual (Page 162)

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IP SETTINGS
These are the settings that determine the method to get an IP address and/or the actual IP address
information that Cobalt uses for network communication.
Preferred IP address
This tells Cobalt which network adapter it should use for communication with the lighting system. In
consoles and Light Servers, there is only one network adapter so the Automatic (default) setting is
fine. When Cobalt is run offline or on a Client PC, there may be more than one network connection on
that PC (such as on laptops with both wired and wireless connections). In these cases you may need to
tell Cobalt specifically which network connection to use to communicate with the lighting system or a
connected visualization software application..
Use DHCP
Clicking in the enable box will set Cobalt to get its IP address dynamically from a DHCP server.
While the console is starting, it will ask for an IP address from a DHCP server. If one responds, it will
use the assigned IP address.
If no DHCP server is available, Cobalt will default to a self-generated link-local IP address in the
range of 169.254.x.y. The IP address used by Cobalt in this configuration may change dynamically as
needed. A change should typically only occur when there are changes to the network configuration or
to resolve an IP address conflict.
Enabling or disabling the DHCP setting will require you to reboot Cobalt for the new setting to take
effect.
• IP address
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If DHCP is disabled, you set the Cobalt IP address here. This is a static IP address
and will remain set until changed by a user.
o
If DHCP is enabled, this field will display the IP address that is being used by the
console (whether it is served via DHCP or a self-generated link-local IP address).
• Subnet mask
o
If DHCP is disabled, you set the Cobalt subnet mask here. This is a static setting
and will remain set until changed by a user.
o
If DHCP is enabled, this field will display the subnet mask that is being used by the
console (whether it is served via DHCP or a self-generated link-local IP address).
• Gateway
o
If DHCP is disabled, you set the Cobalt gateway IP address here. This is a static
gateway IP address and will remain set until changed by a user.
If DHCP is enabled, this field will display the gateway IP address that is being used