Epiphan Networked VGA Grid - Manual (Page 25)

Networked VGA Grid User Guide Quick Start
4. Optionally, navigate to the Network link under the Configuration heading and note the IP address of
the system.
Step 3: Set a static IP address for the encoder
It's recommended that you use static IP addresses for any VGA Grid HD Encoders on your network. Encoders
are connected to the VGA Grid by their IP addresses. Using static IP addresses ensures that the encoders can
still be located after a system relocation, power failure or other event that may change a dynamically
allocated IP address for the encoder.
If you have not already set a static IP address for the VGA Grid HD Encoder:
1. Find the VGA Grid HD Encoder's serial number. It is printed on a sticker on the bottom of the unit.
2. Type the following string into the address bar of your web browser on your admin computer (where
<serial> is the serial number of your encoder):
http://<serial>.local/admin
For example: http://98498.local/admin
3. Enter the user name and password then click OK. The administrative user is ‘admin’. Initially no
password is set. To set a password follow the procedure outlined in Setting and Changing User
Passwords .
4. Navigate to the Network link under the Configuration heading; the network configuration page
appears.
5. Select the radio button use static address, if not already selected.
6. Enter the desired IP Address and Network Mask.
7. Enter the Default Gateway address. If you do not have a default gateway for your network, enter the IP
address of the Networked VGA Grid that is found on the Network page in its web interface.
8. Enter the DNS Server address. If you do not have a DNS server, enter the new static IP address of the
system.
9. Click Apply to save the changes; the changes are saved and a message appears asking you to reboot.
10. Select the Maintenance link under the Configuration menu; the maintenance page appears.
11. Click the Reboot Now button near the bottom of the page.
Step 4: Add the encoder as a channel
Fresh out of the box, your Networked VGA Grid isn't aware of any VGA Grid HD Encoders on your network. The
web interface is used to add each encoder as a channel to the VGA Grid.
Whether or not you chose to use a static IP address, the next step is to add the encoder as a channel.
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