Renkus-Heinz ICL-R - Manual (Page 23)

IC L ive Users Manual - Models ICL-R & IC215S-R
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Assigning a Static IP Address to the RHAON Host Computer
Your RHAON equipped computer communicates with the ar-
rays in your system over an Ethernet network and must have
an NIC (Network Interface Card).
The first step is to make sure the computer’s Network Inter-
face Card (NIC) is properly setup. Your NIC must have a static
IP address assigned to it: This enables the RHAON software
to communicate to all the loudspeakers on the network.
Each device on the RHAON/CobraNet network must have a
unique IP address in order to communicate. RHAON software
can assign the IP addresses to your networked loudspeakers
automatically.
If you are running Windows XP, go to the Start Menu and
select Control Panel/Control Panel and Network Connections.
If you are using Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, go to Start/
Control Panel/All Control Panel Items/Network and Sharing
Center.
Find the connection you wish to use. It will likely be called
“Local Area Connection” unless you have renamed it. Also,
make note of the model number of the NIC you will be using.
The RHAON software will require you to use it later. Right
click on the connection line/icon and then select “Properties”
to open its Properties window.
Then, double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to open
its Properties window. You will probably see that your
computer is configured to “Obtain an IP Address Automati-
cally”. Change this to “Use the Following IP Address” and
enter an IP address of, for example 192.168.1.1. Next, insert
255.255.255.0 into the Subnet Mask field. Click OK and you
are ready to connect to the RHAON/CobraNet network.
Note: IP addresses are in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where “xxx” is any digit from 0 - 255. Local IP addresses
that appear only to other devices on a LAN (Local Area
Network) are defined as ranges 192.168.xxx.xxx, 172.16.
xxx.xxx to 172 and 10.xxx.xxx.xxx.
!92.168.xxx.xxx is the range most commonly used and we
suggest you use it unless you have a good reason to use
another range.