Specifications

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Using Wireless
Devices to Control
Ki Pro
Once an access point on the LAN is set up and Ki Pro is configured and enabled to
communicate with wireless devices, making the connection is easy. Like using a web browser
on a Mac or PC, wireless devices such as iPhones that have browsers can also be used to
control Ki Pro. As in using a computer’s browser, the same optimized web server inside Ki Pro
allows you to use an iPhones browser to load Ki Pro web pages for it. There are many wireless
devices, some with non-standard or incompatible browsers, so all examples shown in this
chapter are based on using an iPhone or iPod Touch wireless device. These are AJA supported
configurations.
To access the Ki Pro, simply enter its URL in the iPhone’s web browser. For most devices with
standard browser displays (such as a laptop), the URL will be the IP address defined in Ki Pro’s
Network parameter menus (50.2—please note also that 50.1 through 50.4 must all be
configured correctly to access Ki Pro on your network). If Ki Pro is using DHCP, the IP address
can be found by pressing the Status button on the Ki Pro front panel repeatedly until the
Network Status display is shown or by going to parameter 50.2 and reading it there.
If 50.1 is set to Default Addr, the factory default static IP address is: 10.65.74.65. So, if 50.1 is set
to Default Addr, you would type the following in the web browser: http://10.65.74.65 to see Ki
Pro’s web interface Main Status screen.
iPhone Ki Pro
Screens
When using a small handheld device like iPhone or iPod Touch browser, you will want to also
use the IP address as a URL, but also specifying a specially formatted webpage formatted for
the small display:
On an iPhone or iPod Touch, use this URL:
http://<IP address for your Ki Pro>/iphone.html
For example, if your Ki Pro is 90.0.7.110, then on an iPhone, you’d enter:
http://90.0.7.110/iphone.html
Once entered, the URL takes you to a navigation screen with these choices for controlling
KiPro:
• Status
• Config
• Media
• Clips
The fields on these pages are a subset of the fields previously described in the Web Browser
page definitions.
When Using an iPhone to Control Ki Pro
• Be sure that your iPhone or iPod touch is updated to the latest version of
software (as of this writing, version 3.0.1 is the most recent for the iPhone). If
you do not use the most recent software for these devices, you may experience
less than optimal interaction with the Ki Pro wireless UI including, but not
limited to inability to use the transport buttons to operate the device.
• You can add the Ki Pro web control to your iPhone Home Screen by pushing the
"+" button, then "Add to Home Screen". Hint: Before adding the Ki Pro to the
Home Screen, open the Transport portion of the UI on the phone. The icon
created on the Home Screen will then look like the Ki Pro's front panel.
Hint: To see all of the buttons as they appear on the front of the Ki Pro in the
iPhone UI, turn the iPhone to landscape mode in the Transport menu and you
will then see the SELECT up/down. ADJUST up/down, DELETE CLIP and SLOT
buttons.