User`s guide

Networking Your DVM2 51
Networking
Your DVM2
Networking Your DVM2
The Ethernet connection is a useful tool for transferring video and other files to
and from the unit. It is also useful for transferring feature updates and
controlling and monitoring the DVM2. Ethernet is a physical medium for
transferring data. TCP/IP is used to transmit the data over the Ethernet. TCP/IP
is a common “ protocol” for transmitting data on local Ethernet connections
(Intranet) and also global connections (Internet). The DVM2 allows both. We
will refer to the use of either an Intranet or the Internet as the Network.
Connecting to the DVM2 via Ethernet
The DVM2 is shipped with a factory default IP address of 192.168.0.254, which
is useful for transferring video across an Ethernet LAN, but must be changed if
the Digital Video Machine 2 is to be connected to a router on the Internet. This
IP address represents the official test IP address.
The DVM2 is configured with default TCP/IP settings. These setting are the IP
address, the login name, and the login password. These settings need to be
changed only if the unit is to be used on an Intranet or the Internet. If you intend
to use Ethernet only to transfer video files into the unit, then the default settings
will work just fine.
If you are connecting the DVM2 to an existing Ethernet LAN Intranet, then the
Network System Administrator will need to provide you with a unique IP
address for the DVM2. If you are connecting the DVM2 to the Internet, then
your Internet Service Provider (ISP) will provide you with a unique IP address.
The default login name is admin, and the default login password is password.
The password should be changed if the DVM2 is going to remain on the
Network.
To change any of these three settings, you need to connect to the DVM2 using a
web browser, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer, which is freely available on
most computer platforms like Windows 95, Unix, Macintosh, and so on. You
can also change these settings serially while in Pioneer Mode (see Pioneer
Mode section of the Serial Control Chapter)
The DVM2 comes with a red “ Null-Ethernet” (also known as a “ cross-connect”)
cable. This cable allows two peers (such as a PC and a DVM2) to communicate
directly without going through a network hub. DO NOT USE THIS CABLE
TO CONNECT THE DVM2 OR A PC TO A NETWORK HUB.