User`s guide

42 Networking Your DVMHD
Networking Your DVMHD
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 DVMHD. 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 DVMHD allows both.
We will refer to the use of either an Intranet or the Internet as the Network.
Connecting to the DVMHD via
Ethernet
The DVMHD 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 HD is to be connected to a router on the
Internet. This IP address represents the official test IP address.
The DVMHD 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 DVMHD to an existing Ethernet LAN Intranet, then
the Network System Administrator will need to provide you with a unique IP
address for the DVMHD. If you are connecting the DVMHD 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 can and should be changed if the DVMHD is going to remain on
the Network.
To change any of these three settings, you may connect to the DVMHD using
Ethernet, Serial (ie. AMI Terminal) or you may modify the DVMHD.INI file
located in the \Media\ folder of the DVMHD drive. If you wish to modify the
DVMHD.INI file via FTP, you will find it in the root FTP folder.
The DVMHD comes with a red “Null-Ethernet” (also known as a “cross-
connect”) cable. This cable allows two peers (such as a PC and a DVMHD) to
communicate directly without going through a network hub. DO NOT USE
THIS CABLE TO CONNECT THE DVMHD OR A PC TO A NETWORK
HUB.
Connecting to the DVMHD directly from a PC
If you are not connecting to the DVMHD from your Local Area Network
(LAN), the Internet, or an Ethernet hub, you should follow these instructions:
1. Plug one end of the red “Null-Ethernet” cable that came with your DVMHD
into the Ethernet port on the rear of the DVMHD.