Installation guide

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Kaleidescape Installation Guide

Appendix C

Network Requirements

This appendix provides information on designing, troubleshooting and

optimizing Ethernet networks used with Kaleidescape movie servers.

The Browser Interface

The browser interface is used to view and edit information about movies and

music and configure a system.

For Windows

Use the following procedure to open the browser interface using Windows.

1. Open a web browser and enter http://my-kaleidescape.

If the browser interface does not appear or is slow to appear, go to the next

step.

2. Enter the browser interface IP address in the web browser.

a. Press the

button on a remote control.

b. Use the arrow buttons to select System.

c. Select System Summary to see the browser interface (Web utility)

IP address.

d. Enter the Web utility IP address in the web browser.

If access to the onscreen display of a Kaleidescape player is not readily

available, or to avoid checking the IP address every time to access the

browser interface, use the following procedure.

3. Enter http://my-kaleidescape.local.

If the browser interface does not appear or is slow to appear, go to the next

step.

4. If Kaleidescape Conductor is installed on the computer, right-click the

Kaleidescape icon in the notification area of the task bar (system tray).

Then select Manage Kaleidescape System... from the pop-up menu.

If the browser interface does not appear or is slow to appear, go to the next

step.