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1.3
Hardware and Network Requirements
For Configuration Tool Host PC:
The Configuration Tool host PC must be on the same managed IPv4 network subnet as the two client NPSS NUCs.
For NUC Clients and Host PC:
1.
Two NPSS Supported NUC Platforms from section 1.2 “Supported NUC Products”.
2.
HDMI CEC- Use Consumer Electronics Control supported displays. Make sure to review specifications of televisions before buying
them and make sure all HDMI ports support CEC specification. In hands on lab tests, using two Samsung 1080P TVs, two
Samsung 4K TVs, two LG 1080P, or two LG 4K televisions had the best support for HDMI CEC failover capabilities. It is
recommended to use the same resolution (1080P or 4K), same brand, and same model on both HDMI CEC compliant televisions
for best NPSS results.
3.
HDMI specification 2.0 or later compliant cables. Amazon Basics HDMI cables worked well in lab tests.
4.
Keyboard & Mouse (Needed on both NUCs during NPSS Configuration Tool setup).
5.
Both NPSS client NUCS and Configuration Tool host PC must be on the same managed IPv4 network. This can be a wired or wireless
connection to the same managed IPv4 network router or switch.
6.
A managed network environment. This means the environment needs an active router. The managed network can also include an
active switch. Non-managed passive hubs and passive switches are not supported.
7.
Wired or wireless managed active network routers and switches are required using the TCP-IPv4 network protocol with DHCP to
dynamically assign TCP-IPv4 addresses. The NUC Pro Software Suite depends on IPv4 multicast packets to be actively broadcast
through a managed network router and switch so that NUCs can communicate with each other and the NPSS Configuration Tool
host PC.
a.
NPSS supports IPv4. It does not currently support IPv6.
b.
Manual static IPv4 addressing is not currently supported.
c.
Using a cell phone Wi-Fi hotspot is not currently supported. This is because some cell phone operating systems sometimes
use IPv6 addressing in hotspot mode. Also, the cell phone hotspot security can filter out NPSS network multicast packets.
8.
Make sure both NUCs and Host PC OS LAN and/or Wi-Fi network settings are set to “private network” mode so that ping commands
can communicate between all PCs without being blocked by OS network settings.
9.
Make sure OS firewall is not blocking IPv4 multicast P2P traffic between NUCs and Configuration Tool host PC.
a.
Make sure multicast P2P messages are supported in your managed network router and not filtered out or blocked by the
router or switch firmware.
1.4
Supported Operating Systems
1.
Windows 10 Pro 21H2
2.
Windows 10 IOT Enterprise LTSC 2021
3.
Windows 11 Pro 21H2
4.
Windows 11 Pro 22H2 on Intel Generation 12 NUCs (Intel® NUC 12 Pro Mini PC, and Intel® NUC 12 Compute Element).
5.
Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
•
Kernel versions 5.4, 5.11, and 5.13
6.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
•
Kernel versions 5.15.25, 5.15.28, and 5.15.30