Specifications

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Setup

Note: The NTP server will only adjust the iCOMPEL date and time if the NTP reported time and the Local System Clock

time are within a few minutes of each other. If the difference is more than a few minutes, reboot the iCOMPEL, and it will

synchronize fully on boot.

Click the Save Changes button to remember any changes.

Note: You must reboot the iCOMPEL when any changes are made, otherwise you may observe problems with media

playback.

Settings tab

Time method

Either Network Time Protocol or Local System Clock as detailed above.

Time Zone

Enter the Time Zone for the iCOMPEL location.

Local System Clock Settings

If the time method is Local System Clock, select the current clock date and time. The date entry is shown as year -

month - day.

Network Time Protocol (NTP) settings

Provide the URLs of up to 3 network time servers.

Status tab

Shows the status of the listed network time servers.

9.3.3 Network

These pages allows the user to configure the available Network options.

9.3.3.1 Network Ethernet

Use the Network page to configure the network settings for the iCOMPEL.

Click the Save Changes button to store changes. Note: the iCOMPEL must be rebooted for changes to take effect.

Note: The iCOMPEL displays its active IP address in large green text during the boot up process.

Ethernet tab

Ethernet Type

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). The iCOMPEL attempts to collect an IP address and other network

information from the DHCP server, eliminating the need to manually assign permanent IP addresses. This option requires

that there is a DHCP server on your network.

Static. You must manually assign an IP address to this iCOMPEL, and must manually configure other network settings.

Note: The iCOMPEL is set for DHCP by default. If no DHCP server is found, then the iCOMPEL sets itself to IP address

169.254.1.1