User's Manual

Connecting to a Network
If you want to connect your ATEM switcher to a larger Ethernet network, then you will most likely
need to change the network settings on your ATEM switcher. Most people simply plug their
computer and control panel direct to the switcher, however in some situations it can be very
powerful to connect via your network!
Your ATEM ships from the factory with settings to allow hardware control panels to simply be
connected directly with an Ethernet cable. However your ATEM supports full Ethernet IP
protocols so you can place your switcher and panel on your network or anywhere on the planet
using the internet. Connecting to a network means you have enormous flexibility with how you
control your switcher. For example, you can connect an ATEM Advanced Panel on the same
network to ATEM Television Studio HD and have two operators switching content. In addition,
you also have the software panel on your computer so you can even have a third operator
handling audio, or controlling cameras from the software panel.
However, it’s worth noting that if you use your ATEM on a network, then you’re also increasing
the complexity of the connection between your control panel and the switcher, so there is
possibly a greater chance of something going wrong. ATEM can also be used when plugged
into a switch, and even via most VPNs and over the internet.
To allow communication over Ethernet, the IP addresses of the switcher and any computer
running ATEM Software Control needs to be configured correctly. The IP address used for each
will depend on the IP address range of the network you’re plugging into.
NOTE If you are using an additional ATEM hardware control panel, your ATEM switcher
always needs a fixed IP address so the control panel has a stable location to connect
to. This means you need to find a free fixed IP address in the range of your network
that you can use.
ATEM hardware control panels can be set to DHCP or fixed IP addresses. Generally when used
on a network, the control panel would be selected to DHCP, so it is automatically assigned an
IPaddress when connected to the network.
For all devices to communicate, they must share the same IP address subnet, which typically
means the first 3 fields in the IP address need to be the same. Each device must also use a
unique IP address.
25Connecting to a Network