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System Options
IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway
A unique IP address and a subnet mask must be given to the Digital Sprite 2 in
order to communicate with it over a network. On an existing network these are
often obtained from the network administrator. A Default gateway will be
required if the Digital Sprite 2 is going to be operated from a remote location,
such as a WAN or dial-up via a router.
Note: The Digital Sprite 2 requires a Static IP address, even if it is connected to a
dynamic (DHCP) network.
Bandwidth limit
The bandwidth used by the Digital Sprite 2 can be limited to prevent overloading
on slower networks. The Digital Sprite 2 has a 10MB/s connection (10Base-T).
The maximum bandwidth that a Digital Sprite 2 will use (5 users viewing images)
is 6Mb/s so any limiting over 60% does not affect the bandwidth used by the
Digital Sprite 2. The maximum bandwidth used by one user is approximately
2.5Mb/s
If you want to limit the bandwidth used by the Digital Sprite 2 to 1Mb/s set the
bandwidth limit to 10%.
Restricting the bandwidth does not decrease the image quality, but the update
rate of the images over the network will decrease.
Network
This option is used to enable or disable the network option. The network is
enabled by default.
System name
Each Digital Sprite 2 on the network can be given a system name to help
identification, the unit name is displayed in the Network Viewing software and also
the LCD display of the remote keyboard. The maximum number of characters for
the system name is 30. The default unit name is ‘DM Digital Sprite 2’.
Unit number
When multiple units are connected together using the 485-bus a unit number
should be set for each unit. Unit 1 is also the master clock on the 485-bus
network, time and date settings will be synchronised to unit 1.
Network settings
This option is used to configure the unit for connection to a 10base-T Ethernet
network. A pop-up box for configuring the network settings is displayed with the
following items:
System Options Unit number 01 02…16
Network settings Auto Manual
Factory default Reset
IR receiver Enabled Disabled
Audio Disabled Enabled
Event partition Edit
Event copy destination None (Drive letter)
Image Storage Edit
Timed expiry Edit
Serial telemetry None (Dome manufacturer)
Network Settings IP address 000.000.000.000
Subnet mask 255.255.000.000
Default gateway 000.000.000.000
Bandwidth limit 100% 1 - 100%
Network Enabled Disabled
System name DM Digital Sprite 2
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