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4. At the Please select an option: prompt, type the number of the parameter you wish
to change followed by <Enter>:
z 0
a
or 10
b
— these options set the network link speed. When you choose either
option, you are offered a further choice:
1. auto_10_100_1000 — configures for auto speed negotiation up to 1 Gbps.
2. auto_10_100 — configures for auto speed negotiation up to 100 Mbps.
Enter 1 or 2 followed by <Enter> at the prompt. The default setting is
1. auto_10_100_1000.
NOTE: A Gigabit network is recommended for streaming media applications.
z 1
a
or 11
b
— these options determine whether the IP address of the unit will be static
or set by DHCP. When you choose either option, type static or dhcp followed by
<Enter>. The default setting is static.
NOTES:
• static and dhcp are all lower case letters.
• When 1 is set to dhcp, options 2 and 3 are not available. When 11 is set
to dhcp, options 12‑14 are not available.
z 2
a
and 12
b
— these options set the local address of the network port. Standard
rules for IP addresses apply. The default values are 192.168.253.254 (control
network) and 192.168.254.254 (streaming network).
Do not use leading zeros. For example, 192.168.10.25 is valid; 192.168.010.025
is not valid.
NOTE: The control and streaming ports must be assigned to different subnets.
z 3
a
and 13
b
— these options set the network Subnet Mask. The default value is
255.255.255.0. Standard rules for IP Addresses apply. Do not use leading zeros.
z 14
b
— this option sets the IP address for the default gateway. The default value is
192.168.254.1.
This value is required for systems with multiple subnets. The Default Gateway must
be on the same subnet as the streaming port.
To clear a Gateway Address, select 14 and press <Enter> with no value set.
z Options 4, 5, and 15 are not available.
z 6
a
and 16
b
— these options set the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Setting. The
default value is 1500.
This value affects the system performance. Larger values may cause packets to
be fragmented (split) and smaller values may not make efficient use of the network
capacity.
z 7
a
and 17
b
— these options set the VLAN ID. The VLAN ID may be set on each of
the network ports. The default value is 0.
NOTES:
a
Options 0 to 6 relate to the control network LAN 1. For full information about
Configuring the Control Port, see page 32.
b
Options 10 to 16 relate to the streaming network LAN 2 (RJ‑45 or SFP).
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