User's Manual

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Digital Hybrid Wireless

Modular Receiver System

Rio Rancho, NM, USA

Connecting to a Network

A basic network is composed of several devices:

• Router or server

• Ethernet switch

• Client devices

An example of a simple network is a modem used in a

home for internet access via a telephone or cable TV

connection. There are actually three different devices

built into the box that is typically called the “modem.”

• Modem - connects to the ISP (Internet Service

Provider) via telephone or cable TV service

• Router - creates the network; identiﬁes and orga-

nizes the connected devices and allows participa-

tion in the network

• Ethernet switch - synchronizes the network

trafﬁc between multiple devices; usually 4 cabled

connections and one WiFi wireless connection in

a typical home modem

A network connection from a computer to the Venue

2 receiver can be made via a network using Wireless

Designer

software.

Ethernet Switch

Router/Server

Venue 2 Receiver

Other Devices

Each device in the network is identiﬁed with an IP ad-

dress registered with the router or server. Assignment

of the IP address is the ﬁrst step in connecting the

Venue 2 to a network.

IP Address Assignment

An IP address for the Venue 2 receiver can be as-

signed by a network administrator, or obtained from the

server or router automatically using DHCP enable in the

receiver.

Enable DHCP with the LCD interface:

Press the rotary encoder and navigate to the Top Menu

then to NETWORK SETUP. Press the encoder and

highlight SELECT PARAMETER. Navigate to the DHCP

Enable item. Highlight EDIT and rotate the encoder

to select YES on the display. Press the BACK button

several times to return to the main window.

Enable DHCP with With Wireless Designer and a

USB connection:

Connect the computer to the Venue 2 receiver via

the USB port. Launch Wireless Designer. Turn on

the Venue 2 receiver, or turn it off and back on if it’s

already turned on. Wait for the receiver to fully boot

up (the main window appears).

In Wireless Designer, click on Connect (Live) in the

upper left corner of the screen, then on Connect via

USB... A dialog box opens and the receiver will ap-

pear with its serial number. Click on the receiver and

then on OK to open the control panel.

Click on Settings, then Network, then click in the

checkbox next to DHCP Enable to make sure a check

mark appears.

Disconnect Wireless Designer from the receiver. Click

on Connect (Live)... in the top left of the control

panel, then click on Disconnect From and then on

the receiver name that appears.

Connect to a Network

NOTE: Make sure an IP address has been

assigned to the receiver before trying to connect

to a network.

Connect the network cable to the ethernet port on the

receiver, then cycle the receiver power off and back

on. The IP address will be assigned to the receiver by

the router/server when the receiver boots up.

Look at the IP address in the LCD screen where you

enabled DHCP, or you can re-connect to the receiver

via USB and view the IP address on the software

control panel screen where you enabled DHCP in the

check box. Jot down the IP address.

Open Wireless Designer and click on Connect via

Network... Enter the IP address and click on Search.

When the receiver appears in the dialog box, click on

OK to enter the control panel.