User Manual

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WiFi Menu
In the WIFI Menu you can activate/de-activate ANOVA’s WiFi interface. If you do not
need to use WIFI or DMX Master Mode, then de-activating the WiFi system will save
power and extend your battery life.
The Factory default setting for the WiFi System is ‘ON’
When you change the WIFI setting, ANOVA will reboot to allow the changes to take
eect. (ANOVA will retain all other current settings)
You can NOT turn WIFI –o if either CNTL-wi or DMX Master Mode is –on.
PIN Menu
A lot happens in the PIN menu. (Personal Identication Number)
The Factory Default PIN is ‘1AAA’. This data is used to encrypt the WiFi system
communication using Apple iOS WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol). The rst
digit can be 1-4, 6-9 or 11. This rst numeric digit is also used to ‘force’ the WiFi
Channel so that you can choose to create an ANOVA wi network on a specic
channel. Because we can only display 4 digits on the back of the ANOVA, we add a
‘0’ to the rst single numeric digit of the PIN to make a 5 digit WEP password so PIN
‘1AAA’ becomes password ‘01AAA’, PIN ‘2ABC’ would become password ‘02ABC’, etc.
However ‘11’ is already a double digit, so for instance PIN ‘11XYZ’ would become
password ‘11XYZ’.
When you use your iPhone or iPad to connect to the ANOVA , go to settings, wi,
and select the ANOVA.
If you set ‘1AAA’ as your PIN, then the displayed ANOVA network is ‘ANOVA 1’ and the
WEP password is ‘01AAA’. If you set ‘11XYZ’ as your PIN, then the displayed ANOVA
network is ‘ANOVA 11’ and the WEP password is ‘11XYZ’.
NB: It is possible to create multiple ANOVA networks, so if you have more than one
studio, you can create a unique ANOVA network for each studio, to avoid interaction
between dierent engineers/studios. For example if you had three studios (Studio
A/B/C) each with 10 ANOVAs, then you could create a network in studio A using PIN
‘1STA’ which would have WEP password ‘01STA’ , at the same time Studio B could
have PIN ‘6STB’ (password ‘06STB’) and studio C could use PIN ‘11STC’ (password
‘11STC’).
NB Each ANOVA in each studio/network should be set with the same PIN.
Forcing 3 networks to exist on WiFi channels 01, 06, and 11 gives the perfect amount
of channel separation between the three networks.
If you have created three separate networks as above , they will show up on your
iPhone wi page as ‘ANOVA 1’, ‘ANOVA 6’ and ‘ANOVA 11’. Each will require the
appropriate WEP password to join.
NB You can only join one network at a time .
NB: The iPhone and iPad have a bad habit of remembering the last settings for a
particular network, and so it is good practice to ‘forget this network’, before joining
an ANOVA network. If the iPhone or iPad does not ask you for the WEP Password,
then ‘Forget This Network’ and join again.
We apologise if this PIN process seems a little complicated, but a lot is happening
here, e.g., you are setting a specic wi channel for your ANOVA network, by setting
the same PIN you are identifying which lights will be networked together, the WEP
is protecting you from unwanted interference from Audiences/Hackers, and nally
if you need to have multiple ANOVA networks this is easily possible using the PIN
system.
Some notes about the operation of the ANOVA wi network.
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