ALLEN & HEATH iDR Series - Advanced Communications for iDR; Remote Internet Connection

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20 min
9. Advanced communications
9.1. Remote connection over the Internet
The advised method of connecting to a remote iDR is via the internet. Other methods such as VPN
(Virtual Private Network) can open up security issues.
The engineer is connected
to the internet. Open iDR
System Manager and enter
the Wide Area Network IP
address of the client’s
ADSL router.
The iDR protocol carries an
identity 51321.
Program the ADSL router
to forward any incoming
traffic with this identity to the iDR. This is called ‘port forwarding’. Here are the IP addresses: -