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MagicQ User Manual 244 Version 1.4.9.0
27 Networking of MagicQ Consoles
It is possible to have many different MagicQ consoles and MagicQ PC systems on a single network –
either to allow control of many different devices, remote control or to provide master/slave configurations.
MagicQ supports synchronisation (tracking) of playback between consoles to enable one or more consoles
to follow the playback state of the master console.
MagicQ supports automated copying of shows between consoles – for example to automatically keep a
slave console updated with the same show that is running on the master console. This function can also be
used as an “archiving system” to enable a PC to automatically grab the shows from the consoles on the
network for back-up purposes.
MagicQ supports synchronising of show file data between consoles so that one console on the network
acts as a master console with the master show file whilst slave consoles synchronise to that show data.
Programming changes can be made on any of the consoles with the show file on the master being updated
and then all other systems synchronised to the master.
MagicQ enables multiple consoles to be used on a network and shows on the separate consoles to be
merged together and split up again. Zoning of universes enables consoles to be working on different
universes all within the same network. MagicQ does not currently support programming by multiple users
on a single console. MagicQ does now support programming of a single show file from multiple
consoles.
27.1 Network addresses and host names
Each MagicQ console and MagicQ PC system should be configured with a different IP address and a
different host name. On MagicQ consoles the IP address and host-name are set up in the Setup Window –
on MagicQ PC systems the IP address and host-name are set up in Windows.
For example, a typical MagicQ network might look like this:
IP address 2.0.0.1
Subnet mask 255.0.0.0
IP address 2.0.0.2
Subnet mask 255.0.0.0
ArtNet -> DMX
IP address auto assigned
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