7.1 Getting an external IP address ............................................... 41
7.2 Port-forwarding .................................................................... 41
7.3 How to configure the Link-Master to be externally
reachable............................................................................. 42
7.4 How to configure Link-Members to be externally
reachable............................................................................. 43
8 Link-local environments ................................................. 45
8.1 What is link-local? ................................................................. 45
8.2 Accessing an LQ unit when in link-local mode ........................... 45
9 Network configuration ................................................... 46
9.1 Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) configuration ......... 46
9.2 Static configuration ............................................................... 46
9.3 Configuring an external IP address .......................................... 47
10 Interface port configuration ........................................... 48
10.1 Maximize bandwidth efficiency and audio quality ...................... 48
10.2 Call signaling and Remote Mic Kill (RMK) ................................. 48
10.3 2-wire port options ............................................................... 48
10.4 4-wire port options ............................................................... 50
11 Assignments .................................................................. 52
11.1 Channels ............................................................................. 52
11.2 Audio configuration for a 4-wire direct/panel connection ............ 54
11.3 Modifying a channel/4-wire direct label .................................... 56
11.4 Example audio assignment via a Pico matrix ............................ 57
12 Using LQ™ to interconnect equipment ............................ 58
12.1 Connecting 2-wire equipment ................................................. 60
12.2 Connecting to 4-wire equipment ............................................. 61
12.3 Connecting an Eclipse Pico or MVX card to an Encore
device using LQ .................................................................... 62
12.4 Connecting an Eclipse Pico or MVX card to a panel using
LQ ...................................................................................... 63
13 Upgrading your device ................................................... 64
14 FAQs............................................................................... 65
14.1 How can I find the IP address or name of my LQ unit?............... 65
14.2 What does a solid red light on the front panel keypad
indicate? .............................................................................. 65