Networked PIP Series
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Reference Manual
If your audio network stands alone (it is not part of a larger network ) then the HOST ID
identifies each device in the network.
If your audio network is part of a venue's larger network, your network is actually a sub-net-
work or subnet. In this case, the HOST ID can be further divided into two or more parts. The
first part is the SUBNET ID. The other part is the DEVICE ID. The first part of the HOST ID
identifies the subnet of your audio system, and the remaining part identifies the particular
device within that subnet.
So in this case, a complete IP address is in the form
NETWORK ID - SUBNET ID - DEVICE ID.
All devices in the network have the same network ID. All devices in a subnet have the same
subnet ID.
There are many resources available on the Internet for IP and subnet calculation. For a
stand-alone system, Crown has provided a worksheet of a tested configuration later in this
section.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol): This a protocol for automatically
assigning IP addresses to devices on a network. With dynamic (DHCP) addressing, a
device might have a different IP address every time it connects to the network. If a computer
is NOT connected to a network with a DHCP server, the computer will place a default net-
work ID into the TCP/IP address and Subnet Masks.
DHCP is available with Firmware version 2.0 or higher. It requires Harman Pro System
Architect to configure.
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