4.12. How to connect wings, nodes, 3D and onPC
There are several things you can connect together. Everything is connected on an Ethernet network infrastructure.
This means that you need to connect all devices using Ethernet cables (of Cat.5E quality or higher) to a switch
that has a bandwidth of a minimum of 100 Mbit/s and the switch needs to be able to handle multicast. All
devices in the network use IPv6 to talk to each other – so the switch needs to be able to handle this as well.
If you do not know what IPv6 is and you have trouble with the connections, please read the What is IPv6 help
page.
If you have any doubt about what switch to use, please contact your local distributor. They will help you to select
an appropriate switch.
dot2 Wings
You can connect wings to your dot2 console or to dot2 onPC. The wings are assigned to a specific device. If this
device is lost on the network then the wing loses its functionality and waits to be assigned to a different device.
There are two types of wings: the dot2 Fader wing (F-wing) and the dot2 Button wing (B-wing). Each provides
more physical executors and an extra screen.
Since the wings are connected directly to a specific device you will need to open the setup menu on the device
you want to connect a wing to. In the Setup menu you will find a button called dot2 Wings , tap this.
Then the Wings view opens. Here you can tap one of the free slots (yellow bar on the left side) of the same type
as your wing. There are only five slots for each device. Depending on your devices you might only have few free
slots. Slots that are occupied by the console have a red bar on the left side – they are called "fixed, internally".
Slots that are currently occupied by an external wing will have a green bar on the left side.
If you tap a free slot, you will see the wings that are available in your network. If you do not see any wings here,
then you need to check your network and the connections. Also, make sure everything is powered on.
If you see a wing on the left side of the screen, then tap it. The wing you have selected will now flash all the keys.
This makes it possible to identify the selected wing in a multi wings setup. When the correct wing is flashing, tap
the Assign Selected button.
You have assigned and connected a wing. You can now exit the menu.
dot2 consoles, dot2 onPC and dot2 3D visualizer
Everything, except for wings, is connected to a session. Wings are connected to a specific device. It is possible to
run 4 separate sessions in your network (session ID 1-4). Devices with the same session ID work with the same
show file and session timeout takes place within a couple of seconds. Moreover, dot2 consoles and onPC work in
Tracking Backup within the same session. Additionally, devices can be invited or they can intentionally join the
session.
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