3.11. What is network in dot2
Network can be a lot of things. In our world, network is when you connect at least one device with another using the
RJ45 Ethernet connectors.
If you only have a console and nothing else then you don't need to worry about anything with network, but at some
point you might want to add something to your system.
The simplest network is connecting a Wing or a dot2 node with the core or XL console.
Each device have an Ethernet connector on the back and when you connect a good (minimum) Cat.5e Ethernet
cable between them, then you can connect it to the console.
For this connection the two devices uses IPv6. This is a unique number that each dot2 device have and uses to
speak to each other - it's like an address that makes it possible for the devices to know where to send messages..
Since each device only have one Ethernet connector then you need to add a network switch if you want to connect
more than two things. This needs to be a good switch that can handle IPv6 and multicast. Multicast is like a
language the devices uses to talk to each other. The switch should be able to handle network speed of 100MB or
more. Be aware that if you have a managed switch you might need to activate IPv6 in the switch.
You then needs to connect each device to the switch.
The consoles and onPC's are the brains in the operation. You can connect dot2 Wings, dot2 Node4's and dot2 3D
to a console or onPC. You can also connect consoles and onPC's together for redundancy.
If you need to connect a computer with dot2 onPC or dot2 3D then you should make sure your computer can use
IPv6. Most newer computers have this.
A dot2 core can connect to a maximum of 4 external wings. A dot2 XL already have an build-in wing so it can
connect to a maximum of 3 external wings. You can connect 10 dot2 Node4's to a system.
Related links
How to connect nodes, wings, onPC and 3D
What is IPv6
3.12. What is IPv6
IPv6 is the network address and language system used in the dot2 system.
All the devices from MA lighting have a unique IPv6 address - a big number. This means that you don't have to worry
about setting an address on you equipment.
Using a computer
But you might need to worry about your computers IPv6 address. Normally your computer will create it's own
address. It's a number that is written in 8 blocks separated by colons. Each block have 4 hexadecimal numbers. So
an IPv6 address could look like this:
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