A suitable IP address should be selected before
connection to a network. The LAN-Caster unit
is precongured with a static IP address of
. This will need to be recongured if
it is not suitable for your network. Reconguring the
IP address can be done using the serial or USB
interface, via a browser application such as Internet
Explorer connected locally with a Cat-5 crossover cable,
or remotely using network access.
Plug the supplied cable into the unit’s RS232 interface
and connect with a laptop/PC. Use a terminal emulator
program (e.g. HyperTerminal) to issue commands.
The serial communications settings are:
To set the static IP address, use the command:
Please note that all network parameters have to be
present for this command to work.
In the command response you will see that
Using a browser such as Internet Explorer, type the
unit’s IP address (http://191.53.51.209) into the
browser window and the
window will open. This provides entry and
adjustment of the IP address and all other operational
parameters.
The supplied CD contains a USB software ‘driver’ that
provides a USB based serial COM port on a Microsoft
Windows 2000 or XP platform. This can be used when
there is no serial port available on the laptop/PC.
Only when you are satised that the IP address of
the unit is suitable, plug it into the LAN using the
shielded CAT5 patch cable supplied. The browser
based conguration pages can then be used for the
full setup of the LAN-Caster unit.
The HTML based conguration menus allow you to
enter and adjust all LAN-Caster operational parameters.
Full contextual HELP is provided on the right side of
the screen. When alterations and changes have been
made, press the APPLY button at the bottom of the
page to make sure these take effect. The conguration
menus include:
The specication page includes details of the capabilities
of the product. Please note that this unit may not have
all the options mentioned. The Status page shows all
enabled optional features.
This page displays the current status of the LAN-Caster,
in the following elds:
– This is the device name of the LAN-Caster. If you
are using DHCP to assign an IP address to this unit, the
network device name used will be this name (assuming
the DHCP server allows it). The LAN-Caster conguration
screens can then be accessed using the LAN-Caster name
in a web browser application (e.g. http://BBC-LAN-
Caster).
– This is unique to this particular unit.
Please have this number available when communicating
any query to your reseller or Cabletime.
– Indicates whether the unit has locked onto
the specied RF signal.
– This indicates the quality of the RF signal
(its signal to noise ratio). If this gure is below 16dB,
‘blocking’ on the picture is likely.
– This indicates whether a
channel re-scan is required to acquire any changes in
the DVB-T service.
– This shows the internal operating
temperature of the unit. The outside ambient
temperature is typically 7ºC cooler than this reading,
and should not exceed 40ºC.
– This indicates whether
video is currently being streamed onto the network.
It reects the on/ashing state of the front panel
STREAM LED.
– shows the network IP address of this unit.
– shows the network MAC address of this
unit.
– The software version the unit is
currently running. The software in the LAN-Caster can
be upgraded in the eld.
– This is the version of the
command set that this unit supports. These commands
are used by third party devices to remotely control the
Quick Start Guide
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