Roberts Radio STREAMTime User Manual

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Entering the network address manually

If you do not wish to use DHCP for automatic conﬁ guration, or if your
network is conﬁ gured with a hidden SSID, then you will need to enter
some network settings manually. (Note - a hidden SSID may prevent
casual observers from detecting your network, but it is not recommended
as a means of network security).

1. From the radio’s Settings menu, select 'Network' and then 'Edit conﬁ g'

menu.

2. The next menu asks whether you wish to use DHCP to conﬁ gure your

network parameters (IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, etc.).
Unless you are familiar with networking and related terminology, we
recommend that you allow the use of DHCP. Choose 'Auto DHCP
- YES' unless you need to specify network details manually.

If you chose 'Auto DHCP - NO' for the connection method, the next
step is to set up the IP address.

3. The IP address used should be chosen to be compatible with the settings

in your router and must be a unique address on your network. If you
are using DHCP for some devices and static (manually conﬁ gured)
IP addresses for others, the IP address used should fall outside the
range that the router may allocate using DHCP. Typically, the ﬁ rst three
groups of digits will be the same for all devices on your network. To
enter the IP address, press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to set the
value for each group of digits and then press the Select button to enter
the value and to move on to the next group. When the IP address has
been entered, the subnet mask should be entered. The subnet mask
deﬁ nes which parts of the IP address are common across your network.
For most small networks the subnet mask will be 255.255.255.0 and
this is entered in the same way.