Connecting qbox to an existing network – Autocue QBox User Guide User Manual

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Section 4: QBox Configuration and Operation

Configuring network connections

Connecting QBox to an existing network

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8. Add the name to the QBox Status Panel when configuring the QMaster to QBox

interface. For detailed information about this, refer to section 4.7.

Managing network devices.

To assist in management of devices on a network,

Autocue recommends the freely available Bonjour software which allows you to identify and locate

devices on your network by name rather than IP address.

Bonjour software works in the background to automatically convert a name, for example

“Reception Printer”, into an IP address. When another device which has Bonjour installed

searches the network for devices, the IP address is provided, but displayed as the name.

Bonjour is compatible with Windows 2000/2003 and XP.

If you wish to install Bonjour, go to the following web address and download the application:

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html

The web site will give you the option to Run or Save the application. We recommend you select

Run. The Bonjour application will automatically be installed on your computer.

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The Bonjour file size is approximately 14 MB so you will need a good

broadband connection to download the file within a reasonable timeframe.

Once installed, Bonjour runs as an automatic service, and is available when you turn on your

computer. There is no requirement to configure the software so there is no GUI associated with

the application.

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If you are connecting QBox in a field situation, make sure that the Bonjour

software has been installed on your computer beforehand, as you may not

have access to a Broadband Internet connection.

4.4.2:

Connecting QBox to an existing network

Single and multiple QBoxes can be connected to a computer on an existing network using

Ethernet cables. Depending on the existing network setup, the physical connection would

normally be established via a hub or switch.

Once the physical connection has been set up, you can specify IP addressing using DHCP, or

assign a static IP address to the QBox.

If the organisation you work for has multiple networks, the infrastructure may include DNS servers

and gateway servers Static IP address settings can be specified for these networking compo-

nents, or the DHCP server can be set to obtain these settings for the client computer.

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In order for the DHCP server to obtain these settings, it must be properly

set up. Make sure that a network administrator is available to set up DHCP.

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A disadvantage of using DHCP is that the IP address of the QBox may be

changed by the network after a period of inactivity, which would mean that

the configuration of the controlling computers would also have to be

updated to reflect the change.