Epiphan Pearl - Manual (Page 31)

Pearl User Guide The admin interface
The admin interface
Pearl is managed from a web interface. This means to perform administrative tasks with Pearl you use an
internet browser on a PC (or laptop, or tablet) connected to the same local Ethernet network.
Connect to the admin interface
If you know the IP address of the system you may type it into the address bar of your web browser.
http:///admin
However if this is the first time you access your system, you likely don't know the IP address, so you can use
one of the following connection methods:
For networks with DHCP use one of the following procedures:
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Connect using the touch screen
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Connect via DNS-based service discovery
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Connect via the Epiphan discovery utility
For networks without DHCP, use the following procedure:
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Connect via persistent static IP address
You can also connect to a reduced Operator tablet interface. See Connect to the tablet
interface.
Connect using the touch screen
To connect to the web admin interface, you need to know your Pearl's IP address. There are a number of ways
to determine the IP addreds, but the simplest way is to use the touch screen, if it is enabled.
To connect to the web admin interface using the touch screen to determine the IP address:
1. Obtain the IP address using the touch screen:
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from a single channel view or grid view, touch the system settings (gears) button then touch
System Status; or
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if your system doesn't have any channels showing, touch the screen anywhere to move to the
system settings screen then touch System Status.
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