Epiphan Pearl User Manual
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Pearl User Guide
Connect to the admin interface
System
Action Needed
Mac OS X
The Bonjour software used for service discovery is built into the Mac OS. No special
actions are needed.
Linux
The Avahi implementation used for DNS-based discovery is shipped with most Linux
distributions. If necessary, check with your administrator to ensure you have the
Avahi package installed.
To access Pearl's web interface via DNS service discovery:
1. Find the system’s serial number. It is printed on a sticker on the back of the system, or available on the
system information display on the touch screen. To access the serial number:
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from the "no channels" screen, touch the screen anywhere to move to the system information
screen;
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from a single channel view, touch the system information button; or
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from the grid view, select a channel, then touch the system information button.
2. Type the following string into the address bar of your web browser on your admin computer (where
http://
For example: http://95dd40d5.local/admin
3. Enter the user name and password then click OK. The administrative user is ‘admin’. Initially no
password is set. To set a password follow the procedure outlined in
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