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13. Networking - Page 141

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node appears.

Once the Hippo Plugin is installed, it will automatically start every

time the Hippotizer is started. If you change the Hippotizer mode, you

will need to go to the Hippo Plugin, re-detect the Hippotizer and re-

start the Pearl.
If you disconnect the network cable you will need to go to the Hippo

Plugin, re-detect the Hippotizer and re-patch the Pearl.
If you decide to re-patch to a different DMX address you will need to

re-start the Hippotizer software. You will also need to reset the ArtNet

nodes if you are moving across DMX lines.

13.7

All about IP addressing

This section attempts to explain the basics of IP addressing, and what

you will need to know when setting up a lighting control network.
IP addresses will normally come in the format “w.x.y.z” where w, x, y

and z are numbers between 0 and 255. For example

“298.23.46.166”. Every object (or node or device) on a network

should have a unique IP address. This is the same concept as DMX as

each fixture requires a unique DMX address, for IP addresses the

same is required.

13.7.1 Setting your IP address

The Pearl has a setup function to quickly set its IP address as

described on page 133
You can also set your IP address in the same you would on a

Windows XP computer. This is done in the following way:

1>  Go to the control panel from the Tools menu
2>  Double Click on Network Connections
3>  You will now be confronted with various network adaptors. It is

likely that you will only have one or two of importance. The

“Local Area Connection” and “Wireless Network Connection”.

These names my slightly differ but the icons are likely to look

like these:

4> The Local Area Connection (icon on the left) refers to your

wired connection and your Wireless Network connection (icon

on the right shown disconnected) refers to your wireless

connection.

5> At this point you need to decide which connection you are using

and therefore which connection you want to set the IP address

for. Select this connection, right click on it and click on

Properties.

6> The Dialogue box you have should have at least three tabs,

“General”, “Authentication” and “Advanced”. It should already

be on the General tab which is the only tab where you should

need to change settings.

7> In the middle of the box there is a selection box labelled “This

connection uses the following items:” You need to select the