Network Connections - Reel-Multimedia ReelBox Serie Manual De Instrucciones

Network connections

Preparation of your PC/notebook
 Open the Control Panel on your
PC/notebook and go to the
Network connections there. All
network adapters are listed here that
exist in your system.
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 Click with the right mousebutton on
the entry of your networkadaptor
and select from the context menu
the item „Properties".
 Click on the entry „Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)" and then on the
„Properties" button.
 At „Use the following IP address",
issue an address from the address
range valid for private networks
(Class-C net: „192.168.0.0"
to „192.168.255.255") e.g.
„192.168.0.10".
 „255.255. 255.0" has to be the entry
of „Subnet mask".
Confirm your entries with the „OK"

button.
This completes the configuration at
the PC/notebook end.
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Direct connection between
ReelBox and PC/notebook by
cross-over cable (peer-to-peer)
 Connect the PC/notebook and the
ReelBox with a crossover cable.
 Open in the Setup menu
„2 Network", „1 Global options"
and then „1 Ethernet".
Enter an IP address from the

address range that is also used on
the notebook (e.g. 192.168.1.4).
 Confirm your entries with „OK".
Check network connections
 In Windows on your PC/notebook,
click on „Start" and then on „Run".
A window is displayed with a line in
which commands can be entered.
 Enter the following command in this
line and then press the Enter key
(Return): „ping 192.168.1.4".
This command sends data packs from
your PC/notebook to the ReelBox.
If you receive a response from the
ReelBox, then your network has been
properly configured.
Network connection via switch/
router by network cable
 Connect the PC/notebook and the
ReelBox with a network cable (patch
cable, CAT-5e).
Open in the Setup menu

„2 Network", „1 Global options".
Specify a name at „Hostname" by

which the ReelBox registers itself in
the network.
 In case you have a network with
a domain controller, you can enter
the name of the domain used at
„Domain".
At „Gateway" and „Nameserver",

enter the respective IP addresses of
the gateway and name server used
in your network.
 Open in the Setup menu
„2 Network", „1 Global options"
and then „1 Ethernet".
In case DHCP (automatic

assignment of the IP addresses
in the network by router) is used,
set „Yes" at „Use DHCP" and
confirm with „OK".