Network

In the Network menu, the Ethernet connections of the SmartPanel (ETH 1...4) can be activated and the respective network settings edited. Furthermore, the Ethernet connections are assigned to the interfaces (MEDIA 1/2 and MGNT management).

Status	Display of status information of the three network interfaces `Media 1`, `Media 2` and `MGNT`. It is displayed if the interface is deactivated. (`Disabled`) An activated interface shows the current IP address and the gateway. It is displayed whether the interface has an Ethernet connection. (`Link: up/down`)
MEDIA 1 / MEDIA 2	Definition, which audio interface (`MEDIA 1/2`) shall be transported via which Ethernet port (`ETH 1...4`). Two seperate Media networks can be enabled to support 'Seamless Protection Switching' according to SMPTE 2022-7. An intercom audio stream is duplicated and transported over different paths between the SmartPanel and the Artist-1024. The two streams are combined within the receiver and reconstructed to the original stream, e.g.: If packet A is lost in path `MEDIA 1`, packet A is taken from path `MEDIA 2`. If path `MEDIA 1` fails completely, the entire data stream is taken over by path `MEDIA 2`. Any combination of the SFP ports (`ETH 3/4`) and/or RJ45 ports (`ETH 1/2`) can be configured for 2022-7 redundancy. Thus, it is possible to create a redundancy scheme in a mixed fiber and copper network. If both MEDIA interfaced are used, it must be ensured that different subnets are configured for `Media 1` and `Media 2`, otherwise routing problems may occur.
	Media Port	Activation by selecting the Ethernet port to be assigned to the corresponding `Media x` interface. (ETH 1 ... ETH 4, Disabled)
	Config Mode	Configuration mode of the Media x interfaces. (DHCP, Static) Changes take effect immediately without the device having to be rebooted. Manual entries are saved when `DHCP` is selected and called up again when you return to `Static`.
	IP Address	Static IP-address of the `Media x` port.
	Subnet Mask	Network mask of the `Media x` port.
	Gateway	Gateway of the `Media x` port.
	Speed	Selection of the `Media x` port speed. (Auto, 1G Full-Duplex)
	DNS 1 / DNS 2	The IP addresses of the DNS servers in the network can be set here. If the Config Mode is set to DHCP, the addresses are automatically set as part of the DHCP configuration and the static settings are ignored. The address under DNS 1 is used first to find the DNS server. If this is not successful, the address under DNS 2 is used.
MGNT	Activation and configuration of the management port (RJ45) of the SmartPanel. This port is used exclusively for configuring the SmartPanel and enables a separation between the audio and the configuration network. If this port is activated and the web interface of the SmartPanel is to be accessible via the MGNT port, this must also be selected in the menu Applications > Web Interface.
	Port	Enable / disable the MGNT port. (Disabled, Enabled)
	Config Mode	Configuration mode of the `Media x` interface. (DHCP, Static) Changes take effect immediately without the device having to be rebooted. Manual entries are saved when `DHCP` is selected and called up again when you return to `Static`. DHCP is only allowed if the SmartPanel is operated on an Artist with the firmware version 8.6 (or higher).
	IP Address	Static IP-address of the `MGNT` port.
	Subnet Mask	Network mask of the `MGNT` port.
	Gateway	Gateway of the `MGNT` port.
	DNS 1 / DNS 2	The IP addresses of the DNS servers in the network can be set here. If the `Config Mode` is set to DHCP, the addresses are automatically set as part of the DHCP configuration and the static settings are ignored. The address under DNS 1 is used first to find the DNS server. If this is not successful, the address under DNS 2 is used.