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Networking
Consoles
There are a couple of reasons why you might want to network your
consoles:
1. To allow multiple programmers to create one
show together.
2. To go wireless and make your Hog3PC on your
laptop as a RFU (Remote Focus Unit)
DO NOT network the consoles thinking that this will provide you with a
tracking backup system. That is not what it was designed to
do. If you want a backup console, follow my MIDI SLAVING GUIDE.
There are an endless number of network configurations that you can
choose to set up your console system. There are 2 things that are
global for all of these tutorials.
These things will also help you figure out which
configuration is best for you.
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Wholehog networking works off of a
server/client relationship. There can be only one server
console, but you can have as many client consoles as you like.
The server console "owns" the show. The showfile
resides on the server console's hard drive and the client consoles log
in to this showfile. This means that if the server console
goes offline, then the client console(s) will go offline as well.
2. The
instructions listed below are specific to
software version 3.0 or greater. If you are using older
software
(version 2.6 or older), the network window options will not match up.
Remember, there
are a million ways to set this up- once you understand the basics, you
can get as fancy as you want.
I am seperating the 5 tutorials into 2 sections- wired and wireless.
There are multiple configurations in both sections, so check
my notes to see which one might work for you.
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Wired Configurations:
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Enabling your console as a DHCP Server
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This means your server
console will handle the distribution of TCP/IP network settings. |
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Network
Configurations using a Router
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Suitable for any
networking console (Wholehog3, Roadhog Full Boar, Hog
iPC and Hog3PC) to act as the server. |
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Manually
Configuring Your Wholehog Network
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Useful for any
networking console. |
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Wireless
Configurations:
Use these configurations when you want to set
your laptop as a remote focus unit.
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Notes:
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Connecting
Hog3PC with a Wireless Access Point
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Use this when you want
to setup you TCP/IP settings manually, or if you want to set your
server console as a DHCP server. |
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Connecting
Hog3PC with a Wireless Router
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These instructions allow
your router to assign TCP/IP settings to server and client consoles |
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