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MCX-2000 Owner’s Manual
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Manual Configuration of a MusicCAST Network
There may be a case you need to assign a fixed IP address to the MCX-2000 and clients to
integrate a MusicCAST network into a PC network that has no DHCP server. You can solve it by
manually configure some or all of network parameters of the MCX-2000 and clients. We explain
here several points you should remember when configuring a MusicCAST network manually.
Configuration example:
n Though the MCX-2000 has two physical network ports (wired and wireless), these ports internally share a single (identical) IP address. So, you
cannot use these ports for two separate network connections. In addition, the MCX-2000 doesn’t support music streaming to a remote client over
the router (Internet). Always use the MCX-2000, its clients and a PC that’s used to communicate with the MCX-2000 within the same network
(LAN).
Checking Out Parameter Values
Before manually setting up the MCX-2000 and clients, check out the following values for MusicCAST and PC network
integration:
• IP addresses (unique values, not used with other devices in the PC network)
• Subnet mask (the same value as used with other devices in the PC network)
• Gateway (router IP address; essential to connect the MCX-2000 to the Internet)
• DNS server (name server IP address; at least one DNS server is necessary to specify an NTP server (page 91) with its domain name for
retrieving accurate time for the MCX-2000 date and time settings)
Network parameter values shown above are very important for successful networking. You must consider how your
MusicCAST network is configured for your specific need, and define each parameter value to set up your network as
purposed. It’s recommended to write down your network plan with appropriate values in the following chart.
PC
MCX-2000
MCX-A10
MCX-A10
Internet
Router/hub xDSL Modem
PC
MCX-C15 MCX-C15