NetworkSet an IP address

Only needed in a few cases. Here is how, step by step.

When you need this

• The light desk has a fixed address and the computer is in another range.
• Set up manually in LJ Link says the computer and the device are in different networks.
• The players have 169.254.x.x and the computer has a router address, or the other way round.

Normally you do not need it: with a router everything is automatic, and without one the devices give themselves fitting addresses.

Find the addresses

macOS

1. System Settings → Network → choose the cable connection (Ethernet or the USB adapter) → Details.

2. TCP/IP → *Configure IPv4*: Manually.

3. IP address: same first three numbers as the desk, own last number. Example desk 192.168.0.10 → computer 192.168.0.20.

4. Subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Router: leave empty. OK.

Windows

1. Settings → Network & Internet → Ethernet → your connection.

2. At IP assignment press Edit → Manual → switch on IPv4.

3. IP address as above, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, gateway and DNS empty. Save.

Players and a fixed address

Pioneer players with 169.254.x.x only talk to a computer in the same range. If you give the computer a fixed 192.168.x.x address on the same cable, it can no longer hear them. Use a second network port for the desk (setup F) or a router for all.

Check with LJ Link

On the start screen Set up manually → choose the device → enter its address → Check connection. You get a tick or a cross for each step (valid address, network connection, same network, device answers, data interface) and a sentence what to change.