BEYOND Tutorial Video Controlling BEYOND from a Smart Phone or Tablet Device
In this BEYOND Tutorial, we will show you how to control BEYOND from any Android device (Smartphone or Tablet) wirelessly from a MIDI controller connected to your device via a USB On the Go (OTG) port
Part 1 How to control BEYOND from any Android device, wirelessly via Remote Desktop
Set up your BEYOND control computer with a static IP address
In Windows, open the Network Properties or Network and Sharing Center menu
Choose Change Network Adapter Settings" (after XP)
Right click on the network adapter that is connecting your computer to the router or wireless access point that your Android device will connect to and open the adapter Properties
Choose Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click properties
Choose to set your computer to use the following IP address which will allow you to manually set your computer's IP address, Subnet Mask, Internet gateway and DNS server IP addresses. Please note, if you use this network connection to access Weathe internet, you will need to set up each of these entries correctly to continue to have internet access through this connection
Next, set up a static IP Address for your Android device that you will control BEYOND from. Please note, our example may look different than on your Android device
Go to your phone's Wifi settings
Open the advanced settings and select "use static IP Address" and change the IP address to an address "similar” to your BEYOND computer's static IP address. Again, if you use your Android unit's Wifi for internet access, be sure to set the DNS server address so you can continue to access the internet from your unit
Download and install a Virtual Network Control (VNC) Server application to your BEYOND computer
We are using Real VNC for our example
After the VNC Server is installed, open the application to set its options for Encryption and access passwords
Set the Encryption as Prefer on
Here you can set up VNC password for connection to this server
Install RDP Client on your Android device from the Google Play Market We will be using Jump Desktop in our example
Run the RDP Client app on your Android unit
Change the connection from RDP to VNC
Add your BEYOND computer's IP address to the connection list
When the app is configured you will be able to select the IP address of your BEYOND computer to activate the remote connection. Input the connection password if you set one
During the recording of this tutorial, some lag was experienced between the Android device and computer this was due to the screen recording application used to record the tutorial and not due to any response Intem issues between the Android unit and computer
Having said that, a high power Android unit and High Speed router/access point are both recommended for performing this type of wireless control of your laser computer
At this point you should be able to see your computer desktop on your Android unit's screen and be able to control your computer from the Android's screen
Open BEYOND to verify control of your computer tap on a cue to verify control of BEYOND
With hardware...
Part 2 Now that your Android unit is controlling BEYOND via a wireless connection, here are instructions on how to control BEYOND via a MIDI controller that is connected to your Android unit with a USB OTG connection
On your Android unit, install "VirtualHere" USB device server from the Google Play Market. Your unit must be "rooted”
Download and install the free VirtualHere client on your BEYOND controlling computer from www.VirtualHere.com
Turn on your MIDI controller device and connect it to your Android unit with the USB OTG adapter
Run the VirtualHere App on your Android device after your MIDI device is connected to the Android unit
Tap the "Start the USB Server button to begin the VirtualHere connection. A message concerning Root access will appear. The first time you run the app you will need to accept the agreement. After a moment a notification will appear advising the USB Server is running
On your BEYOND control computer run the EXE file downloaded from VirtualHere.com
Add the Android unit while running the USB Server app by right clicking on the "USB Hubs icon within the VirtualHere program and selecting Specify Hubs... click the Add button, and enter the IP address of you Android unit
Your BEYOND computer should at this point connect to your Android unit and a pop up message should appear in the VirtualHere app
Additionally, your MIDI controller should appear in the Window's Device Manager as if it was connected directly to your computer and you should be able to control BEYOND with the MIDI controller
If your device does not appear in the Device Manager you may need to right click on the device in the Client app wand "connect" it. You can also disconnect the device from this screen.
Now you should be able to control BEYOND from your Android unit, over your Wifi connection... Enjoy!
With real laser output...
As you can see No any lags or delays-on-laser output
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