Hi guys.
Today I would like to show you how to configure and set up
your AD-PRO-6 using multiple units, or more than one.
So first what you want to consider is
you're gonna want to configure your computer's IP address
Secondly, you're gonna want to connect physically your AD-PRO-6s with all your power supplies,
your breakout cables and your RJ45 ethernet cables.
Thirdly, what you want to do is
and this is something we recommend just to ease up on your installations,
is to set up an Excel file.
We have an example that you can download from our website,
But it's basically an Excel file where you can organize all your set-up
with the short name of the AD-PRO-6, the default IP address, your MAC address,
what universe it's on, what's the set-up name, etc.
This will help you to facilitate your installations and your set-up once you go into the software.
That comes to the fourth step which will be to configure your DMX software.
In this case we're going to be using Madrix
and I'm going to show you how to configure all different AD-PRO-6s using Madrix.
And finally what you want to do is you want to connect your DMX signals.
You're going to connect all the breakout cables to your LED strips.
So first let's go to the network sharing center.
And what you wanna do is you're gonna go to change the adapter settings,
make sure that the wireless is disabled and go into local area connection.
Go to the properties and click on Internet Protocol 4.
Now here usually you have it setup as automatic IP address,
but what you wanna do is set it up as manual so you can change it.
Now remember ArtNet goes in the range of 2
so you want to have 2.0.100.100 IP address
with Subnet mask of 255.0.0.0.
This will allow you to use different AD-PRO-6s in the same range of 2.0.100. whatever the AD-PRO-6 is.
So when you click on OK,
what you want to do is you want to open up your browser.
Now here on your browser, remember each AD-PRO-6 comes with its
individual default IP address located on the bottom of the AD-PRO-6.
So I'm going to show you two configurations.
The first one is going to be for my top AD-PRO-6 which is at 2.0.100.113
and as you can see here on the web browser, you can go into device control
and here you're going to be able to change the short name and the long name.
This is done so whenever it detects us on the DMX software
you can identify your AD-PRO-6 much simpler.
And then you have your source IP and your virtual IP.
There are two different IPs set so whenever you're using ArtNet since it has a multiple of 4 universes,
you're gonna need that second IP address for universes 5 and 6.
You want to make sure that your MAC address corresponds to that default IP address,
otherwise it won't work when using multiple units.
Next what you can do is you can configure each individual port.
Port 0 corresponds to universe 1.
Port 1 to universe 2 and so on all the way to port 5 to universe 6.
In each individual one you can select it as an input or as an output,
and you can select what kind of universe you want it on.
Every time that you make a change you want to make sure that you save configuration and then reboot.
Now let's try to access another AD-PRO-6.
So I have my third AD-PRO-6 for example
as 2.0.100.109.
As you can see, now I've entered the web browser for that AD-PRO-6.
If you go to device control, you can see that the IP address has changed because it's a different AD-PRO-6.
Here you can select the short name and long name for that one to whatever you like.
Now remember and keep in mind that you've already done an Excel file where you're going to be organizing all of this.
So when you have that planned ahead, this is much simpler.
Now that you have configured all your AD-PRO-6s,
what you're going to do is you're gonna open up Madrix.
Once you have opened up your DMX software,
in this case it's Madrix,
what you're gonna do is you're gonna go to Preferences and Device Manager.
Go to the ArtNet tab and as you can see here,
ArtNet Remote is set to the computer's IP address.
You want to make sure that that is set to the computer's IP address
so you can control whatever number of AD-PRO-6s you're using.
Next what you are going to do is search for devices.
Now here what it's gonna do is it's gonna appear with all the different AD-PRO-6s
with all different IP addresses.
As you can see,
this AD-PRO-6 is set to this IP address.
And then the next one is going to be number 5 and 6.
The reason why all the device names are the same is because I haven't changed the short name,
but if you change the short name and plan ahead with your Excel file and change it on the web browser,
this is gonna make it much simpler to understand and visualize.
But for right now you can understand that
each individual ArtNet device is set to 4 universes
and then 5 and 6 are set on a separate one with a different IP but they're basically the same.
So once you've done this
you want to make sure that whenever you're using multiple units
you're going to use them in unicast.
And this is done so you can set each individual
AD-PRO-6 device to that specific IP address.
Because if you put it in broadcast mode or in multicast
what it's gonna do is it's gonna start picking up from every single IP address
and then it might confuse your set-up.
Then you can just go to DMX devices and then here you can turn on every single universe.
and set it up as whatever you have set up from the web browsers and everything.
Connect your DMX signals and you should be ready to go.
Ok guys well remember the six simple steps
for configuring and setting up multiple units:
First you want to configure your IP address on your computer.
Secondly what you're going to do is connect your AD-PRO-6s manually,
every single connection that you need.
Thirdly what you want to do is you want to plan ahead
and start doing an Excel file with all your different configurations
and settings that you want to use and names and everything.
Fourthly what you want to do is you want to configure your DMX software
in this case we were configuring Madrix.
And finally what you wanna do is you want to connect all your DMX signals
and make sure that everything is working perfect.
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