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Contents
Chapter 1 Important safety instructions................................................................1
Safety warnings........................................................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 Before you start .....................................................................................5
Important network considerations ............................................................................................................6
Power outage and surge protection .........................................................................................................6
Warranty Registration...............................................................................................................................6
Thank You! ...............................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 3 Introduction to nControl .......................................................................7
Description................................................................................................................................................8
Features....................................................................................................................................................8
Applications ............................................................................................................................................10
Example set up.......................................................................................................................................10
Front panel .............................................................................................................................................12
Rear panel..............................................................................................................................................13
Chapter 4 Installing the nControl ........................................................................15
DHCP versus static IP............................................................................................................................16
Installation procedure .............................................................................................................................16
Installing multiple Audio Science cards..................................................................................................19
Chapter 5 Setting up the nControl unit ...............................................................21
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................22
Using the Windows interface..................................................................................................................23
Using the web interface..........................................................................................................................30
Chapter 6 Maintaining the nControl unit ............................................................47
Viewing hardware status information .....................................................................................................48
Viewing firmware status information.......................................................................................................48
Rebooting or shutting down the unit.......................................................................................................48
Adding entries to the log manually .........................................................................................................48
Restarting the ControlManager application............................................................................................49
Updating the firmware ............................................................................................................................49
Recovering the nControl unit if it stops functioning................................................................................50
Using advanced recovery options ..........................................................................................................52
Appendix A Reference Information....................................................................55
Front panel connections.........................................................................................................................56
Rear panel connections..........................................................................................................................57
RS-232 serial port pin outs.....................................................................................................................58
Mechanical specifications.......................................................................................................................59
Technical Support...................................................................................................................................59
Warranty statement.................................................................................................61
