Quickstart
Quickstart
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ࠤIf you encounter problems with your setup, try to restart your device or change
to another browser (or device). If not, or if the problem won’t go away, please
contact us directly for help. We appreciate feedback and user reports and will do
our best to solve your problem as soon as possible.
Wi-Fi Settings
To set up a well defined Wi-Fi connection, enter the Setup Menu on the Hardware User
Interface (Setup Button) and navigate to System Info. Here, all relevant aspects of the
Wi-Fi connection are listed:
Device Name You can name your C15 instrument by focussing on the “Device Name”
entry and pressing Enter to access the Rename Screen. Once the name
is set, an SSID will be generated. The SSID is composed of a prefix
(NL-C15-) and the name you just gave to the instrument.
SSID A Wi-Fi network with the same name as the SSID will be displayed
when you scan for available networks on your external device.
Changing the name of your C15 instrument will immediately generate
a new SSID, meaning you will likely need to reconnect your external
device to the C15 network.
Passphrase The network connection is secure, so a passphrase (WPA2 key) is
needed to establish a connection. To connect to the network with your
external device, use the displayed passphrase to confirm. The pass-
phrase can be randomly generated or edited manually. To do this,
please select the “Passphrase” entry, press Enter and select the appro-
priate command. If you suspect that the passphrase is no longer
secure (because it has been shared with someone), a new passphrase
should be generated.
Website Address 192.168.8.2
Once the connection is established, please enter this address into
your browser’s address bar and the Graphical User Interface should
appear in your browser.
The Wi-Fi connection can also be disabled to provide a more secure setup and prevent
anyone else controlling the device remotely. This may be especially useful when perform-
ing live. Enter the Setup Menu (Setup Button) and navigate to Device Settings.
Find “Enable/Disable WiFi” entry and change the setting.
Setting up a Device for the Graphical User Interface
Concept
The C15 is designed for flexible operation and interaction, with the Base Unit being neces-
sary for connections and performance. In addition, the Panel Unit provides the Hardware
User Interface, with access to all parameters, presets and settings.
Finally, the Base Unit also provides a Wi-Fi hotspot for connection to external devices like
smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers. When connected, the Graphical
User Interface can be accessed with a browser running on the external device. Multiple
external devices can be connected simultaneously, and each can display dierent fea-
tures. However, only one parameter can be focussed on at a time, which synchronises the
Hardware User Interface with each externally connected device.
Furthermore, the Wi-Fi connection can be used for preset interchange, and hence the
option to back up preset banks to the external device. The C15 Reference is also accessi-
ble in the Graphical User Interface.
System Requirements
Due to the browser-based implementation of the Graphical User Interface, there are
almost no limitations concerning compatibility with operating systems and browsers.
Basically, the only system requirements are that the device must be Wi-Fi capable and
have a browser installed.
However, given the vast variety of devices, operating systems and browsers, optimal per-
formance cannot be guaranteed in all cases. Dierences between browsers, fast changes
in technologies and frequent updates contribute to a complex situation which makes it
very hard to say what works best.
Nevertheless, our experience in the development of the system enables us to make some
recommendations and state some minimal requirements:
• The device should have at least a 1 GHz processor and 2 GB RAM.
• The device’s display should support multi touch, or a mouse should be connected. A
connected or integrated keyboard is useful for using the Graphical User Interface.
• The device should have at least a 7’’ diagonal display.
• Although the choice of browser is completely up to the user, currently (February 2022)
the best performance is given by Google Chrome.
