First Time Network Configuration
Connecting to your sygnalTX unit for the first time
First, you must connect to your unit via a network connection. There are multiple ways to connect to your sygnalTX unit to a network. Below is a list of these methods, which are explored in more detail below. The variety of options is there to ensure that no matter the scale of your system, there is always a quick and convenient way to set up your sygnalTX units for the first time.
1 - Plug unit into an existing network which has a DHCP server.
2 - Plug unit into an existing network without DHCP.
3 - Plug unit directly into your computer via its network connection.
4 - Use Access point mode to connect to the device directly over wifi, enabling you to configure the sygnalTX unit to connect to an existing WIFI network.
5 - Use a USB stick to flash a configuration file to the unit (including network connection information), enabling rapid programming of multiple sygnalTX units.
1 - Connecting the unit to an existing network which has a DHCP server.
Plug your sygnalTX unit into your network using a cat5e cable (or above).
Wait for it to be given an IP address (usually about 10 seconds).
As soon as this happens, the IP address will be displayed on the OLED display.
At this point, you can connect to the device via its web GUI, or via the sygnalCONTROL app.
To access the web GUI, ensuring that your computer is on the same network and subnet (or has routes to), enter the IP address in your web browser to access the sygnalTX GUI.
To connect via the sygnalCONTROL app, ensuring that your computer is on the same subnet, click the + icon in the bottom left of the screen. Now select the discovered device from the list and press "add". Alternatively, you can type in the IP address for the sygnalTX unit if it is on a different subnet which will means the automatic discovery will not work.
2- Plug unit into an existing network without DHCP.
Plug your sygnalTX unit into your network using a cat5e cable (or above).
Wait for it to be given an automatically assigned IP address (usually about 10-20 seconds).
As soon as this happens, the IP address will be displayed on the OLED display.
At this point, you can connect to the device via its web GUI, or via the sygnalCONTROL app.
To access the web GUI, ensuring that your computer is on the same network and subnet (or has routes to), enter the IP address in your web browser to access the sygnalTX GUI.
To connect via the sygnalCONTROL app, ensuring that your computer is on the same subnet, click the + icon in the bottom left of the screen. Now select the discovered device from the list and press "add". Alternatively, you can type in the IP address for the sygnalTX unit if it is on a different subnet which will means the automatic discovery will not work.
3 - Plug unit directly into your computer via its network connection.
Plug your sygnalTX unit into your computer using a cat5e cable (or above).
Wait for it to be given an automatically assigned IP address (usually about 10-20 seconds).
As soon as this happens, the IP address will be displayed on the OLED display.
At this point, you can connect to the device via its web GUI, or via the sygnalCONTROL app.
To access the web GUI, ensuring that your computer is on the same network and subnet (or has routes to), enter the IP address in your web browser to access the sygnalTX GUI.
To connect via the sygnalCONTROL app, ensuring that your computer is on the same subnet, click the + icon in the bottom left of the screen. Now select the discovered device from the list and press "add". Alternatively, you can type in the IP address for the sygnalTX unit if it is on a different subnet which will means the automatic discovery will not work.