Installation guide

BlipServer Properties
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If you should have a version of the software older than BlipNode R1A (BlipNet 0.5), please
contact BLIP Systems for specific upgrade information.
BlipServer IP Address
The IP address of the BlipServer which the BlipNodes will try to connect to.
When a BlipNode boots, it sends out a broadcast signal. The BlipServer will catch this signal a
create a connection to the BlipNode for configuration a monitoring.
If the BlipServer is not able to receive the BlipNode broadcasts for some reason, e.g. the
BlipNodes are placed on another subnet, behind a NAT-router, etc., it is possible to specify the
IP address of the BlipServer in all the BlipNodes.
The BlipNode's will then first try to create a direct connection to the BlipServer on the specified
address. If this fails the BlipNodes will do broadcast. An IP address of 0.0.0.0 will disable direct
connection establishment in the BlipNodes.
The BlipNode will only try to do a direct connection if the BlipNode is configured to be on
another Subnet than the BlipServer.
You can enable/disable this for each BlipNode in the BlipNode Properties - Advanced Panel.