User manual

The BomeBox will also pass through any other Ethernet data,
such as Artnet, OSC, and more.
By default, the BomeBox Ethernet is set up as Ethernet Client,
for connecting to an existing network with DHCP router.
To configure the Ethernet ports, go to the Web Config, page
Settings, tab Ethernet. You have these options:
ᴑ Ethernet Client: the default Ethernet setting. Use it for
connecting to an existing router. Internally, the BomeBox is
using a DHCP client to retrieve the IP address from a DHCP
server on the network.
In this setting, the BomeBox also activates the APIPA mode
(Automatic Private IP Addressing / link local), which allows
connecting the BomeBox directly with a Cat-5 cable to a
computer's Ethernet port.
ᴑ Ethernet Master: in this mode, the BomeBox activates a
DHCP server which provides naming and IP addresses to all
other connected DHCP clients on the network – effectively
replacing a router.
Note that there should only be one DHCP router in a given
network. So for a network of BomeBoxes/computers, config-
ure one BomeBox as Ethernet Master, and all other Bome-
Boxes as Ethernet Client. Computers are typically configured
as DHCP client.
In Ethernet Master mode, the BomeBox is configured as IP
address 192.168.1.1. Client addresses are assigned IP ad-
dresses in the same subnet (192.168.1.x where x is the ad-
dress of each attached device on the subnet).
ᴑ Fixed IP Address: for advanced users! Define a fixed IP
address. Note that the automatic discovery only works for
BomeBoxes and computers in the same subnet.
The Web Config displays the current IP address for the Ether-
net port.
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