User guide

22 HYDRA2 Operator Manual
Using H20
H2O is the ‘Hydra2 Organizer’—a
standalone user interface providing
administrator-level control over the
Hydra2 network.
Amongst other features, H2O is used to
manage which I/O ports each console
on the network can access, provides the
ability to perform input to output cross-
point patching without the use of a control
surface and allows the custom editing of
I/O port labels which are passed on to all
consoles on the network.
Connection
H2O runs in a web-server environment
on the Control Processor card, which is
fitted in the Master Router rack. If the
Master Router rack has its own console,
H2O can be accessed from that console’s
PC. Alternatively, if access is required
from a different PC, not connected to the
control surface, or if the master router is a
standalone rack with no console, H2O can
be accessed by connecting a PC to the
MAC5 RJ45 Ethernet port on the front
panel of the active Control Processor, as
shown in Figure 1.
The connection between PC and
Control Processor should be established
automatically if the network connection
settings on the PC are set to their default
to obtain IP and DNS automatically. The
Cat5e cable used can be a ‘straight
through’ or ‘crossover’ type.
Accessing H2O
Calrec recommends the use of Google’s
Chrome browser to access H20. Google
Chrome is free of charge and can be
downloaded and ready to use in minutes
from www.google.com/chrome.
Other web-browsers, such as Safari and
Firefox can be used, however Calrec
cannot guarantee how the user interface
will be displayed on all available browsers.
Notably, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer does
not display H2O satisfactorily.
LOG IN
CONNECTION AND LOGIN
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Web Browser
Master Router Rack
Calrec factory configured PCs have
quick-launch and start menu shortcuts
that launch the Chrome browser and
automatically direct it to the H2O server.
Alternatively, H2O can be accessed by
entering hydra:8080 or the IP address of
the Control Processor, followed by :8080,
e.g. 192.100.1.0:8080 in the browser’s
URL address entry field. Please refer to
the IP Address Management section of
this document for details on checking
actual hardware addresses.
On opening, you are greeted with the
login screen. Selecting ‘Guest’ from the
username drop-down provides a password
and allows you to log in to view settings.
To obtain full access, you should login
with the admin username. Please contact
Calrec Support or your distributor for
admin password details.
Once logged in, different pages can be
accessed by clicking on the page tabs
across the top of the window.
H2O QUICK-LAUNCH SHORTCUT
H2O START MENU SHORTCUT