User manual

REMOTE CONTROL WEB SERVER
4.1.
Introduction
VP-793 features a Web server which connects to a PC Web browser via TCP/IP. The menu system of
VP-793 is mirrored into the Web browser and all menu items can be accessed and controlled through
the keyboard or mouse of the PC.
4.2.
Installing the Software
No extra software needs to be installed on a PC. The PC Web browser is used as the graphical user
interface for all control items. To connect to the VP-793 the TCP/IP address of the unit has to be
entered into the address list box of the Web browser in the following format http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The
TCP/IP address assigned to VP-793 can be found in the System>Network Settings menu.
4.3.
Discovery Tool
Kramer provides a DiscoveryTool.exe Windows application to identify Kramer boxes in the network.
www.kramerelectronics.com .
Clicking on the link of the recognized box will open a browser and make a connection to the
corresponding box. The box identifier is made up of “PV6S” in the case of VP-793 followed by the 6
least significant digits of the MAC address. The MAC address of the box can be found in the
System>Network Settings menu.
Note: This is for use on a network not on a single wire connection.
4.4.
Software Operation
Once the address has been entered the Web browser starts to load pages from the VP-793 mirroring
the menu system of the unit. All menu items are shown as their respective buttons, sliders and list
boxes and can be accessed and altered with the PC mouse or corresponding navigational key presses.
Note:- When changes within a submenu make other menu items available immediately when using the
on-screen menu of the VP-793 this has to be either done manually by clicking on the refresh button of
the Web browser or is done with the next periodic auto refresh.