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1 VNM Recor der • Setup Guide The Extron VNM Recorder is a network storage device used to digitally record and play back multiple streams of high resolution video, audio, and data encoded to an IP network via VN-Matrix encoders and decoders. It can be used with any VN-Matrix application to document, archive, review , and play back highly sophisti[...]
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2 VNM Recor der • Setup Guide (Continued) Step 7 — Congure the VNM Recor der Network Settings The VNM Recorder is pre-configured with the following network settings: IP address: 192.168.254.254 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 NOTE: Using these settings, the VN-Matrix 200 / 225 / 300 / 325 devices must use IP addresses within the range of 192.168[...]
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3 3 g. Near the bottom of this file are two values named st_controlIp and st_localIp0 (see figure 4). Edit these values as follows: z If the VNM Recorder is the controller device, edit both values to match the IP address of the recorder . z If the recorder is not the controller device, change the st_controlIp value to match the IP address of the c[...]
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