The network settings on the Cell can be set using either DHCP (automatic network configuration), or manual configuration. The network parameters are adjusted by clicking on the "Setup" tab on the right-hand side of the on-screen display.
By default MultiTaction Cells use DHCP for network configuration, so that you can start the Cells as easily as possible. If you are using the DHCP for network configuration, it makes sense to make the DHCP server use the same network address for the Cell always. For this purpose you can get the Cell MAC address from the "System" tab.
In some cases you may need to do manual network configuration, for example if you want to connect the Cells to a computer directly, without a DHCP server to mediate the process. To adjust the network settings manually, you need to click on the "Manual" button in the network settings view.
Once in the manual settings mode, you can adjust the network parameters by clicking on the various fields and typing in the network parameters, either by clicking on the on-screen virtual keyboard, or by typing the numbers with a connected USB keyboard. Once the parameters have been inserted, you need to press the "Apply" button to start using the new parameters. You also need to press "Save" so that the parameters are used also after the next reboot.
All MultiTaction models, embedded or not, have internal computer that communicates with internal tracking hardware over ethernet. This means that some IP address ranges are reserved for Cell internal use only. Don't use these forbidden IP ranges when setting the Cell IP address, i.e., external network.
Depending on you Cell revision, the forbidden ranges are
In S and UTB models, you can't manually set Cell IP to the forbidden range, the OSD will complain about it. However, if your DHCP server assigns an IP in the forbidden range, the effect is that the Cell does not work. You can use OSD to check which one of the forbidden ranges applies to your Cell.
In embedded models, L, W7 and W8, you can set Cell IP manually from the operating system to the forbidden range, the effect is that external network does not work. Use operating system network settings to check which one of the forbidded ranges applies to your Cell. There is a network adapter named "DGU" with statically assigned IP address in one of the ranges mentioned above.
To get the coordinates from the Cell to the computer, you need to configure the application computer to receive the tracking data from the Cell. Often in this case you have S or UTB model, although tracking data can be received from embedded models as well. See S and UTB model instructions on how to connect an external computer to Cell.
