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3. Internet Connection
Your XDS-PRO should always be connected to the internet to allow for remote troubleshooting, to retrieve as-
played logs of commercial insertions, and to stream live audio to the receiver when satellite is not available.
4. Connecting the Receiver to your LAN
If you elect to place the receiver on your local network inside of your firewall (this is commonly done), you
will connect an Ethernet patch cable from your internal switch or router to the port labeled LAN or LAN-1.
The receiver is set by default to obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP. If your network does not have a
DHCP server (usually built into a router), you will need to assign it a static address through the front panel
Setup > Network > LAN Address.
5. Connecting the Receiver to the WAN
If you would like your receiver to access the internet directly through a DMZ connection or outside of your
firewall, you will connect an Ethernet patch cable to the port labeled LAN-2 or WAN.
Determine if using the WAN port is right for you. If a receiver is connected only to a DMZ or to the public
internet, you may not be able to “see” it from a PC on your secure (inside) LAN.
As with the LAN port, you can leave the WAN port set to DHCP, or you can assign a fixed IP address via the
front panel Setup > Network > WAN Address.
6. Web sites
Your receiver has two web sites:
The Affiliate programming and scheduling web site on the public internet at
https://myxdsreceiver.espn.com (hosted at ESPN); and
The receiver’s internal web site, visible via an affiliate-provided computer on the same LAN as the
receiver. To see it, browse to the IP address of this receiver, which you can view or change from the
front panel at Setup > Network > LAN Address.
7. https://myxdsreceiver.espn.com programming and scheduling site
To log in to the public myxdsreceiver web site, start by using the serial number as the username, and the
daily password from the front panel: Setup > Serial Number > PWD.
Once logged in, you can set a friendly password, along with your Time Zone and Relay Mapping.
You can also see what Programs, if any, are already scheduled on your audio ports by going to the
Programming and Scheduling menu.
On the Calendar View of the schedule, use the gray Change Site button to switch between audio ports - and
therefore between radio stations. See #9 below.
When you set up a new or changed program or show title from the Program List tab, you can elect to output
the program Live or you can “tape delay” it in the receiver’s memory. Follow the instructions in the dialog
box for each show. Don’t forget to click Commit Schedule to Receiver when you are done with each program
title.
8. Receiver’s internal web site:
To log in to the receiver’s internal web site using its IP address:
User: tech
Password: radio
Once the friendly password has been set in the myxdsreceiver site, it will replace the “radio” password of the
“tech” account for future logons to the internal web site.
