Escient FireBall Media Management system user manual Ethernet Connections

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ETHERNET CONNECTIONS

The Ethernet jack on the back panel of the FireBall accepts any standard twisted pair CAT5 Ethernet cable. If you are connecting FireBall to a home network, you typically connect a standard Ethernet cable from your Ethernet router or hub to the FireBall.

There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Category 5 is the most reliable and widely compatible, and is highly recommended. It runs easily with 10Mbps networks, and is required for 100Mbps networks. You can buy Category 5 cabling that is pre-made, or you can cut & crimp your own.

Category 5 cables can be purchased or crimped as either straight-through or crossed. A Category 5 cable has 8 thin, color-coded wires inside that run from one end of the cable to the other. Only wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 are used by Ethernet networks for communication. Although only four wires are used, if the cable has 8 wires, all the wires have to be connected in both jacks.

Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub. Crossed cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub (there is an exception: some hubs have a built-in uplink port that is crossed internally, which allows you to uplink hubs together with a straight cable instead).

In a straight-through cable, wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at the other end. In a crossed cable, the order of the wires change from one end to the other: wire 1 becomes 3, and 2 becomes 6.

To figure out which wire is wire number 1, hold the cable so that the end of the plastic RJ-45 tip (the part that goes into a wall jack first) is facing away from you. Flip the clip so that the copper side faces up (the springy clip will now be parallel to the floor). When looking down on the coppers, wire 1 will be on the far left.

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FireBall™ SEi User’s Manual

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Contents SEi USER’S Manual Typing Characters with the Remote Testing a Broadband ConnectionSetting the Screen Saver Preferences Changing the Current Play Mode Viewing by GenreRecording from the Internal CD Importing Music Files View By Artist View By Title View By Song View By CoverID3 Tag Support Central DistributedNetworking Server Selection About this Manual Record Your Serial Number FireBall SEi User’s Manual FireBall SEi User’s Manual FireBall SEi User’s Manual How to Return a Product Contact your dealer Escient Privacy Policy Terms and Definitions Power States Transport Controls & Favs Ethernet Volume Control Power Guide Channel /Universal Source Select Transport ControlsTyping Characters with the Remote FireBall SEi User’s Manual Audio Outputs = Ntsc RS-232 Connections Ethernet Connections FireBall SEi User’s Manual Registration Getting Music Into Fireball Recording from the Internal CD System Requirements Importing from a PC Importing from a MAC FireBall SEi User’s Manual Recording from Other External Sources Erasing a CD-RW Disc Browsing Your Music Library Playing the Current Title View By Artist Changing the Current Play Mode Viewing by Genre FireBall SEi User’s Manual Playing the Current Station Creating Playlists Creating Groups Adding Internet Radio Stations Updating the Internet Radio Stations List Editing Disc Info Editing Track Names FireBall SEi User’s Manual FireBall SEi User’s Manual Selecting an Existing Cover Editing Radio Information FireBall SEi User’s Manual Editing Groups Deleting Music Deleting Playlists Deleting Groups Creating a Custom MIX CD FireBall SEi User’s Manual Duplicating a CD Recording from AN External Source Activation Idle Time Retail Demo Mode Photo Screen Saver Mode Specify which US time zone your FireBall is located Setting Your Time ZoneCustomizable User Interface Enabling Password Protection Ethernet Settings Server Settings Fireball Music Sharing Selecting the Audio Encoder Type Setting the Disc Insert Preferences Video Format Centering the Fireball Screen Adjusting Your TELLY’S Brightness Adjusting Your TELLY’S Contrast Adjusting Your TELLY’S Sharpness Adjusting Your TELLY’S Color and Tint Installing the ETP Touch Panel Calibrating the Touch Panel Changing the Touch Panel Button Overlay Using Your Touch PanelIR Remote Control Direct Access Codes Function Multi-Key Combinations Function Multi-Key Combinations Playlist HOT Keys Serial COM Ports AMX Getting Information about Your Fireball Restarting the System Updating the Software Using the WEB User Interface Setting UP the Fireball WEB ServerRemote Control Mode instead of Streaming Client Mode Fireball Music Backup ID3 Tag Support Servers Central Distributed Networking Configuring a Fireball ServerNetwork Problems NTSC/PAL Video SpecificationsFireBall SEi User’s Manual