Network Connections and Configuration

Network Connections

It is first necessary to allocate the network switch ports and IP addresses needed for the Infinity VIP system. There are 2 network connections on the VIP hardware:

• A WAN connection to the internet

• An AoIP connection for transporting audio

Note - While most installations will use both connections, doing so is not required. However, both network connections, if used, must be made to 1000BaseT switch ports.

IP Addresses

The following network IP addresses are required:

• VIP WAN NIC (1)

• VIP AoIP NIC (1)

• VIP internal network (telosmacvlan) (1)

• Portainer (1)

• Infinity VIP Dashboard (1)

• Infinity VIP Link Gateway and invitation server (1)

• Infinity VIP Panels (up to 64 depending upon how many panels are required)

• Additional Link Gateways (1 each)

Note - IP addresses for VIP Dashboard, VIP Server, and all panels must be assigned as a single continuous block. Dashboard must be the first address in the block.

We recommend setting aside a block of 70 IP addresses to allow for expansion to the maximum number of supported VIP Panels.

A typical network allocation will look something like this:

• VIP WAN: 192.168.0.178 (IP address from internet router or dedicated public IP address)

• VIP AoIP: 10.0.15.100 (IP address on local AoIP/media network)

• VIP Internal Network: 10.0.15.101

• Portainer: 10.0.15.102

• Dashboard: 10.0.15.103

• VIP Server and Link IP: 10.0.15.104

• VIP Panels: 10.0.15.105 through 10.0.15.xxx (1 address per panel)

Important Network Considerations

While Infinity VIP offers a great degree of flexibility in terms of networking configuration, certain considerations must be kept in mind as you plan your system:

1. If only the WAN NIC is used, all VIP IP addresses must be outside of the range of any DHCP addresses.

2. If only the AoIP NIC is used, there must be an internet gateway on the AoIP network and this gateway must be entered into each panel's network configuration.

3. If the existing AoIP media network has multicast streams that will connect to Infinity VIP, either now or in the future, all of the AoIP media device IP addresses must share the same subnet.

4. If the Infinity VIP installation is part of a Grass Valley AMPP system, both the VIP and AMPP AoIP networks must be in the same subnet.

Security and Internet Access

Infinity VIP makes use of several public Internet features to help ensure the security of both its connections and audio flows. Even when used on a closed and private network infrastructure, these Internet-oriented features are still required for the system to operate as intended.

These network technologies include:

• DNS

• SSL certificates

• VIP Server Beacon

• STUN

• TURN

Each of these deserves a short explanation and may require further discussion with your IT and Network Managers. Please see the Security and Internet Access appendix for more information.