Initial Setup

Power

Plug the supplied IEC power cords into the Infinity Link Gateway and connect each to different mains power sources. Remember that while redundant supplies do protect against the unit losing power in the event of a PSU failure, the loss of mains supply voltage is a bigger concern. Accordingly, each supply should be fed from a different circuit equipped with adequate surge protection and fitted with an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).

Important - Please click here for important information on proper grounding and other items pertaining to electrical safety.

Boot Up and Splash Screen

The front panel of the unit will remain dark during the boot process, after which an Infinity Link splash screen will appear.

Figure 1 - Infinity LInk splash screen

Setting IP Addresses

The Primary Ethernet port is used to receive Livewire+ AES67 audio from your LAN side network. The Secondary port should be connected to the network on which you intend to stream which include (but are not limited to) slower Internet, WAN or VPN connections that lack the bandwidth needed to support LW+ AES67. The Secondary port must be connected to a Gigabit (1000Base-T) port on the router.

The web-based user interface can be accessed over either port.

By default, Infinity Link Gateway is set up with DHCP enabled so that it will receive an IP address automatically when connected to a network with a DHCP server. DHCP can be disabled and a static address entered if preferred.

Each port contains a field for entering a gateway address, however, both ports will use the most recently entered gateway address. Since the gateway of the Secondary port will be most critical in most applications, it should be entered second.

Pushing the Right arrow on the front panel from the Splash screen will display the Network Interface status screen for both Primary and Secondary networks.

Figure 2 - Network Status screen

Pressing the Right arrow key a second time will display the Setup menu for the Primary port, which shows current information and allows front panel network setup. This includes setting DHCP (enabled or disabled), the IP address, the netmask, and the gateway. Pressing the Right arrow again will display the same menu for the Secondary network connection if connected.

Figure 3 - Network Setup screen

In most cases, a static (fixed) IP address will be desirable, especially on the streaming (Secondary) port. To set a static address in the Primary Network connection:

1. Press the OK button to highlight the DHCP status

2. Press the Up and Down arrows to toggle DHCP on and off

3. With DHCP disabled, press the Right arrow to move the cursor to the first character of the IP address

4. The Up and Down arrows change the value of the selected character

5. The Left and Right arrows move the cursor back and forth between characters

6. Once the IP address is set, press the Right arrow to move the cursor to the netmask field

7. The Up and Down arrows scroll through the available netmask values

8. Once the netmask is set, press the Right arrow to move the cursor to the gateway field; the process for setting the gateway address is the same as setting the IP address

9. Once the gateway is set, press the Right arrow to highlight “OK”, then press the OK button to save your changes

10. If you need to back out of this menu without saving any changes, highlight “Cancel” instead and press the OK button

To set a fixed address for the Secondary connection, press the Right arrow twice from the Splash screen and follow the above steps.