The network is how COGS software can communicate with COGS hardware and vice versa. Everything in COGS runs through the network.
By network, we mean a local network that uses a DHCP router.
To connect a COGS box to the network:
- Plug the box into power (check the power specifications on the box manual)
- The status light should go RED
- Connect one end of an ethernet cable to the Ethernet port (labelled)
- Connect the other end to the local network (this could be via a switch or directly into the router)
- If the network is active
- the status light will flash BLUE, indicating that it needs to be assigned an IP
- the status light will go solid BLUE when your router has assigned it an IP address
- Make sure you computer running COGS is connected to the same network as the box (either via network cable or WI-FI
- N.B. we recommend you wire your computer to the network for the best results
- In COGS software, go to Devices and choose a virtual box to pair it to
Watch the Connecting Hardware to a Local Area Network tutorial here for more information.