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    SIM ® 3 Remote Guide to controlling a SIM 3 Audio Analyzer r emotely over a network connection from a laptop SETUP GUIDE INTEGRA TION TOOLS[...]

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    © 2010 Meyer Sound. All rights reserved. SIM 3 Remote Setup Guide, PN 05.136.042.01 B The contents of this manual are furnished for informational purposes only , are subject to change without notice, and should not be con- strued as a commitment by Meyer Sound Laboratories Inc. Meyer Sound assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or i[...]

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    iii CONTENTS Section 1: Overview 1 What is SIM 3 Remote? 1 Section 2: Preparation 2 Acquiring the Software CD and X11 Utilities 2 Network Infrastructure / Har dware Err or Handling Change 3 Section 3: Setup 6 Wireless Router Setup 6 Physical Setup With Router 8 Physical Setup Without Router 10 Section 4: Starting SIM 3 Remote 11 Starting SIM 3 Remo[...]

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    1 sim 3 remote st artup Guide SECTION 1: OVERVIEW WHA T IS SIM 3 REMOTE? SIM 3 Remote is an application that makes it possible to control SIM 3 har dware on a r emote computer via an Ethernet network. Before using SIM 3 Remote it is important to note that SIM 3 Remote is not a standalone measur ement software and does not do anything without connec[...]

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    2 section 2: prep ara tion ACQUIRING THE SOFTWARE CD AND X11 UTILITIES Before you get started you will need to download some files and you will need to have one blank r ecordable CD (CD-R) available to burn the Software CD. Meyer Sound Software CD File(s) Downloads: www .meyersound.com/products/sim/sim3/remote/SIM3_1.7.2_Remote_IP_192.168.1.160.iso[...]

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    3 sim 3 remote st artup Guide Network Infrastructure In order to setup SIM 3 Remote an Ethernet 100Mbps or faster network needs to be created. While it is much easier to have this set as a wired network SIM 3 Remote r eally becomes much more flexible when used in a wir eless network. T o set up a wireless network the following equipment will be r e[...]

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    4 section 2: prep ara tion 4 Step 2: Use the up/down arrow keys to select “POST Err or Handling” Use the right/left arrow keys to change the setting to “Ignor e All” Step 3: Press <Escape> to r eturn to the Main Menu. Use the up/down arrow keys to select “Saving the Settings” and pr ess <Enter>. Step4:Press<Enter[...]

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    5 sim 3 remote st artup Guide 5 Step 5: Use the up/down arrow keys to select “Exiting the System Setup Utility” Press <Enter>. Step 6: Press <Enter> while “Exit the System Setup Utility” is highlighted to exit the BIOS setup. The SIM 3 will now reboot with the new setting applied.[...]

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    6 section 3: setup WIRELESS ROUTER SETUP 1. Enter the router basic setup page (r efer to router user guide) and set the following parameters: • Router IP address to 192.168.1.1 • Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 • DHCP Enabled • Router DHCP starting IP address to 192.168.1.210 • Maximum number of DHCP users to 10 Remember to cl[...]

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    7 sim 3 remote st artup Guide 2. Go to the Wireless Setup / Basic Wir eless Settings page and set the following parameters: • Mode to G-only . (If both router and r emote computer are capable of 802.11n then N-only should be selected. Using 802.11b will r esult in a very slow connection so unless it is the only available possibility it should [...]

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    8 section 3: setup 2. V erifythepropertiesoftheremotecomputer’ sEther netadapter .MakesureitissetforIPaddress:DHCP .  Y oushouldhaveasimilardisplay: Windows OS X PHYSICAL SETUP WITH ROUTER 1. Connect the computer to the router using any of the LAN ports available (e.g. port 1[...]

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    9 sim 3 remote st artup Guide 3. Power up the SIM 3 machine and immediately insert the Software CD (See page 4) into the CD drive of the SIM 3 machine. This must be done the moment the SIM 3 is turned on. If the SIM 3 boots up as usual then the CD was introduced too late. This is not a pr oblem. Just power down the SIM 3 down (by holding the power [...]

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    10 section 3: setup PHYSICAL SETUP WITHOUT ROUTER In order to operate a SIM 3 machine r emotely without using a wireless r outer connect the computer to the SIM machine with a CA T5 or better cable. Moder n computers automatically apply an internal crossover when necessary – if using an older computer please use a crossover cable. 1. Power up the[...]

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    11 sim 3 remote st artup Guide SECTION 4: ST AR TING SIM 3 REMOTE ST ARTING SIM 3 REMOTE (OS X – ALL PHYSICAL SETUPS) 1. Open the application X11 (Applications/Utilities/X11) 2. At the prompt bash-3.2$ type the following commands (all commands ar e case sensitive): bash-3.2$ ssh –XC root@192.168.1.160 <return> 3. When prompted if you want[...]

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    12 section 4: st artinG sim 3 remote FIRST TIME SETUP (WINDOWS – ALL PHYSICAL SETUPS) Depending on your Windows version and security settings you may be prompted to confirm/allow some of the following actions. 1. Copy both Xming-6-9-0-31-setup.exe and PuTTY .exe to your desktop 2. Install Xming on your computer with all of the default options. 3.[...]

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    13 sim 3 remote st artup Guide ST ARTING SIM 3 REMOTE (WINDOWS – ALL PHYSICAL SETUPS) Once First Time Setup (see Page 13) is complete the normal startup procedur e is as follows: 1. Start Xming 2. StartPuTTY 3. Open the previsously saved session (Load/Open) 4. InthePuTTYterminalwindowtypethefollowingcommands(al[...]

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    14 section 4: st artinG sim 3 remote FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS (F AQ) Q: Can SIM 3 Remote run without a SIM 3 machine? A: No! SIM 3 Remote is just a connection to the SIM 3 software inside a physical SIM 3 machine. Q: Can I have more than one simultaneous session of SIM 3 Remote using just one SIM 3 machine? A: No. However , it is possible to use[...]

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    Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc. 2832 San Pablo Ave Berkeley , CA 94702 T el: +1 510-486-1166 www .meyersound.com T : +1 510 486.1166 F: +1 510 486.8356 © 2010 Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc. 05.136.042.01 B[...]