Doug Fleenor Design E2E Configuration Manual

Ethernet to Ethernet Protocol Converter

Model E2E: Configuration Manual

Revision: Jan 10, 2017

Doug Fleenor Design, Inc.
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Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

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Product Description

The Ethernet to Ethernet (E2E) device supports conversion of four universes from one Ethernet
protocol to another Ethernet protocol. The following protocols can be configured on the input
and output Ethernet interfaces:

E1.31 sACN
ArtNet v3
KiNeT
Shownet
Draft sACN
Each interface supports one of these protocols at a time.
The E2E can relieve issues of compatibility in Ethernet lighting systems where a transmitter and

receiver do not support a common protocol. In addition to handling issues of protocol support
the E2E may help with network traffic relief. The E2E uses two separate physical interfaces to
allow separation of streams and preserve network resources.

Configuration Overview

Both input and output on the Ethernet to Ethernet protocol converter are configured using two
separate web servers. These web servers may be accessed by a PC using any web browser,
and a properly configured IP address. Ethernet in and Ethernet out are initially configured for
DHCP, but will use the assigned static IP in the absence of a DHCP server.

The Node Discovery program, which is available for download at www.dfd.com may assist users
to connect to the E2E using a Windows PC. Using DHCP and Node Discovery is a simple way
to get to the configuration pages within the interface.

Below a screenshot displays the output of a successful Node Discovery with a DHCP enabled
router and both in and out connections connected on the same network with a Windows PC.

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Figure 1: Node Discovery after finding both input and output

Double clicking on an entry in the Node Discovery program will open a default browser to the
address listed in the IP Address column. The status page shows by default, and all configuration
information for the E2E (IN or OUT) may be observed.

For cases where DHCP is unavailable, each interface is physically marked with a default IP
address. A PC with an IPv4 enabled Ethernet adapter set to a 10.?.?.? / 255.0.0.0 address and
subnet mask is suitable for direct communications with the default E2E static IP address.

Web Server

There are status and configuration pages contained on the two embedded web servers hosted
by the E2E. In and out configure similarly, with the exception that the Ethernet in interface
always has its virtual ports as output, and the Ethernet out interface always has its virtual ports
as input.

Status Page
The status tab shows the user all current configuration settings on the E2E interface.

The Status page will indicate Device name and Description, DHCP and other IP settings, the
universe number of each virtual port, and additional status.

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