Connection And Login; Connection; Accessing H2O - Calrec Hydra2 User Manual

CONNECTION AND LOGIN

H2O is the 'Hydra2 Organizer'—a
standalone user interface providing
administrator-level control over the
Hydra2 network.
Amongst other features, H2O is used to
manage which I/O ports each console
on the network can access, provides the
ability to perform input to output cross-
point patching without the use of a control
surface and allows the custom editing of
I/O port labels which are passed on to all
consoles on the network.

Connection

H2O runs in a web-server environment
on the Control Processor card, which is
fitted in the Master Router rack. If the
Master Router rack has its own console,
H2O can be accessed from that console's
PC. Alternatively, if access is required
from a different PC, not connected to the
control surface, or if the master router is a
standalone rack with no console, H2O can
be accessed by connecting a PC to the
MAC5 RJ45 Ethernet port on the front
panel of the active Control Processor, as
shown in Figure 1.
The connection between PC and
Control Processor should be established
automatically if the network connection
settings on the PC are set to their default
to obtain IP and DNS automatically. The
Cat5e cable used can be a 'straight
through' or 'crossover' type.
AccessingH2O
Calrec recommends the use of Google's
Chrome browser to access H20. Google
Chrome is free of charge and can be
downloaded and ready to use in minutes
from www.google.com/chrome.
Other web-browsers, such as Safari and
Firefox can be used, however Calrec
cannot guarantee how the user interface
will be displayed on all available browsers.
Notably, Microsoft's Internet Explorer does
not display H2O satisfactorily.
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FIGURE 1 - CONNECTION
Web Browser
Calrec factory configured PCs have
quick-launch and start menu shortcuts
that launch the Chrome browser and
automatically direct it to the H2O server.
Alternatively, H2O can be accessed by
entering hydra:8080 or the IP address of
the Control Processor, followed by :8080,
e.g. 192.100.1.0:8080 in the browser's
URL address entry field. Please refer to
the IP Address Management section of
H2O QUICK-LAUNCH SHORTCUT
H2O START MENU SHORTCUT
Master Router Rack
RESETS SYNC INPUTS
CONTROL h y dr a
SYSTEM ROUTER / EXPANDER DSP ENABLE WORD
FANS AES 3 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 CLOCK
GOOD
FAIL
h y dr a CONTROL h y dr a
EXPANSION 1 ROUTER 1 DSP 1 PROCESSOR 1 PROCESSOR 2 DSP 2 ROUTER 2 EXPANSION 2 PSU 1 PSU 2
ROUTER / EXPANDER ROUTER / EXPANDER DSP CONTROL CONTROL DSP ROUTER / EXPANDER ROUTER / EXPANDER PSU PSU
PROCESSOR PROCESSOR
SFP SFP
10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9
12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11
MAC MAC MAC MAC
7 6 7 6
14 13 14 13 14 13 14 13 AC IN AC IN
MAC MAC
16 16 4 4 16 16
15 15 15 15
10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9
12 11 12 11 MAC MAC 12 11 12 11
LINKS LINKS LINKS LINKS
14 13 14 13 3 3 14 13 14 13
16 15 16 15 16 15 16 15
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
MAC MAC
5 5
4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3
6 5 6 5 USB USB 6 5 6 5
2 1 2 1
8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7
2 1 2 1 D2 D1 D2 D1 2 1 2 1
4 3 4 3 D4 D3 D4 D3 4 3 4 3
LINKS LINKS D6 D5 D6 D5 LINKS LINKS USB USB
6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5
8 7 8 7 D8 D7 D8 D7 8 7 8 7
ETHERNET ETHERNET ETHERNET ETHERNET
POK MA POK MA POK MA POK MA POK MA POK MA POK MA POK MA MOK ST0 MOK ST0
PRI RST PRI RST PRI RST PRI RST PRI RST PRI RST PRI RST PRI RST ST1 ST2 ST1 ST2
MOK NOK MOK NOK MOK NOK MOK NOK MOK NOK MOK NOK MOK NOK MOK NOK ST3 ST4 ST3 ST4
ST1 ST2 ST1 ST2 ST1 ST2 ST1 ST2 ST1 ST2 ST1 ST2 ST1 ST2 ST1 ST2 ST5 ST6 ST5 ST6
this document for details on checking
actual hardware addresses.
On opening, you are greeted with the
login screen. Selecting 'Guest' from the
username drop-down provides a password
and allows you to log in to view settings.
To obtain full access, you should login
with the admin username. Please contact
Calrec Support or your distributor for
admin password details.
Once logged in, different pages can be
accessed by clicking on the page tabs
across the top of the window.
LOG IN
Using H20