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Talking about command windows, if you want to check that the port is open for listening (i.e. able to access the admin interface) type <tt>netstat -an | findstr 8998</tt> into the command window. | Talking about command windows, if you want to check that the port is open for listening (i.e. able to access the admin interface) type <tt>netstat -an | findstr 8998</tt> into the command window. | ||
The admin interface URL '''http://*:8998/''' needs to have that wildcard "*" replaced by a precise location if we are to access the admin interface. The missing part of the URL depends on how your local network is set up. If you are accessing the admin interface on the same device as that running MX (and you don't have another web server on that device) the "*" can be replaced by "localhost", i.e. '''http://localhost:8998/''' will be used to load the admin interface into your browser. In the more general case when you want to access the admin interface from anywhere on your local wired and wireless interface, then the "*" needs to be replaced by a string of 4 numbers representing what is called a IPv4 address (w.x.y.z) of the device you have installed MX on. | |||
Look at your hub or router (this should have come with instructions on how to access its settings in your browser) and on one screen it should show what devices are connected to your LAN and wifi. Look for the IPv4 address | Look at your hub or router (this should have come with instructions on how to access its settings in your browser) and on one screen it should show what devices are connected to your LAN and wifi. Look for the IPv4 address, for example 192.168.1.64, it has assigned to the device where MX is running. That is what should replace the "*". However, there is one more complication, either the Windows networking settings may change, or else your hub or router may reconfigure, both can happen at any time and both can assign a different IPv4 address to the device running MX. | ||
To give your Computer a fixed address for the MX admin interface, | |||
#first find the network card via Network and Sharing Centre (Control Panel), | |||
#then click on Change Adapter Settings, | |||
#then Right click on Ethernet or WiFi Adapter, | |||
#next select Properties | |||
# In the window that opens, right click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP 4), | |||
#Next select properties | |||
# Onn that pop up screen tell the computer to "use the following IP address" | |||
#Fill out the form with | |||
#* a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and | |||
#*gateway address between 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.254 (depending on the address of your hub/router). | |||
==== Setting up for either manual or automatic running ==== | ==== Setting up for either manual or automatic running ==== | ||