Setting up Mackie HDR24/96 and MDR24/96 for FTP (file transfers) on a Mac.

Testing here at Sweetwater, we were succesful using an MDR24/96 and a G4 when using Nestcape Communicator 4.7 – – Internet Explorer did NOT work. Here’s what we did to set the MDR and the G4 up:

1. Connect the two units with a Category 5 Crossover ethernet cable.
2. On the Mac, select Chooser from the Apple Menu & make sure Appletalk is ON.
3. From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels, and select TCP/IP The TCP/IP control panel should appear as follows:

Connect via : Ethernet
Configure : Manually
IP Address : 10.10.28.21 *(one digit higher than the MDR or HDR’s IP address)
Subnet mask : 255.255.0.0 *(same as MDR or HDR’s “Sub” setting in Setup FTP)
Router address: 10.10.10.10 *(same as MDR or HDR’s “Gate” setting in Setup FTP)

*** to verify the MDR or HDR’s FTP setup, press the SYSTEM button, and choose FTP setup. This is where you will see info on IP addresses etc.

4. In the MDR or HDR, press System, then set “FTP Turbo” to TURBO (instead of normal).
5. Then press RUN FTP for the Mackie to wait for communication from the Mac

6. Then close the TCP/IP control panel on the Mac and launch Netscape. *(if you have to set it up, just breeze through the options for mail servers etc.). In the address field type

ftp://10.10.28.20 *(or the IP address of your Mackie HDR/MDR unit)

an index of of the MDR or HDR’s hard drive contents should appear.

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