Not sure sounds like something going on in the background. If you have the OS disk and driver disk I would unlicensee PROSCAN on that PC and wipe the harddrive reload the OS and Drivers reinstall PROSCAN and start over.
SDS200 - LAN??
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I cleared the file folder setting and it started working.
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dnadareski
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Does the SDS200 have a built in web server to access directly from a web browser?
Not that I know about I use PROSCAN.
Not built in but you can set up a web server in the free radiofeed software. You also can do it in ProScan also.
dnadareski
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Thank you for your response.
Here is a look at the webserver. This is not a sds 200 it is just to give you an idea of what it looks like. I don't think radiofeed supports it yet but Proscan does.
http://scanpittsburgh.ddns.net:5000/
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dnadareski
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I thank you for the preview. I sold my SDS100 in hopes that the SDS200 would have an internal web server. I am holding off on the SDS200 due to some of the reported sound and scanning issues. I was hoping that I could connect the scanner to my router, obtain and IP address and then using a remote computer web browser to login and see the scanner display and hear audio. I guess I am asking for something not available. The ProScan seems like a great start though. I wonder if the TRX200 will have overcome the limits of remote scanning. I am still happy knowing that ProScan has options in the meantime. You have been very helpful, but now I may wait to see what the Whistler company releases.
intermod
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Success. I have been successful in controlling the SDS200 via a routed connection (over the Internet) using Proscan on a remote PC, without having a computer co-located with the scanner. I had been able to view and control the scanner, but the audio was not making it through.
We have the following configuration:
SDS200 Ethernet <> Remote Mikrotik Router <> Internet <> Home Mikrotik Router <> PC running Proscan Server
The remote router is running OpenVPN-Client in bridged mode, and Home is running the OVPN Server. I am running 192.168.0/24 on the home LAN, and this configuration simply extends Layer 2 to the remote router's LAN. Scanner IP is 192.168.0.69...
When the remote router is powered up, it immediately establishes a permanent encrypted connection with the home router.
The key is to run your VPN connection in bridged mode (not routed) to place the scanner in the same broadcast domain. I am still not clear why the Uniden audio protocol did not like a routed connection, but this should work for now.
I need more time to determine how it handles latency, jitter and packet loss. However, since all the scanning work is being done by the SDS, and not by Proscan, this may not matter. I previously used Scanstar/Spectrum Manager (by Signal Intelligence) to remotely control receivers, but the application was designed to drive a "dumb" receiver, where each scanned channel was written to the receiver, one by one. Latency killed scan speed, so I was always forced to co-locate a laptop at a remote site, which is always a bad idea.
Greg
We have the following configuration:
SDS200 Ethernet <> Remote Mikrotik Router <> Internet <> Home Mikrotik Router <> PC running Proscan Server
The remote router is running OpenVPN-Client in bridged mode, and Home is running the OVPN Server. I am running 192.168.0/24 on the home LAN, and this configuration simply extends Layer 2 to the remote router's LAN. Scanner IP is 192.168.0.69...
When the remote router is powered up, it immediately establishes a permanent encrypted connection with the home router.
The key is to run your VPN connection in bridged mode (not routed) to place the scanner in the same broadcast domain. I am still not clear why the Uniden audio protocol did not like a routed connection, but this should work for now.
I need more time to determine how it handles latency, jitter and packet loss. However, since all the scanning work is being done by the SDS, and not by Proscan, this may not matter. I previously used Scanstar/Spectrum Manager (by Signal Intelligence) to remotely control receivers, but the application was designed to drive a "dumb" receiver, where each scanned channel was written to the receiver, one by one. Latency killed scan speed, so I was always forced to co-locate a laptop at a remote site, which is always a bad idea.
Greg
Thanks and interesting. I already use OpenVPN for work at the home office, so this will be a good fit and should free up half of a Proscan license...I will be trying when I can.
intermod
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Looks like the downlink (SDS>>>Proscan Server) runs about 190-256 kbps, regardless of whether audio is present or not. Uplink is about 5-12 kbps. So there is no apparent audio compression. If I calculated the downlink correctly, this could be 664 Gb, or 82 gB for a 30-day month. Not something you want to place on a cellular link....
We have a UBNT microwave link to the remote site, connected to internet at one end, so this is of no consequence.
Also - the connection recovered gracefully after unplugging/replugging the WAN or LAN connection, power-cycling the scanner, etc. So this seems reasonably solid.
We have a UBNT microwave link to the remote site, connected to internet at one end, so this is of no consequence.
Also - the connection recovered gracefully after unplugging/replugging the WAN or LAN connection, power-cycling the scanner, etc. So this seems reasonably solid.
intermod
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I guess this would. But Proscan is already extremely low-priced for what we are getting. It was just updated again to V14.6...
intermod
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Try mine:
Evansvillescanner.webhop.me:5007
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Try it now should be back. Not a sds today just a old 250d.
intermod
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Yeah I agree the price on Proscan is affordable. The thing is that I really just need one more computer to run it than I have now so I would prefer to avoid paying $50 more just for one more PC. It would be nice if there was a one PC license extension available but not a big deal, still quite happy with the software. I suspected that what you have done could be done, but like you in the past hadn't gotten audio to pass...thanks again for sharing.
Writing software (early beta version) for the SDS200.
A Raspberry Pi is the control server allowing multiple controllers with one scanner.
Software custom written for use by News agencies.
Great info on this forum for remote commands, etc. Thanks also to Upman for a great product.
John
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www.remscan.com
A Raspberry Pi is the control server allowing multiple controllers with one scanner.
Software custom written for use by News agencies.
Great info on this forum for remote commands, etc. Thanks also to Upman for a great product.
John
(Takes some time to download before playing)
www.remscan.com
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So I bought a copy of ProScan last night and got the SDS-200 working thru the LAN at home and connected to the software on my computer and it shows my scanner working.
My question is on my home network should I be-able to hear my scanner thru the proscan software on the computer or am I only going to be-able to control it thru the computer? Its though I can control it but can't hear any sounds coming out of my computer speakers, but the proscan software seems to be working pretty smooth though
My question is on my home network should I be-able to hear my scanner thru the proscan software on the computer or am I only going to be-able to control it thru the computer? Its though I can control it but can't hear any sounds coming out of my computer speakers, but the proscan software seems to be working pretty smooth though
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