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.. title: Tips on Android App Setup for OpenLP
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.. slug: 2013/05/08/tips-android-app-setup-openlp
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.. date: 2013-05-08 15:05:44 UTC
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.. description:
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The Android app for OpenLP adds some nice fexibility to the operation of
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OpenLP. I personally use this to add songs "on the fly" from the stage
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on Sunday mornings. It is also useful for speakers that want to control
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what is being displayed and I'm sure many many other uses. We have
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recently had a few questions about the remote feature and the setup. You
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can find detailed instructions in the `OpenLP
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documentation <http://manual.openlp.org/configure.html#remote>`__ and
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also info for the `Android
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app <http://manual.openlp.org/android.html#android>`__.
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**Networking Basics**
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Before we get to the tips, we need to be sure have a good understanding
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of some basic networking terms.
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**IP Address:** This is the unique number that is given to a computer on
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a network. Think of this as a street address of a house. On most local
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networks It will look something like this: 192.168.1.100.
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**LAN:** Local Area Network, this is the local network. If you have a
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typical home setup with a modem and a wireless router the wireless
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router connects all the computers and assings IP addresses on the LAN.
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Many users have confused the LAN with the internet. A LAN doesn not have
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to be connected to the internet at all, it simply provides a way for
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several close by computers to communicate. A LAN is all that is needed
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for the remote feature of OpenLP to work.
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**WiFi:** this is the means that you connect to a Local network
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wirelessly. Again, this does not mean you are connected to the internet.
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Now, to the tips...
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**Get on the Same Network**
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Many people use the Android app on their mobile phone. One of the most
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common issues I have ran into when someone is running the remote app is
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they are not on the network that the OpenLP machine is on. For most
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setups this means you need to be on the same WiFi network that the
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OpenLP machine is on.
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**Connect to the Correct IP Address **
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Most networks use
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`DHCP <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol>`__
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to hand out IP addresses, this means your OpenLP machine may not have
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the same IP address every week so it may be necessary to check that if
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you cannot connect with your device. You can find the IP address from
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the `remote
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settings <http://manual.openlp.org/_images/configureremotes.png>`__\ screen
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in OpenLP. You can also find the IP address by entering the command
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"ipconfig" in the command prompt in Windows, or by the commands "ip a"
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or "ifconfig" on most Mac, Linux, and BSD machines. You can also find
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your OpenLP computer if you know its
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`hostname <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname>`__ on your Android
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device by using an app such as
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`eZNetScan <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vrsspl.eznetscan&hl=en>`__.
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**Be Sure to Apply Your Settings**
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If you need to change your IP address on the Android app be sure to tap
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the Activate button to activate the changes.
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**Consider a Static IP Address**
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A static IP address will help keep you from having a lot of these
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issues. This may not always be possible, another way to achieve
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something close to this is using a tool most routers have to reserve
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dhcp addresses usually bound to the `MAC
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address <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address>`__ of a computer.
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Check your routers documentation but this is usually a pretty simple
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process.
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.. |Android| image:: http://openlp.org/files/u1284/android_logo.gif
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