Initial Client Setup

For the initial connection, each Viewer instance must know which Grid Studio server it should connect to.

Before establishing this connection, the network configuration of the client device (the Viewer object) must be defined. This ensures that Grid Studio can correctly reach and configure the device.

This is the default state of Grid Viewer before any connection has been configured.

The lower-left corner of the screen displays the device IP addresses and the current resolution.

Two parameters are available for this:

• Client IP – The IP address of the device running the Viewer.

• Interface – The network interface used for communication. This is particularly useful if the system has multiple network interfaces.

Once these parameters are configured, the initial setup must be sent to the client so it knows which Grid Studio server to connect to.

This can be done in two ways:

Inspector Method In the Inspector, click the ( I ) icon at the top and select Setup Client.

Project Tree Method Alternatively, right-click the Viewer object in the Project Tree and select Setup Client from the context menu.

This step pushes the required configuration to the Viewer and establishes the initial connection to the Grid Studio server.

Global Network Configuration

Grid projects include global WebServer settings that control how client applications connect to Grid. These settings can override the network configuration defined in individual Grid Viewer objects.

To review these settings:

1. Open Project Settings in Grid Studio

2. Navigate to the WebServer tab

Here you will find the following parameters:

Setting	Description
Server IP	Defines the network interface used by the Grid web server
Server Port	Defines the port used for client connections

By default, the Server IP is set to 0.0.0.0. This allows Grid to listen on all available network interfaces and lets individual Grid Viewer objects determine which interface should be used.

If a specific Server IP is configured, this setting overrides the interface configuration of individual Grid Viewer objects.

In this case, all Grid Viewer clients will connect using the interface defined in the Project WebServer settings.