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2025 Control4 Update & Networking Best Practices - Belfast | April 24

  • ADI Branch Duncrue Crescent Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9BW United Kingdom (map)

About This Event

With the advent of ADI | Snap One, we are excited to present an opportunity to host more in-person trainings and events throughout the EMEA region. The first session will be held in Ireland, featuring a 2025 year-in-review, what's new, and what it takes to roll out a solid network when working with Control4. We aim to bring you up to speed on achieving this with Snap One products.

Join us for this exclusive in-person training led by our UK North & Ireland Sales Engineer, Tommy Moore, covering all the key aspects and practices you need to know to incorporate networking into your projects.

Agenda

2025 Review and What's new

  • Introduction to ADI Global and the combined opportunity.

  • Working with Apple Music, registering a Control4 controller through OvrC, MoIP 960/Amps and an introduction/Preview to X4 and Lux Lighting.

Networking Principles & Resolving Common Issues When Working with Control4

  • The impact of a robust networking topology and applying common best practices, why multigig technologies, and when to VLAN.

Router Review and Configuration – Hands On / Interactive

  • Starting with the WAN, understanding common LAN settings, and implementing DHCP reservations vs static alternatives.

  • Keeping Secure and why OvrC.

  • Working with port based VLANs – the first step.

Managed Switch Introduction and VLANs – Hands-On / Interactive

  • Integrating a managed switch into a residential application and why.

  • Review of common technologies such as managed PoE, STP and IGMP.

  • Configuring switch VLANs – the second step.

Working with inSSIDer and 3rd party WiFI tools – Hands On / Interactive

  • Introducing inSSIDer and how it can help optimise a WiFi configuration.

  • Impact of Channelisation, utilisation, transmit Power and bandwidth.

Applying WiFi best practice in OvrC – Hands On / Interactive

  • The power of the OvrC WiFi Management Tool.

  • Applying WiFi best practices in OvrC.

  • Applying VLANs to WAP SSIDs – the third step.

Re-Introduction and Recap on Araknis Networking Technologies

How multigig Araknis technologies can handle today's networking expectations with the installer in mind.

Q&A

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

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