meshO Manager

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Multi-operator setup ​

Audience: Event organisers setting up the network and volunteer workstations at the event venue.

The practical details of running Manager with multiple people on multiple devices at the same event — network configuration, firewall settings, and what each workstation needs.

Status: Mostly stub — not yet written, apart from the addressing section below. For the conceptual overview of why Manager works this way, see How meshO Manager works.

Which address each workstation uses ​

The one part of this page that's written, because it catches people out every time.

Settings → Server offers each app under two kinds of address — the computer's name and its LAN IP. Which one a workstation should use depends on what that workstation is:

  • Admin laptops — card download, station backup, the entry desk — should use the IP links. These machines need a browser with Web Serial (Chrome, Edge or Firefox 151+) to read a SportIdent reader, and in practice that means Chrome, which frequently can't resolve the computer's name.
  • Phones, tablets and spectator TVs should use the name links. Mobile operating systems resolve the name automatically, and a name survives the server's IP changing.

If you'd rather give every machine a name, add a DHCP reservation with a host name on the venue router — that name is served by ordinary DNS, so every browser resolves it.

Full detail, including the exact Chrome error and how to set the router up: Reaching the server: name or IP.

What this page will cover ​

Network setup ​

  • [ ] What kind of network you need at the venue (Wi-Fi router, ethernet switch, or both)
  • [ ] Internet access: not required, but useful for Eventor integration
  • [ ] Recommended network topology for a typical event (server on ethernet, volunteers on Wi-Fi)
  • [ ] IP addressing — fixed IP for the server, DHCP for clients

Server configuration ​

Connecting workstations ​

  • [ ] What volunteers need: just a web browser — no install, no login
  • [ ] Supported browsers and minimum versions
  • [ ] Tablets and phones — what works well and what doesn't
  • [ ] Bookmarking the Manager URL for quick access

At the event ​

  • [ ] Recommended role split: who does what on which device
  • [ ] What happens when two people edit the same competitor at the same time
  • [ ] Performance: how many simultaneous clients Manager can handle
  • [ ] What happens when a client device loses Wi-Fi and reconnects

Spectator TVs ​

  • [ ] Setting up a TV as a display-only client
  • [ ] Kiosk mode / full-screen browser tips
  • [ ] Running displays on a separate network segment (if you want to isolate spectator traffic)