From 95a419ec6fd69ede07cb4f01682adc36c1fd3dba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: xengineering Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 21:57:44 +0200 Subject: doc: Explain how to get the IPv6 address of a device --- doc/documentation.tex | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/documentation.tex b/doc/documentation.tex index 935c450..993448d 100644 --- a/doc/documentation.tex +++ b/doc/documentation.tex @@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ In addition to \autoref{chap:introduction} `\nameref{chap:introduction}` the following sections document everything required to use \texttt{soundbox} devices. +\section{Getting the IP address} + +Each soundbox device has a label with the MAC address of the device in a format +like \texttt{xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx}. + +It can be converted to an IPv6 link-local address starting with +\texttt{fe80::}. This online +tool\footnote{\href{https://ben.akrin.com/mac-address-to-ipv6-link-local-address-online-converter/}{https://ben.akrin.com/mac-address-to-ipv6-link-local-address-online-converter/}} +is a convenient way to do that. + \section{Playing audio} \label{playing-audio} Audio can be streamed to \texttt{soundbox} devices with the \texttt{ffmpeg} -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2