Introduction

RATC is compatible with both local area networks and the Internet. Any number of RATC clients may connect simultaneously to any MediaMatrix node in the project. The RATC1 or RATC2 service is configured and enabled through the node device properties in NWare.

Controls are made available to RATC1, RATC2 and/or PASHA using control aliases. PASHA only supports 3 character and 4 numeral aliases, but RATC1 and RATC2 support aliases of several dozen characters, including spaces. 

Note: When you specify an alias, NWare will check to see if that alias is already in use by another control. If it is, a warning will be displayed. If you click Yes, the control alias will be moved over from the old control to the new control. If you click No, the alias will not be moved. If you want to control multiple controls using the same alias, assign the alias to one of the controls and then use control wiring to connect them together in the project.

You can enable RATC communications for a project on a per-user basis, via the user account properties. The user account properties can be displayed by clicking User Accounts on the File menu, selecting a user, then clicking Edit. The Network Control Access setting must be set to Allowed for RATC to be enabled.