Adding a Video Router

To add a new video router to RouteEffect, follow these steps:

1. From the RouteEffect home, tap the + button.

2. Choose Add Video Router.

3. If this is your first time using RouteEffect, a permissions dialog will appear asking you to give RouteEffect the ability to discover and communicate with devices on the local network. Tap Accept.

4. In the sheet that appears, RouteEffect will list video routers it discovers on your network. Tap on the name to pre-populate the fields for Name, IP Address, and Port. Or, you can manually enter these fields if you know them.

5. Tap Add to save the video router to RouteEffect.

RouteEffect currently works with the Videohub line of video routers from Blackmagic Design. Future versions of RouteEffect may add support for additional video routers from other manufacturers.

Determining the IP address of your video router

To determine the IP address of your video router, use the software that came with it. With Blackmagic Design Videohub, this would be the Videohub Setup application for Mac and Windows.

Videohub Setup

Setup section showing network settings

It is recommended that you set up a static IP address or use DHCP Reservation to provide your video router with a stable, un-changing IP address.

Use Local Network

If you did not give permission to RouteEffect to communicate with devices over the local network, RouteEffect will not be able to communicate with your Videohubs. To change this, do the following:

1. Go to the iOS or iPadOS Home

2. Tap Settings

3. Scroll to the bottom of the left-hand sidebar and tap Apps

4. Tap RouteEffect

5. Make sure Local Network is enabled