Winter 2021 - Changing settings in TouchOSC

In order to maintain an active connection between an Igloo Remote device and an IMP/Igloo Media server, TouchOSC needs to be configured to send to the correct IP address, and to send and listen on the correct ports. This guide will cover how.

Finding the IP address of the media server via Command Line

Press the Windows key on the keyboard, or press the windows button at the edge of the taskbar
Type cmd, and click on Command Prompt
In the window that opens, type ipconfig and press enter
The row entitled IPv4 Address contains your server’s IP address

TouchOSC settings page

Upon launching TouchOSC for the first time after a device restart, or an app restart, TouchOSC will launch directly to the settings page. If TouchOSC launches to the layout, it will return to the settings page if the grey button in the top right of the layout is pressed:

The following section uses the Android version of the application as an example. The ios version may differ slightly.

The settings page presents as a set of clickable menu choices, labeled OSC, TouchOSC Bridge, Layout, Options and About

Selecting OSC allows configuration of the network settings.

Host should be set to the IP address of the media server, as found using instructions at the start of this document.

Port (outgoing) should be set to the port Igloo Control listens on (default: 9004)

Port (incoming) should be se to the port Igloo Control sends on (default: 9003):