# Networking

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This section is about networking in grandMA2.

 

There is a short description of [what is networking](/grandma2/key_network_what_is_network/).

There are some useful information about setting IP addresses in [Consoles](/grandma2/key_network_set_ip_console/) and in [grandMA2 onPC](/grandma2/key_network_set_ip_onpc/).

MA devices communicate and connect in a session. There is a section describing all the [relevant topics about sessions](/grandma2/key_network_session/).

The network can be used to get [DMX in and out of system](/grandma2/key_network_dmx_get_in_out/).

There is a section about [CITP](/grandma2/key_network_citp/).

There is a topic about [PosiStageNet or PSN](/grandma2/key_network_psn/). It is a protocol used to exchange real-time position values.

## Subtopics

- [What is networking](/grandma2/key_network_what_is_network/)
- [Set the IP address in the console](/grandma2/key_network_set_ip_console/)
- [Set the IP address in the onPC](/grandma2/key_network_set_ip_onpc/)
- [Using DHCP in MA devices](/grandma2/key_network_dhcp/)
- [Session control](/grandma2/key_network_session/)
- [Getting DMX in and out of the system](/grandma2/key_network_dmx_get_in_out/)
- [Using CITP](/grandma2/key_network_citp/)
- [PosiStageNet (PSN)](/grandma2/key_network_psn/)
- [FTP connection to console and NPU](/grandma2/key_network_ftp/)