Extron electronic IPL 250 Switch User Manual


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Introduction, cont’d
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Refer also to the IPL 250 Reference Manual at www.extron.com.
IPL 250 • Introduction
Setup Checklist: How to Proceed With Installation
Preparation
FamiliarizeyourselfwiththeIPL250'sfeatures.
DownloadandinstallExtronGlobalConguratorsoftware(version3.0orhigher)
andthelatestdriverpackagefromwww.extron.comortheExtronsoftwaredisk.
ObtainIPsettinginformationfromthenetworkadministratorfortheIPL.
ObtainmodelnamesandsetupinformationfordevicesthattheIPLwillcontrol.
Perform Physical Installation —seechapter2
Mounttheunittoarack,furniture,orprojectormount.
ConnecttheIPLtoanetwork(LAN)andtheotherdevices.
Connectpowercordsandturnontheaudio/video(A/V)devices(projectors,
monitors,speakers),controlproducts(suchasprojectorliftsandscreencontrols),
theIPL,aPC(forsetup)ortouchpanel(forcontrolafterconguration).
Congure the IPL
ConnectthePCtotheIPL250viaEthernetpatchorcrossovercable(see
chapter2)anduseTelnetorasimilarapplicationtoconguretheIPLfor
networkcommunication(page2-6).
ConnectanyTLPtouchpanelsthatwillbepartofthesystemtothesame
networkasthePCandIPL.Createauserinterfacelayoutforthetouchpanels
anduploadtheGUIcongurationtoeachtouchpanel.(SeetheGUI
Conguratorsoftwarehelplefordetails.)
ConguretheIPL250usingGlobalCongurator.(RefertotheGlobal
Configurator Helple.)
CreateanewGlobalConguratorproject.
SettheIPL’sIPaddress,subnetmask,andotherIPsettings.
Denetheunit’sGlobalViewerTreelocation.
AddtheIPLtotheproject.
Denee-mailsettingsandcontacts.
Addserial,IR,andEthernetdevicedrivers.
ConguretheIPL’sportsandassigndevicedriversasneeded.
Conguretouchpanelbuttons,ifapplicable,inGC.
Createadisplayshutdownschedule.
Createadisplaylamphoursnoticatione-mail.
Createadisplaydisconnectionnoticatione-mail.
Performcongurationsforspecialapplications,ifneeded.
SavetheGlobalConguratorproject/conguration.
Buildanduploadtheconguration.
Testthesystem.
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