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Software-based
Configuration and
Control
This section of the guide is divided into the following topics:
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Configuration and Control: an Overview
An MLC must be configured before use in order to recognize and accept commands
and pass them on to the controlled devices. It can be configured and controlled via a host
computer attached to the same network as the controller. See
port and LEDs
controller to the network.
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Configuration and Control: an Overview
Basic Setup Steps: a Guide to this Section and Other Resources
Downloading the Software and Getting Started
Troubleshooting
on page 18 for details about the LAN port and cabling to connect the
Configure the controller by using the Global Configurator software in GC Professional
or GC Plus mode. See the Extron
requirements for GC.
GC also generates a graphical user interface called GlobalViewer that is uploaded to the
MLC Plus (a GlobalViewer host device) along with the completed configuration and can
be accessed as a web page. Using GlobalViewer, users can monitor the MLC Plus.
The default web pages embedded within the controller provide a means to view general
hardware information, network settings, and, if configured, project information. The
embedded web pages can also be used to update the firmware. You cannot configure
the controller via the embedded web pages.
NOTE: See the diagram within
page 18 for the default login credentials for the MLC Plus internal web pages.
MLC Plus 50/100/200 Series • Software-based Configuration and Control
LAN (Ethernet) and PoE
website
for full system hardware and software
LAN (Ethernet) and PoE port and LEDs
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