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HC 402 • Setup Guide (Continued)
Step 5 — Configure Network Settings
You can configure the basic network settings in one of the following ways:
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Via front panel controls and the OSD menu — a quick method you can use whether or not you need to configure other
control settings (see
display device.
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Via PCS software — a method that provides basic network configuration and is convenient when you are ready to use PCS
to configure AV settings. This requires a PC, software, and a LAN or USB connection.
Via Toolbelt software — a method that allows you to configure additional connection settings and is convenient when you
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want to configure additional device, password, system, and control port settings. This requires a PC, software, and a LAN
connection.
To configure network settings from the OSD menu:
From the Quick Setup menu:
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DHCP — Select and enter the DHCP Mode submenu and press the arrow buttons to turn DHCP on or off (default: off).
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IP address — Select and enter the IP Address submenu. Press the left or right arrow button to move between
octets. Press the up
Default: 192.168.254.250.
From the Communication menu:
NOTE:
Press and hold the Enter button for 10 seconds to edit settings in the Communication submenu.
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DHCP — Select and enter the DHCP Mode submenu and press the arrow buttons to turn DHCP on or off (default: off).
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IP address — Select and enter the IP Address submenu. Press the left or right arrow button to move between
and select octets. Press the up
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Subnet mask — Select and enter the Subnet Mask submenu. Press the left or right arrow buttons to select an
octet of the subnet mask address. Press the up
Default: 255.255.255.0.
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Gateway — Select and enter the Gateway submenu. Press the left or right arrow buttons to select an octet of the
gateway address. Press the up
Default: 0.0.0.0.
To configure network settings using PCS:
Connect the PC and the LAN port of the HCR 102 receiver (see
1.
Or
Connect the PC to the front panel Config port of the HCR 102 receiver using a USB type A male to USB mini-B male cable
(such as the Extron USB CFG cable).
Apply power to the PC and the HCR 102.
2.
Open the PCS software. You might need to open the application as an administrator by right-clicking the PCS icon and
3.
selecting Run as administrator. PCS opens to the Device Discovery page. The Device Discovery process begins
automatically. The page displays a list of all Extron devices connected to the network as PCS detects them.
Using the MAC address, locate the desired device (HCR 102) in the list.
4.
In the row for the HCR 102, click the Edit button in the IP Address
5.
column. The Communication Settings dialog box opens,
displaying controls for network configuration.
Either select (enable) the Use DHCP checkbox to have the receiver
6.
obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server, or enter the
static IP address for the unit in the IP Address field.
NOTE:
When setting up DHCP during network configuration or if
using a host name instead of an IP address, the user must enter
a qualified host name (Username.HostName.Domain). For
example: somename.extron.com.
Configure the other items (device name, subnet mask, gateway
7.
address, DNS server address) as needed.
Click Apply to save the configuration changes. Alternatively, you can
8.
click Apply and Connect to save the configuration changes and
then establish a connection from the PCS software to the receiver to
configure AV settings or front panel lockout.
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Using the OSD menu to configure the AV settings
and down
arrow buttons to change the value in the selected octet.
and down
arrow buttons to change the value in the selected octet.
and down
arrow buttons to adjust the value of the selected octet.
on page 8). This requires connection to a
and down
arrow buttons to adjust the value of the selected octet.
LAN port
on page 11) to the same network.
Figure 7.
The PCS Communication Settings
Dialog Box
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