Programmable 8-button ip keypad wall plate with poe (20 pages)
Summary of Contents for Hall Research Technologies UI-IP8-DP
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User’s Manual Programmable 8-button IP Keypad Wall plate UI-IP8-DP with PoE Control IP enabled devices on your LAN Using a single-gang Decora® Style Wall plate UMA1261 Rev n/c CUSTOMER Order toll-free in the U.S. 800-959-6439 FREE technical support, Call 714-641-6607 or fax 714-641-6698 SUPPORT Mail order: Hall Research, 1163 Warner Ave.
UI-IP8-DP Table of Contents 1.1 General .................... 3 1.0 Introduction ................. 3 1.2 Features ..................3 2.0 Package Contents ................ 4 3.1 Installation Example: AV System & Room Control ..... 4 3.0 Configuration and Operation ............ 4 3.2 Installation Example: Controlling Devices with RS-232..... 4 4.0 Configuration and Control via Web GUI ........
LEDs whose on/off state, color and brightness can be programmed as part of the command Macros. The UI-IP8-DP includes a power supply and it can be powered via the LAN that it is connected to using PoE (Power over Ethernet).
Connection Diagram for typical AV System and Room Control 3.2 Installation Example: Controlling Devices with RS-232 The UI-IP8-DP does not have any RS-232 ports, so if the device you want to control does not have IP connection but it has RS-232 control port, you can still use the keypad to trigger an additional device (Model CNT-IP-2 sold separately) to send the desired RS-232 Serial commands.
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CNT-IP-2. You can create a control page with buttons and actions. Then you can control the RS-232 devices by clicking on them. The buttons on UI-IP8-DP are simply programmed to send TCP/Telnet commands to CNT-IP-22 simulating button presses.
4.0 Configuration and Control via Web GUI 4.1 Install the Hall Research Device Finder (HRDF) Software Tool As shipped from the factory (or after factory default reset), the UI-IP8-DP’s IP address is set for static 192.168.1.50. If you have multiple keypads plugged to your network, or are unsure of IP addresses assigned to each keypad, you can use the HRDF Windows®...
Programmable 8-button IP Keypad Wall Plate You can select any device and modify some of its parameters. Click the • For example, you can assign a new Static IP address or set it to DHCP if “Save” and then “Reboot” buttons after making any changes. you want the network to automatically assign the address •...
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Click on the Macro Settings tab to edit the macro sequence assigned to each of Programmable 8-button IP Keypad Wall Plate the 8 physical buttons. As shipped from factory (and after Factory Reset), 6 buttons have NOTE pre-programmed macros but they can be deleted or changed as needed.
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Detail on how to create these pre-defined commands will be explained later in the manual. Select any of the available commands. UI-IP8-DP - Command list Commands are basically strings that can be sent to different targets or “interfaces”.
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Programmable 8-button IP Keypad Wall Plate The Delay (ms) field is the “Time to Wait” before sending the next command. UI-IP8-DP – Command Interface The interface (target) for sending the commands can be one of the following: SysCMD is the keypad itself such as controlling LED lights TELNET is a specific IP addresses and port the command will be sent to •...
4.5 Command Settings Tab Click on the “Command Settings” tab to create, edit or delete command strings. UI-IP8-DP – Command List Up to 128 different commands can be created and commands can be up to 512 characters long (including spaces). There is total storage room for 16384 characters so not commands can be 512 characters long! Try to keep commands to 128 characters if you are going to make all 128 possible commands.
Programmable 8-button IP Keypad Wall Plate 4.5 Device Settings Tab The UI-IP8-DP lets you predefine up to 16 devices with their IP addresses and port numbers. You can give meaningful names to each device (no spaces allowed). Another advantage of defining Devices is that you can disable individual devices in the macros.
Change” to save the changes to the event. NOTE The UI-IP8-DP keypad has 48 hours of backup power for internal clock to keep running in case of power loss and blackouts. After the backup power is exhausted the system time will reset back to 2015/01/01 00:00:00 4.8 Network Settings Tab...
WebGUI You can also save the configuration you have created, including all macros, on UI-IP8-DP – System Settings your PC or restore/upload the settings from a previously saved configuration. “Factory Reset”option restores all the settings to factory defaults. To factory reset the unit, click ALL RESET and reboot the device.
Time Settings 5.0 Telnet Commands (Port 23) UI-IP8-DP offers excellent control features where the user can set and access information from the unit such as IP configuration, factory default, reboot, LED control, Relay, key press type, macros, device add/delete, etc.
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Programmable 8-button IP Keypad Wall Plate HELP(?) Show the command list Command Response Description HELP N Show description of command where N=command RELAY N N1 RELAY N N1 Relay control where N=1 (Port) N1= OPEN, CLOSE, TOGGLE LEDBLUE N N1 LEDBLUE N N1 Individual button blue LED where N=1~8...
Hall Research for more information 6.2 Firmware Upgrade Using the OTG USB Cable Use a blank USB memory stick and place the file UI-IP8-DP.bin in its root • Power the UI-IP8-DP while holding key #1. The button will blink twice directory and it is ready to update its firmware.
• 7.1 Contacting Hall Research If you determine that your UI-IP8-DP is malfunctioning, do not attempt to repair the unit instead, contact Hall Research Technical Support at 714-641-6607. To return the unit to Hall Research you must first get a Return Authorization (RMA) number.