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- Page 1 USER MANUAL VSW-MC-CTRL MEDIACENTO CONTROLLER 24/7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT 1.877.877.2269 OR VISIT BLACKBOX.COM...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 TABLE OF CONTENTS TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 1. SPECIFICATIONS ................................... 3 2. OVERVIEW ...................................... 4 2.1 Introduction .......................................4 2.2 Features ........................................4 2.3 What’s Included ......................................4 2.4 Additional Items You Will Need ................................4 2.5 Hardware Description ....................................5 3. -
Page 3: Specifications
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 1: SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 TABLE 1-1. MEDIACENTO IPX CONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATION DESCRIPTION Approvals FCC, TUV, CE, UL , CSA, RoHS2, WEEE ® Ethernet Network controller: (2) RJ-45 (10/100/1000 Mbps) Connectors (1) HDMI, (1) VGA,... -
Page 4: Overview
Š Enables you to control video walls up to 8 x 8 (64 screens). Š 2.3 WHAT’S INCLUDED Your package should include the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box Technical Support at 877-877-2269 or info@blackbox.com. Š MediaCento IPX Controller Š... -
Page 5: Hardware Description
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 2.5 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION Figure 2-1 and 2-2 show the front and back panels of the MediaCento IPX Controller. Table 2-1 describes its components. FIGURE 2-1. FRONT PANEL OF THE MEDIACENTO IPX CONTROLLER FIGURE 2-2. -
Page 6: Installation
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 1. Connect the AV port (Eth1) to the AV network with the connected MediaCento endpoints. 2. (Optional) If using a separate control network, connect the control port (Eth0) to the network your PC or control device is connected to. -
Page 7: User Interface
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 4: USER INTERFACE PAGES TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 4.1 LOGIN PAGE Connect through your preferred Web browser to access the controller’s Web interface in the following ways: 1. If the same Ethernet interface is used for both the MediaCento IPX endpoints and your control PC, you should be connected to Eth1 and you will have to access the default IP address, “169.254.1.1”. -
Page 8: Dashboard
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 4: USER INTERFACE PAGES TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 4.2 DASHBOARD The dashboard is where the user can check the status of the controller as well as see which each receiver is currently connected to which transmitter. -
Page 9: Custom Display
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 4: USER INTERFACE PAGES TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 4.3 CUSTOM DISPLAY The custom display page is where specific switching is done as well as setting up presets, if desired. The matrix in the middle is easy to use with receivers/groups/and video walls along the left of the matrix and transmitters (sources) along the top. -
Page 10: Groups
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 4: USER INTERFACE PAGES TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 4.4 GROUPS The groups page is where groups and video walls are created from a number of receivers. To create a group, select the desired receivers and put them into the right column. - Page 11 NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 4: USER INTERFACE PAGES TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 FIGURE 4-5. VIDEO WALL SCREEN 1.877.877.2269 BLACKBOX.COM...
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Page 12: Settings
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 4: USER INTERFACE PAGES TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 4.5 SETTINGS The settings page is where the controller specific settings can be changed. This currently includes the IP addresses of both the control and video networks. -
Page 13: Hardware
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 4: USER INTERFACE PAGES TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 4.6 HARDWARE The hardware page is where new MediaCento IPX units are detected and configuration on them is done. Detecting new units can take up to 30 seconds but it will find and display every MediaCento IPX unit seen on the network. Receivers are listed on the left and transmitters on the right. -
Page 14: Advanced Commands
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 5: ADVANCED COMMANDS TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 When first connecting to the MediaCento IPX Controller, you need to enter a user name and password. By default, the main user is “admin” and the main password is ”BBNSMediaCento.” FIGURE 5-1. - Page 15 NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 5: ADVANCED COMMANDS TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 3. Start by adjusting the controller’s IP addresses on the Settings page: FIGURE 5-3. SETTINGS PAGE 4. Once the IP settings have been configured, select the hardware page: 5.
- Page 16 NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 5: ADVANCED COMMANDS TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 6. Once completed, all detectable MediaCento IPX units will be displayed in the columns, receivers in the left and transmitters in the right. 7. You can rename any device by selecting it and clicking “Rename Device”. In order to more easily tell which receiver has which IP address, an OSD button will show the IP address of every connected unit: FIGURE 5-5.
- Page 17 NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 5: ADVANCED COMMANDS TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 9. Select which receivers will be in a group or videowall and bring them to the right column: 10. The group can be saved now as individual multicast selections or made into a video wall by selecting the “Make Wall” checkbox: 11.
- Page 18 NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 5: ADVANCED COMMANDS TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 13. To start switching video signals and set up presets go to the Custom Display page. The names and IP addresses along the top are transmitters and along the left are receivers: FIGURE 5-8.
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Page 19: Application Program Interface (Api)
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 CHAPTER 6: APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE (API) TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 To enable API functionality, navigate to the “Settings” tab and check the box under “Enable/Disable API User.” Enabling this setting will allow the default API user of your MediaCento Controller the ability to receive API commands. API commands are sent via http. To send a command, type the API command into a web browser using values specific to your MediaCento Setup. -
Page 20: Appendix A. Regulatory Information
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 APPENDIX A: REGULATORY INFORMATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 A.1 FCC STATEMENT This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause inter ference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. -
Page 21: Nom Statement
NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 APPENDIX A: REGULATORY INFORMATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 A.2 NOM STATEMENT 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. -
Page 22: Appendix B. Disclaimer/Trademarks
B.1 DISCLAIMER Black Box Corporation shall not be liable for damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential or cost of cover damages, resulting from any errors in the product information or specifications set forth in this document and Black Box Corporation may revise this document at any time without notice. - Page 23 NEED HELP? LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24/7 NOTES TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1.877.877.2269 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________\ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ vsw-mc-ctrl_user_rev4.pdf 1.877.877.2269 BLACKBOX.COM...
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