The Basic Setup Steps: A Guide To This Section And Other Resources; Communicating With The Mlc - Extron electronics MLC 104 IP Plus Series User Manual

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The Basic Setup Steps: a Guide to This Section and Other Resources

NOTE: Setup/configuration may be performed away from the job site.
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Communicating with the MLC

To communicate with the MLC, you must power on the MLC and the PC you use to
configure it, and connect the two devices for IP (network) or serial (RS-232) communication.
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NOTE: Netscape and Firefox cannot be used for viewing the Serial Control pages of
the factory-embedded web page. Run Internet Explorer to use those pages.
The third way to control and configure the controller is by using Simple Instruction Set
(SIS ) commands via Extron DataViewer software, Telnet, a web browser, or RS-232.
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SIS commands are discussed in detail in the
starting on page 69.
Configure the MLC for network communication. See
Network Communication
Download or install Global Configurator and other Extron software
(IR Learner, Firmware Loader) and device drivers. See the MLC 104 IP Plus
Series Setup Guide, the software disk that was shipped with the unit, and the Extron
website for instructions.
NOTE: The MLC 104 IP Plus Series Setup Guide is shipped with the unit. It is
also available as a PDF file on the Extron website (www.extron.com). The disk
included with the unit contains software, device drivers, a PDF file of the full
user guide, and additional documentation that was available when the unit was
shipped. The setup guide outlines most of the common tasks required to set up
an MLC.
Create a Global Configurator project and configure basic settings and
functions. See the setup guide or see the Global Configurator Help file for step-by-
step procedures.
Configure additional or advanced functions, if desired. See the Global
Configurator Help file. For information on IR learning, see the IR Learner Help file.
Save and upload the configuration to the MLC. See the Global Configurator
Help file.
Control the MLC and devices connected to it by using the MLC embedded
web pages or its GlobalViewer (GV) web pages (see
page 52).
Power: see page 28 for wiring
12 VDC (0.5 A) external power supply that is shipped with the unit.
Communication: to connect the MLC to a network or to connect it directly to the PC
using a serial cable, see page
the MLC for Network Communication
with the PC.
MLC 104 IP Plus Series • Software-based Configuration and Control
SIS Programming and Control
on page 36.
Controlling an MLC 104 IP Plus
instructions. It is best to power the MLC using the
16 for serial port wiring instructions. See
on the next page to set the unit up to talk
section
Configuring the MLC for
on
Configuring
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