Reference Information; Network Port Requirements And Licensed Third-Party Software; File Types: A Key To Extron-Specific File Names - Extron electronics IPL Pro Series User Manual

Reference Information

This section of the guide includes the following reference items:
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To read product specifications, visit the IPL Pro Series product pages at www.extron.com.

Network Port Requirements and Licensed Third-Party Software

Network administrators may find it useful to know which ports, protocols, and
services are used by the IP Link Pro control processors, TouchLink Pro Touchpanels,
Global Configurator Plus and Professional software, Toolbelt, and Extron Control
(for IP Link Pro control systems). A list of protocols used for inbound and outbound
communication for each type of device or software is available in the Pro Series
Control Product Network Ports and Licenses Guide, part 68-2961-01, available at
www.extron.com.
The control processors use various licensed third-party software packages during operation.
To view details about third-party packages and associated licensing, click the License
Information button in the internal web pages of the control processor. A License
Information window opens. To view a copy of a listed package license, in the License
Information window, click the link in the License column for the relevant package. This
opens a copy of the package license in a separate window. A list of licenses is also available
in the Pro Series Control Product Network Ports and Licenses Guide at www.extron.com.

File Types: a Key to Extron-specific File Names

A basic understanding of the types of files used by the control processor is helpful in order
to decide what (if anything) to do with them.
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Network Port Requirements and Licensed Third-Party Software
File Types: a Key to Extron-specific File Names
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates
*.eff — This is an Extron firmware update file. See the
starting on page 33 for details on firmware updates.
*.eir — These are IR driver files containing infrared commands. There is a separate
.eir file for each device the IPL controls via infrared communication. This is also
the type of file created during IR learning. Via Global Configurator, these files can be
imported and associated with one of the IR ports on a control processor.
*.ell — This is a LinkLicense file. It appears in systems that use a LinkLicense for
using a third-party device as a control interface instead of an Extron TouchLink Pro
touchpanel.
*.gcplus — This is a Global Configurator Plus configuration file.
*.gcpro — This is a Global Configurator Professional configuration file.
*.gdl — This is a GUI Designer layout created for TouchLink Pro a touchpanel or
third-party touch interface.
*.glta — This is a GUI layout template.
*.gs — This is a Global Scripter project file.
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