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6. Click on the TCP/IP radio button (from the Transport Connection Option section) to indicate that
you are connecting to the Master through an IP Address.
7. Click the Edit Settings button (on the Communications Settings dialog) to open the TCP/IP
Settings dialog (FIG. 53). This dialog contains a series of previously entered IP Address/URLs and
their associated names, all of which are stored within Studio and are user-editable.
8. Click the New button to open the New TCP/IP Settings dialog. Enter both a previously obtained
DHCP or Static IP Address and an associated description for the connection into their respective
fields.
9. Place a checkmark within the Automatically Ping the Master Controller to ensure availability
radio box. This makes sure the Master is initially responding online before establishing full
communication.
10. Click OK to close the current New TCP/IP Settings dialog and return to the previous TCP/IP
Settings dialog. You must locate your new entry within the List of Addresses section of the dialog.
11. Click the Select button to make that the currently used IP Address communication parameter.
12. Click OK to return to the Communications Settings dialog. If your Master has been previously
secured with a username/password, place a checkmark within the Authentication Required radio
box.
13. Click on the Authentication Required radio box (if the Master is secured) and then press the User
Name and Password button to open the Master Controller User Name and Password dialog.
14. Within this dialog, you must enter a previously configured username and password (with sufficient
rights) before being able to make a successful connection to the Master.
15. Click OK to save your newly entered information and return to the previous Communication
Settings dialog. Click OK again to begin the communication process to your Master.
If you are currently connected to the assigned Master, a popup asks whether you
would want to temporarily stop communication to the Master and apply the new
settings.
16. Click Yes to interrupt the current communication from the Master and apply the new settings.
17. Click Reboot from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog and wait for the System
Master to reboot. The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to alternately blink during the
incorporation. Wait until the STATUS LED is the only LED to blink.
18. Press Done once until the Master Reboot Status field reads *Reboot of System Complete*.
19. Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the System. The default
System value is one (1).
20. Right-click the associated System number and select Refresh System. This establishes a new
connection to the specified System and populates the list with devices on that system. The
communication method is then highlighted in green on the bottom of the NetLinx Studio window.
Step 2: Prepare the panel for communication via an IP
1. Press the blue Type field (from the Master Connection section) until the choice cycles to the word
Ethernet.
2. Press the blue Mode field until the choice cycles to the word URL.
NXP-PLV Modero PosiTrack Pilot Camera Controller
By selecting URL, the System Number field becomes read-only (grey) because the device
pulls this value directly from the communicating target Master (virtual or not). A Virtual
Master system value can be set within the active AMX software applications such as: NetLinx
Studio, TPD4, or IREdit.
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