Running The Demos; Licensing The Cnx Gateway; Calculating The Number Of Connections - Crestron e-Control Operation Manual

Crestron e-control™

Licensing the CNX Gateway

Operations Guide - DOC. 5778A
Software Development Kit & CNX Gateway

Running the Demos

NOTE: Change the communication component in the HTML code of the demo.
Make sure the IP address is the IP address of the control system. Also, the control
system programming needs to have the IP address of the CNX Gateway.
To run either of the CNMSX demo programs that are shipped with this SDK, use the
Viewport to load "Net Demo.bin". This file has been written for a CNMSX-PRO. If
you are using a unit without a front panel (eg., CNMSX-AV), then you should open
the file "Net Demo.smw" in SIMPL Windows and change the control system type to
the appropriate model. The program can then be recompiled and uploaded to the
actual unit.
Start the CNX Gateway running. The CNX Gateway IP Address of the computer is
displayed in a dialog box. From the Viewport in SIMPL Windows, assign the same
Gateway IP Address to IP ID 03. Click "Functions", then "Setup IP Table...". Click
"Add". Set the IP ID to 03 and type in the IP Address. Click "Send IP Table to
control system".
In each demo verify that the IP address is set to the IP address of your particular
control system and verify the IP ID is also set to 03.
Now the Visual Basic CNMSX or HTML demo can be executed.
Unlike most Crestron software, the CNX Gateway is a licensed product, which
means that you may not freely distribute copies. Each individual copy must be paid
for and licensed. All licenses for the CNX Gateway must be purchased from
Crestron. Each Gateway license is designed to work only on a single machine.
Because of this, you must provide Crestron with the "Site Code" for the computer
you plan to run the Gateway on. Crestron can then issue the appropriate "Site Key"
to enable your software.
Install the Gateway if you have not already done so, and run it. If it has not yet been
licensed, a licensing window will open automatically. Contact Crestron Customer
Support with the "Site Code" given in the this dialog and the number of connections
you wish to purchase (connections are discussed in more detail below). You may
also cut and paste the site code into an email message if you prefer. Address the
email to license@crestron.com. Crestron Customer Support will issue a "Site Key"
which must be typed or pasted into the Site Key field. Once entered, click on the
Update License button.
If you do not want to wait for the site key to be issued, exit the program. It can be re-
started at any time. The same site key will always be valid on the same PC. The site
key will not work on a different PC.

Calculating the Number of Connections

The number of connections needed is determined by the overall system
configuration. The number of connections equals the number of computer users
(those using e-control SDK's Java components or ActiveX components), the number
of CNMSX control systems being accessed, and the number of CEN series
components being accessed directly (not through a CNMSX). Connections over and
above the licensed number will be refused. Licenses can be upgraded to support
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