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Hardware Features
and Installation
This section covers the following material:
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Pay careful attention to the order and types of setup tasks. Follow the setup checklist in this
guide or in the setup guide and keep it with you for reference throughout the installation and
configuration process.
Setup Checklist
Get Ready
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Setup Checklist
— A checklist of tasks to guide you through installation
Network Communication Setup
Features
— Locations and some descriptions of items on the front panel
Mounting
— Guidelines for mounting
Ports, Addressing, and Connections
for rear panel features and corresponding front panel indications
Resetting the Unit
— Information about the available reset modes and how to reset
the IPL EXP
Familiarize yourself with the features of the IPL EXP Expansion Iinterface (see
Front Panel Features
on page 10 and
on page 13) and of any IPCP Pro xi Series control processors, TouchLink Pro
touchpanels, or button panels that will be part of the system.
Download and install the latest version of the following:
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Toolbelt software — for discovering the control processor, expansion interface,
and other control products on the network, for managing core settings, and for
upgrading firmware when needed.
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Global Configurator (GC) software — for configuring the control system.
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Global Scripter software — for programming the control processor and
expansion interfaces (as an alternative to GC)
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GUI Designer software — for designing layouts for Extron TouchLink Pro
touchpanels and third-party touch interfaces
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IP Link Pro device drivers — for use with GC, to make control of other devices
possible
All are avail able from
www.extron.com
Driver Files on the Extron Website
— A flowchart guide to network settings configuration
— Locations, descriptions, and cabling notes
Ports, Addressing, and Connections
(see
Locating Software, Firmware, and
on page 33).
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