Control 4 T3 Series Installation Manual page 4

Connecting PoE
Connect the PoE injector to power and the network, and then
connect it to the screen's charging station. These instructions are
for the Control4 PoE Injector (AC-POE1-B).
Important: The equipment is to be connected only to
PoE networks without routing to the outside plant.
To install a Control4 PoE injector:
1 Connect the Control4 PoE injector to an AC outlet using the
power cord.
2 Connect one of the RJ-45 LAN ports on the gateway/router/
switch to the PoE Injector's LAN port using CAT5/6 Ethernet
cable.
3 Connect the PoE Injector's PWR LAN-OUT port to the RJ-45
Ethernet cable that will be connected to the touchscreen's
charging station.
4 Connect the PoE Ethernet cable to the charging station.
Configure the touchscreen for wireless (optional)
To configure the touchscreen for wireless:
1 After initialization, tap Network. The network configuration
page opens.
2 Under Wi-Fi, tap or slide OFF/ON to enable WiFi, then tap
the Wi-Fi field to open a list of available networks.
3 Tap the network name you want to connect to.
4 Tap the Password field, then use the on-screen keyboard to
type the password (if required).
Note: If you need to enter a static IP address, follow the
instructions under "To set a wireless static IP address"
below before proceeding.
5 Tap Connect.
If you don't see the network you want:
1 Tap +, then tap the Network SSID field and type the SSID
(name) of the network by using the on-screen keyboard.
2 Tap the Security field, then select the type of security to use.
3 Tap the Password field, then use the on-screen keyboard to
type the password (if required).
Note: If you need to enter a static IP address, follow the
instructions under "To set a wireless static IP address"
below before proceeding.
4 Tap Save. The new network is added to the bottom of the
network list.
To set a wireless static IP address:
1 Scroll down and tap Show advanced options.
2 Tap IP settings, then tap Static.
3 Select each box one at a time and use the on-screen
keyboard to type the:
• IP address
• Gateway
• Network prefix length
• DNS 1 (preferred)
4
• DNS 2 (alternate)
Configure the touchscreen for Ethernet
If you want to use DHCP (default) for your Ethernet connection,
no further setup is required.
To configure a static IP address for Ethernet:
1 After initialization, tap Network. The network configuration
page opens.
2 Tap Ethernet. The Ethernet settings screen opens.
3 Tap Static IP Settings, then tap Use static IP.
4 Select each box one at a time and use the on-screen
keyboard to type the IP Address, Gateway, Netmask, DNS 1
(preferred), and DNS 2 (alternate).
5 Tap SAVE when finished.