Extron electronics Quantum Ultra Expansion System Setup Manual page 6

Quantum Ultra Series • Setup Guide (Continued)
8. Configure the first secondary chassis. When the Expansion OUT card is selected for the primary chassis, an additional set of
fields drops down for the first secondary chassis (see
the previous page).
Enter the IP address of the secondary chassis in the IP Address field, and select the secondary chassis type from the
a.
Device Type drop-down list.
b. Select input and output cards for the secondary chassis slots as needed.
c. If the system contains another secondary chassis, select EXPANSION OUT for the last slot.
9. Repeat step 8 for each additional secondary chassis in the system (up to four secondary chassis are permitted).
NOTES:
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The first card of each secondary chassis is always an Expansion IN
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card ( ). This card cannot be changed.
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All input cards must be installed above the output cards in the
expansion system. Therefore, a secondary chassis can contain input
cards only if all chassis above it in the chain contain only input cards.
•
The last card in an expansion system cannot be an expansion card.
10. When finished configuring primary and secondary chassis, click Add (
window closes and the expansion system is added to the System Devices
panel.
11. When ready to apply the new project to the expansion system, click Connect
in the System Devices panel (see
Editing Network Settings Online
1. While connected to the expansion system in VCS, select the Device Settings tab on the VCS main screen.
In the Device Details panel of the Device Settings screen,
2.
click the Communication Settings button.
3. On the Communication Settings screen, select the radio
button for the device in the expansion system for which you are
changing the network settings (Primary or Secondary, see
the example at right).
4. Make the desired changes to the network settings.
5. Click Apply at the bottom of the screen.
Click OK on the Update Settings prompt to commit the changes and reboot the unit.
6.
Editing Network Settings Offline
An existing project file can be used for multiple expansion systems. To change the network settings of the chassis that is saved in
the project file:
1. Open the project file of the expansion system and select the Device Settings tab (see figure 9,
Click Communication Settings in the Device Details panel of
2.
the Device Settings screen.
Select the Primary or Secondary radio button (see
3.
image at right) for the device for which you are changing the
network settings.
(Optional) Select a Connection Type radio button (
4.
primary device (TCP/IP or USB).
5. Make the desired changes to the network settings.
Click Apply on the Communication Settings screen.
6.
NOTES:
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If the connection type for the primary device is set to TCP/IP, only the IP Address can be changed. If the connection
type is set to USB, only the Device Name can be changed.
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For secondary devices, only the IP address can be changed. The connection type cannot be changed.
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