Software-Based Configuration And Control; Configuration And Control: An Overview - Extron electronics IPL EXP Series User Manual

Software-Based Configuration
and Control
This section of the guide is divided into the following topics:
•

Configuration and Control: An Overview

• Basic Setup Steps: a Guide to this Section and Other Resources
•
Downloading the Software and Getting Started
• Troubleshooting
Configuration and Control: An Overview
An IPL EXP unit must be configured before use in order to recognize and accept commands and pass them on
to the controlled devices. It can be configured and controlled via a host computer connected to the same network
as the control processor (see
the LAN port and cabling to connect the expansion interface to the network, and see
page 24).
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Configure the expansion interface by using the Global Configurator software (GC Professional or GC Plus)
(see the Extron
ControlScript programming.
•
The webpages embedded within the expansion interface provide a means to control the state of the ports as
well as view general hardware information of the IPL EXP (network settings, configured project information,
an activity log, and the like). You can edit network settings, and also create, edit, or delete power schedules.
You cannot configure the expansion interface via the embedded webpages.
LAN (Ethernet) connector and LEDs
website
for full system hardware and software requirements for GC), or program it using
IPL EXP Power Series • Software-based Configuration and Control
starting on page 20 for details about
Modes of Operation on
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