Software-Based Configuration
and Control
This section of the guide is divided into the following topics:
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Configuration and Control: An Overview
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Basic Setup Steps: a Guide to this Section and Other Resources
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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
for details about LAN port and cabling to connect the expansion interface to the network).
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Configure the expansion interface by using the Global Configurator software (GC Professional or GC Plus)
(see the Extron
Global Scripter or ControlScript
•
The default web pages embedded within the expansion interface provide a means to view general hardware
information, network settings, and, if configured, project information. You cannot configure the expansion
interface via the embedded web pages.
LAN/PoE and LAN/PoE+ (Ethernet) connectors and LEDs
website
for full system hardware and software requirements for GC), or program it using
Pro
xi.
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