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Configuring Communication
Changing the MAX's Device Number
The MAX unit can have its Device Address changed via either the browser-based UI, from within
NetLinx Studio, or by using the front panel ID pushbutton.
Changing the device number via the UI
1. Refer to step 4 of the previous Associating the MAX unit to a Target Master section on page 45
to locate the Device Number field.
2. Enter a new non-repeating device value for the MAX unit and click the Apply button.
3. After the new connection to the target NetLinx Master is established, the MAX unit is
displayed within the current System's Online Tree tab using the new device value (FIG. 34).
Changing the device number via Studio
1. Establish a valid connection between the target Master and the source MAX unit. Refer to the
previous section for more detailed information.
2. Access the Device Addressing dialog (FIG. 35) by either one of these two methods:
Device Address
(original device
Check-Off to
verify change
Enter new
device value
FIG. 35 Device Addressing dialog (changing the device value)
3. Select the Change Device checkbox from the Device to Change section.
4. Verify the Current value and enter the New Device value for the source MAX device.
5. Click the Change Device/System Number button. This configures the specified MAX unit to
accept the new value and incorporate the information (the system information in the
Workspace window refreshes and then displays the new information).
6. Click Done to close the Device Addressing dialog.
7. Navigate back to the IP Settings page on the UI and click the Reboot button to cycle power to
the unit and save the new information.
8. On the target Master, click Reboot (from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog) and
wait for the System Master to reboot. The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to
alternately blink during the incorporation. Wait until the STATUS LED is the only LED to
blink.
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Right-click on any system device (such as a Modero panel) listed in the OnLine Tree
tab of the Workspace and select Device Addressing (from the popup list).
Select Diagnostics > Device Addressing from the Main menu.
value)
MAX Video Encoder
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