AMX Modero NXD-500i Operation/Reference Manual page 40

Configuring Communication
4.
Click the Communications Settings button to open the Communications Settings dialog (FIG. 22).
FIG. 22 Communications Settings dialog box
5.
Click on the NetLinx Master radio button in the Platform Selection section to indicate that this is
working as a NetLinx Master.
6.
Click on the Virtual Master radio box from the Transport Connection Option section to configure the PC
to communicate directly with a panel. Everything else, such as the Authentication, is greyed out because
this action is not going through the Master's UI.
7.
Click the Edit Settings button on the Communications Settings dialog to open the Virtual NetLinx Master
Settings dialog (FIG. 23).
FIG. 23 Virtual NetLinx Master Settings dialog box
8.
From within this dialog, enter the System number (default is 1).
9.
Click OK three times to close the open dialogs, save the settings, and return to the main NetLinx Studio
application.
10.
Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the Virtual System. The
default System value is one.
11.
Right-click on the Empty Device Tree/System entry and select Refresh System to re-populate the list.
The panel will not appear as a device below the virtual system number (in the Online Tree tab) until the
system number used in Sep 7 for the VNM is entered into the Master Connection section of the System
Settings page.
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The Connection Status icon turns green after a few seconds to indicate an active USB connection to
the Virtual Master on the PC. No Lock icon is displayed because this USB connection is not
secured and does not require a username and password.
If a few minutes have gone by and the Connection Status icon still does not turn green, repeat the
USB connection and Virtual Master setup procedures (outlined in this section). Refreshing the
System sends out a request to the panel to respond and completes the communication (turning the
System Connection icon green).
NXD-500i 5" Wall/Flush Mount Touch Panel with Intercom