Master Connection Section - Netlinx Master Ethernet Ip Address - Listen Mode; Master Connection Section - Netlinx Master Ethernet Ip Address - Auto Mode - AMX Modero NXD/NXT-1200VG Operation/Reference Manual

Configuring Communication

Master Connection section - NetLinx Master Ethernet IP Address - Listen Mode

In this mode, you must add the Modero panel IP Address into the URL List of the Master (using NetLinx
Studio). This mode sets the Modero panel to "listen" for broadcasts from the Master (using the panel IP from
its URL list).
1.
Obtain either a Static IP for the Modero panel (from your System Administrator) or a DHCP Address
from the IP Settings of the System Settings page.
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2.
Toggle the blue Type field until Ethernet is selected (from the Master Connection section of the System
Settings page).
3.
Press the Mode field (to set the connection Mode) until the choice cycles to the word Listen.
4.
Enter a username and password (into their respective fields) if the target Master has been previously
secured.
5.
Select the OnLine Tree tab from the Workspace window.
6.
Select Diagnostics > URL Listing from the Main menu (FIG. 86).
System Address
reflects the value
set in the Device
Addressing tab
Used to obtain an
existing URL
List from Master
Used to set the
URL List
on Master
FIG. 86
URL List dialog
7.
Enter the System and Device number for the specific Master associated with your panel (as seen in the
Online Tree tab).
8.
Click Add and enter the IP Address of the Modero touch panel into the Add URL dialog box.
9.
Click OK to enter your IP Address and add it to the list.
10.
Click Done once you are finished adding your panel information to the list.
11.
Press the on-screen Reboot button to save any changes and restart the panel.

Master Connection section - NetLinx Master Ethernet IP Address - Auto Mode

In this mode, enter the System Number of the NetLinx Master. This mode instructs the Modero to search for a
Master that uses the same System Number (assigned within the Master Connection section) and resides on the
same Subnet as itself.
1.
Toggle the blue Type field until Ethernet is selected (from the Master Connection section of the System
Settings page).
2.
Press the Mode field until the choice cycles to the word Auto.
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The DHCP/Static field (in the IP Settings section of the System Settings page) must be set to
DHCP to get Dynamic IP information for the panel.
Press the on-screen Reboot (from the Protected Setup page) to both save any changes and restart
the panel.
After power-up, press the grey Front Setup Access button for 3 seconds to access the Setup page.
Navigate to the Setup > Protected Setup > System Settings page and note the newly obtained
Dynamic IP Address information from the IP Settings section. This information is then entered into
the URL List for the connected NetLinx Master.
VG-Series Modero Touch Panels