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Remote
Configuration and
Control
This section describes the Ethernet connections through which the WindoWall Console
software provides configuration and control of the WindoWall Pro system. It gives the
procedure for installing and setting up the software on your computer. (For descriptions of
all tasks that can be performed with the software, see the WindoWall Console Software help
file.)
This section also describes the serial connection through which Extron Simple Instruction
Set (SIS) commands can be issued to the WindoWall Pro and lists the commands that are
available for controlling and configuring the processors. Topics include:
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Setting Up the WindoWall Console Software
The WindoWall Console application software is the user interface to the WindoWall Pro
system. It brings all the WindoWall Pro processors together via TCP/IP and enables you to
set up, create, and manage your videowall system. The software includes wizards that take
you through step-by-step procedures to configure the input sources and the matrix switcher
for the videowall. After completing the setup, you can create additional customized window
layouts using the virtual canvas provided by the software, and save these layouts to up to
100 memory presets for future recall.
Installing and Starting the Software
You can complete the following startup procedure on the MGP either before or after you
connect the other hardware (inputs, outputs, and WindoWall Pro) to it.
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Setting Up the WindoWall Console Software
Using SIS Commands
Insert the provided DVD into your computer CD drive. The disc should start
automatically. If it does not, locate the LAUNCH.EXE file name on the CD drive and
double-click on it. The Extron Software Products screen opens (see
next page).
NOTE: If the WindoWall Pro software does not appear on the CD provided with
your WindoWall Pro, download it from the Extron website at
(see
Downloading the WindoWall Console Software from the Web
page 13).
On the Extron Software DVD screen, click the
at right).
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