Extron Electronics IPL Pro Series User Guide PRELIMINARY - Manual (Page 12)

IPL Pro Series • Hardware Features and Installation 6
Hardware Features
and Installation
This section covers the following material:
• Setup Checklist: How to Proceed With Installation — A checklist of tasks to guide
you through installation
• Network Communication Setup — A flowchart guide to network settings configuration
• Front Panel Features — Locations and some descriptions of items on the front panel
• Mounting the IPL Pro Series — Brief guidelines for mounting
• Rear Panel Features and Connections — Locations, descriptions, and cabling notes
for rear panel features and corresponding front panel indications
• Resetting the Unit — Information about the available reset modes and how to reset the IPL
The IPL Pro Series control processors work differently from the previous generation
of IP Link products. Pay careful attention to the order and types of setup tasks. Follow
the setup checklist in this guide or in the setup guide and keep it with you for reference
throughout the installation and configuration process.
Setup Checklist: How to Proceed With Installation
Get Ready
Familiarize yourself with the features of the control processor (see Front Panel
Features on page 9 and Rear Panel Features and Connections on page 11)
and of any TouchLink Pro touchpanels that will be part of the system.
Download and install the latest version of the following:
• Global Configurator (GC) software — for setting up and configuring the control
processor. GC Professional and GC Plus modes include the
Toolbelt feature, and a
way to upgrade the firmware of the control processor if the need arises.
• IP Link Pro device drivers — for use with GC, to make control of other devices
possible
• GUI Designer software — for designing layouts for Extron TouchLink Pro
touchpanels and third party touch interfaces
All are avail able from www.extron.com (see Locating Software, Firmware, and
Driver Files on the Extron Website on page 20).
Obtain network information for the unit from the network administrator. You will need the
following details for each IP Link Pro device:
DHCP setting (on or off) Gateway IP address
Device (IPL Pro, TLP Pro, IPCP Pro) IP address User name
Subnet mask Passwords
Write down the MAC addresses of each IP Link Pro device to be used.
Obtain model names and setup information for devices the IPL will control.
• , IR Learner Pro (for creating IR driver files using
the remote controls of AV products if drivers are
not already available from Extron)
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