Extron Electronics IPI 200 Series User Guide - Manual (Page 21)

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5. The user speaks into the intercom. Audio plays through the speakers or
headset at the console the pressed button was configured to call.
6. The intercom user releases the button when done speaking.
7. The console operator clicks the Talk button (in the software) or presses the PC’s
space bar to reply.
Panel-to-panel mode
You do not need to include a console PC as a permanent part of an IP Intercom
System. Here is an example in which panels are configured to “talk” to each other.
The software does not need to be running during intercom system operation.
N Panel to panel mode will only work when both panels are in the same network
subnet.
TCP/IP
Network
Configuration Console PC
IP 10.XX.XX.01
Classroom
IP 10.XX.XX.02
MLC 226 IP AAP IPI 101 AAP
PROJECTOR
1 2 3 4 5 6 VOLUME
CONFIG IR
ON OFF AUTO IMAGE
MUTE
LAPTOP
VCR DVD AUX VIDEO
PC
MLC 226 IP
INTERCOM MIC ON
LEVEL HIGH MED LOW
IPI 101
PUSH TO TALK HELP
DESK
Lab
IP 10.XX.XX.03
Straight-through
Network Cable
MLC 226 IP AAP IPI 101 AAP
PROJECTOR
1 2 3 4 5 6 VOLUME
CONFIG IR
ON OFF AUTO IMAGE
MUTE
LAPTOP
VCR DVD AUX VIDEO
PC
MLC 226 IP
INTERCOM MIC ON
LEVEL HIGH MED LOW
IPI 101
PUSH TO TALK HELP
DESK
Connect for configuration.
This connection is not
needed for later operation.
1. Connect two IPI 101 AAPs and their MLC 226 IPs to a network using straight‑
through cable.
2. Using a PC connected to the same network (as shown in the figure above),
configure the two IPI systems. Read chapter 5 for instructions on how to use
the HelpDesk software for configuration.
3. Close the configuration program. The PC can be disconnected from the
network or used for other functions.
4. Push the button on one IPI to contact the other IPI. On the calling IPI, the
microphone is enabled, the Mic On LED lights, and the button’s light changes
from low amber to bright/high amber. On the IPI being called, the button’s
light changes from low amber to bright/high amber.