Extron Electronics IPL 250 Setup Guide - Manual (Page 7)

Refer also to the IPL 250 Reference Manual at www.extron.com.
IPL 250 • Introduction 1-3
About Global Configurator
Global Configurator (GC) is a free software application that gives users the ability
to create a single configuration file of all of the devices on their audio/video
(A/V) network.
There are two types of devices in an A/V system:
Controllers —
control devices that have an IP Link enabled Ethernet port for
network connection, and serial, relay, I/O, and infrared (IR) ports for A/V
device connection
Controlled devices — A/V products, such as video projectors, displays, VCRs,
DVD players, document cameras, projector screens, room lighting systems;
all of the equipment that is used to generate an audio/video presentation.
Once a "global" configuration file is built, GC generates a graphical user interface
called GlobalViewer ® that allows users to monitor and control all of the A/V
devices specified within the GC configuration file. When the configuration file is
created, one or more of the IP Link controllers on the network can be designated
as a GlobalViewer host device.
The completed configuration file is uploaded to the host device(s). The
GlobalViewer interface can then be launched by opening an Internet browser on a
local PC and entering the host device’s IP address in the browser's Address field.
Global Configurator application screen
Using GC you can configure a single room controller or create a Web-based
remote monitoring system for hundreds of A/V devices in multiple locations.
You can configure an IPL 250 using GC without having the device physically
connected to the A/V network.
C Use Global Configurator version 3.0 or later. Update all PCs and devices
running earlier versions of GC.