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10 connecting to the device, 1 connecting methods, Connecting to the device – Kramer Electronics WP-501 User Manual

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K-Config - Connecting to the Device

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Connecting to the Device

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Configuration Steps

Description

Section

Introduction

General information and system requirements

1

Planning

Carefully plan your controlled room

2

Installation

Install the Software

3

Introduction to K-Config

Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons

4

Driver Manager

Define the Peripheral Device Drivers

5

Project Navigator

Define the Controlled Room

6

Port Manager

Assign the peripheral devices to the Master and Auxiliary device ports

7

Triggers

Activate the Triggers

8

Adding Actions

Describes how to add the various actions to a trigger

9

Connecting to a Device

Describes how to connect to a device, upgrade the firmware, read/write to the device
and so on

10

While many actions are available to K-Config users without needing to connect to the device itself, the following

actions require that the device is connected to your PC. These actions include:

Firmware upgrade, see

Section

10.2

General settings, see

Section

10.4

Security Settings, see

Section

10.4

Date and time settings, see

Section

10.4.1

Syncing the configuration to the device, see

Section

10.5

Reading the configuration from the device, see

Section

10.6

Clearing the configuration from the device, see

Section

10.7

You can connect your PC to:

A Master device

An auxiliary device that is connected with a K-NET cable to its Master RC

An auxiliary device that is connected directly to the PC

10.1

Connecting Methods

Before you perform any of the actions described above, you need to physically connect to the device.

This can be done in any of the following ways:

Connecting via the Ethernet

Connecting to the device via the RS-232 port (no null-modem is required)

Connecting the device directly to your PC via the USB connector Whether it is defined as an auxiliary device or a

standalone Master

You can connect only via the available ports on the device.

Note that you can read from a device only via the Ethernet.







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