6 | IX Series Quick Start Programming Guide
Step 3: Association 
Programming a New System
Manual 
Manual Association allows the selection of a station by MAC address to pair with a station of the same type from the top 
Station Setting List and the Station List below it. This method is only recommended for stations that have already been 
deployed and their MAC Addresses noted. If IX-SOFT is installed on the programming PC, it must be closed to search 
for and associate physical stations. Refer to the notes below for steps on searching and associating IX-SOFT. 
IX-SOFT: Ensure that the IX-SOFT application is installed and open on all PCs before continuing. Once all instances of 
IX-SOFT are installed and open, place a check mark next to Search for IX-SOFT on this PC (found above the Station List) and 
click 
Station Search
 to search again. Click 
Apply
 to associate IX-SOFT in the same way as the physical stations.
 Select
Select a discovered 
station from the  
Station List to associate 
to.
 Associate
Click 
Apply 
 to associate the selected station with the 
selected le. Repeat until all stations are associated.
 Select
Select a station 
conguration from the  
Station Settings List.
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The Station Settings List is the list 
of stations created by the previous 
steps. The Station List is the list of 
stations found on the network. 
Note:
 Conrming Status
Scroll down and conrm each station in the Status column says 
Success. If any status shows as Failed, conrm their network 
connection and refer to their status light, then select the station and 
click Retry Association .
If all stations show Success, 
click Next .
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