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IPCP Pro Series • Hardware Features and Installation 9

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 IPCPProSeries — Brief guidelines for mounting

• Ports, Addressing, 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 IPCP

The IPCP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13 and Ports, Addressing, and Connections on page18)

and of any TouchLinkPro touchpanels that will be part of the system.

 Download and install the latest version of the following:

 Toolbelt software — for discovering the control processor and other control

products on the network, for managing core settings, and for upgrading firmware

when needed.

 Global Configurator (GC) software — for configuring the control system.

 Global Scripter software — for programming the control processor (as an

alternative to GC)

 GUI Designer software — for designing layouts for Extron TouchLinkPro

touchpanels and third-party touch interfaces

 IPLinkPro device drivers — for use with GC, to make control of other devices

possible

 IR Learner Pro software — for use with models that have IR receiver ports, to

create your own IR drivers using the remote control of an AV device, if drivers are

not already available from Extron

All are avail able from www.extron.com (see Locating Software, Firmware, and

Driver Files on the Extron Website on page49).

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