Extron electronics IPCP Pro Series - Introduction; What This Guide Covers; Conventions Used in This Guide

IPCP Pro Series • Introduction 1
Introduction
This section covers the following basic information you should know about this guide and
the product before installation:
• Before You Begin
• About the IPCPProSeries
• Application Diagrams
• Device Control
• About Global Configurator (with GCProfessional and GC Plus Modes)
• About Global Scripter
• PC System Requirements
Before You Begin
What This Guide Covers
This user guide provides instructions for an experienced installer to install an Extron
IPCPProSeries IP Link Pro Control Processor. This guide provides detailed information and
recommends best practices for cabling the control processor. It provides a brief overview of
the configuration process, and reference information.
Configure the control processor using Extron Global Configurator software running in
GlobalConfigurator Professional (GCProfessional) or Global Configurator Plus (GCPlus)
mode, or program it using Global Scripter. This guide does not contain instructions on
detailed software-related setup steps or details of configuration within the software: those
are covered in the Global Configurator Help File, the Global Scripter Help File, and help
files for related programs. The software help files describe how to use each program to
download drivers, add AV devices to a configuration, configure basic functions, and set up
schedules, macros, e-mail alerts, touchpanel button configurations, and the like.
Conventions Used in This Guide
• Throughout this guide the IPCPProSeries products are also referred to as the “IPCP,”
“IPCPPro,” or “control processor.”
• Global Configurator software is referred to as “GC,” which can be run in Global
Configurator Professional mode (“GCProfessional”) or Global Configurator Plus mode
(“GCPlus”).
• Global Scripter is sometimes referred to as “GS”.
• The GlobalViewer Enterprise application is sometimes referred to as “GVE.”
• Unless otherwise noted, in images of software or web pages, circled numbers
correspond to the like-numbered procedural steps.