RCP-ME User Guide (v4.0) Linking Remote Control Panels • 67
Linking Remote Control Panels
If your routing switcher system is extensive, control of the entire system may not be possible through just one
remote control panel. If this is the case, additional remote control panels may be added. You can choose to operate
the remote control panels individually, or you can link the remote control panels together so they operate as one
larger remote control panel.
You may link up to 10 remote control panels together.
Before You Begin
When multiple remote control panels are linked, the Address field must be the same for all linked remote control
panels, and the Panel Link Address field must be different for each remote control panel.
You may link RCP-ME, RCP-QE, RCP-NKM, and RCP-NKQ remote control panels together. You cannot link the
RCP-NK1 with an RCP-ME, RCP-QE, RCP-NKM, or RCP-NKQ.
The Panel Address and Panel Link Address must be different within each remote control panel. For example, if
you have three RCP-ME panels but only want to link two panels, you would assign the Panel Address and Panel
Link Addresses as outlined in Table 12.1. In this example, the first and second panels are linked to form one logical
remote control panel.
Configure a Link Between Multiple Remote Control Panels
RCP-ME panel linking requires a connection to either an NK-NET, an Ultrix router, or an Ultricore Central
Controller. The NK-IPS does not support panel linking.
To link remote control panels together
1. Open the RCP-ME Panel Config interface (see “To open the RCP-ME Panel Config interface” on page 22).
2. In the Address field of the Device Details area, enter the common address (between 2 and 255) that you want
all the linked remote control panels to use.
3. Select the Configuration tab.
4. In the Panel Link Address field of the Panel Link area, enter the individual address (between 1 and 254) that
you want this specific remote control panel to use. By default, the Panel Link Address of a remote control
panel is set to zero (0).
If a panel has a Panel Link Address of 0, it cannot have the same address of another panel or other NK series
device. If it does, the results will be unpredictable.
5. Send the current configuration file to the device (see “To send the current configuration to a panel” on
page 74).
6. Repeat this process for all the remote control panels that you want to link together.
Table 12.1 Example of Linked Panel Addresses
First
RCP-ME
Second
RCP-ME
Third
RCP-ME
Setup
Linked Unlinked
Address
100 100 120
Panel Link Address
1 20
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