Configuring Communication
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7" Modero Touch Panels
Master Connection section - Virtual Master communication over Ethernet
Before beginning:
1.
Verify the panel has been configured to communicate either through an Ethernet cable (connected
from either the panel to a valid Ethernet Hub) or wireless to the Wireless Access Point.
2.
Launch NetLinx Studio 2.x (default location is
Start
>
Programs
>
AMX Control Disc
>
NetLinx
Studio 2
>
NetLinx Studio 2
).
3.
Select
Settings
>
Master Communication Settings
, from the Main menu to open the Master
Communication Settings dialog (FIG. 69).
4.
Click the
Communications Settings
button to open the Communications Settings dialog.
5.
Click on the
NetLinx Master
radio button (
from the Platform Selection section
) to indicate that you
are working as a NetLinx Master.
6.
Click on the
Virtual Master
radio box (
from the Transport Connection Option section
) to indicate
you are wanting to configure the PC to communicate with a panel. Everything else such as the
Authentication is greyed-out because you are not going through the Master’s UI.
7.
Click the
Edit Settings
button (
on the Communications Settings dialog
) to open the Virtual NetLinx
Master Settings dialog (FIG. 69).
8.
From within this dialog enter the System number (
default is 1
) and note the IP Address of the target
PC being used as the Virtual Master. This IP Address can also be obtained by following these
procedures:
On your PC, click
Start
>
Run
to open the Run dialog.
Enter
cmd
into the Open field and click
OK
to open the command DOS prompt.
From the
C:\>
command line, enter
ipconfig
to display the IP Address of the PC. This
information is entered into the
Master IP/URL
field on the panel.
9.
Click
OK
three times to close the open dialogs, save your settings, and return to the main NetLinx
Studio application.
When configuring your panel to communicate with a Virtual Master (on your PC) via
Ethernet, the Master IP/URL field must be configured to match the IP Address of the
PC and make sure to use the Virtual System value assigned to the Virtual Master
within NetLinx Studio.
FIG. 69
Assigning Communication Settings and TCP/IP Settings for a Virtual Master
Enter this IP
into the
Master IP/URL
field on the
System Settings
page
IP Addresses of computer
(also obtained by using the
Start
>
Run
>
cmd
command)
Summary of Contents for Modero CV7
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