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8.
Click the
New
button to open the New TCP/IP Settings dialog where you can enter both a
previously obtained DHCP or Static IP Address and an associated description for the connection
into their respective fields.
9.
Place a checkmark within the
Automatically Ping the Master Controller to ensure availability
radio
box to make sure the Master is initially responding online before establishing full communication.
10.
Click
OK
to close the current New TCP/IP Settings dialog and return to the previous TCP/IP
Settings dialog where you must locate your new entry within the List of Addresses section.
11.
Click the
Select
button to make that the currently used IP Address communication parameter.
12.
Click
OK
to return to the Communications Settings dialog and place a checkmark within the
Authentication Required
radio box if your Master has been previously secured with a
username/password.
13.
Click on the
Authentication Required
radio box (if the Master is secured) and then press the
User Name and Password
button to open the Master Controller User Name and Password dialog.
14.
Within this dialog, you must enter a previously configured username and password (with sufficient
rights) before being able to successfully connect to the Master.
15.
Click
OK
to save your newly entered information and return to the previous Communication
Settings dialog where you must click
OK
again to begin the communication process to your Master.
16.
Click
Yes
to interrupt the current communication from the Master and apply the new settings.
17.
Click
Reboot
(
from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog
) and wait for the System
Master to reboot.
The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to alternately blink during the
incorporation. Wait until the STATUS LED is the only LED to blink.
18.
Press
Done
once until the
Master Reboot Status
field reads *
Reboot of System Complete*
.
19.
Click the
OnLine Tree
tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the System.
The default
System value is one (1)
.
20.
Right-click the associated System number and select
Refresh System
. This establishes a new
connection to the specified System and populates the list with devices on that system.
The
communication method is then highlighted in green on the bottom of the NetLinx Studio window.
Step 2: Prepare the panel for communication via an IP
1.
Press the blue
Type
field (
from the Master Connection section
) until the choice cycles to the word
Ethernet
.
2.
Press the blue
Mode
field until the choice cycles to the word
URL
.
By selecting
URL
, the System Number field becomes read-only (grey) because the panel pulls
this value directly from the communicating target Master (virtual or not). A Virtual Master
system value can be set within the active AMX software applications such as: NetLinx Studio,
TPD4, or IREdit.
3.
Press the red
Master IP/URL
field to open a Keyboard and enter the NetLinx Master’s IP Address
(obtained from the Diagnostics - Networking Address dialog of the NetLinx Studio
application)
.
4.
Click
Done
to accept the new value and return to the System Configuration page.
5.
Do not alter the Master Port Number value (
this is the default value used by NetLinx
).
If you are currently connected to the assigned Master, a popup asks whether you
would want to temporarily stop communication to the Master and apply the new
settings.
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