Light System Manager Product Guide
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Start the Installation
1. Install all lighting fixtures, power / data supplies, and Data Enabler Pro devices. If
your installation calls for jumper cables to add space between fixtures, make sure
they are available.
2. Verify that your LSE lighting network port is connected to a dedicated LAN using
standard
Ethernet switches.
3. If using one or more Ethernet Controller Keypads, you must use a PoE (Power
over Ethernet) switch, or install PoE injectors inline between each keypad and the
switch to which it is connected.
Install Light System Manager
Light System Manager comprises two components: the Light System Engine controller
and Light System Composer software:
LSE Installation Overview
• Install LSE in a convenient, temperature-controlled location. Use the Installation
Instructions document included in the product packaging for step-by-step
hardware installation instructions.
• Assign a static IP address to the personal computer and connect it to the lighting
network. After connecting the personal computer, verify that the computer
can connect to the LSE. Note that following light show programming and
configuration, you can disconnect and remove the personal computer from the
network.
• Refer to the Light System Manager User Guide for additional details, as needed.
The Light System Manager User Guide is available online at www.colorkinetics.
com/ls/controllers/lsm/.
LSC Installation Overview
• Use the Light System Manager Quick Start Guide included in the product
packaging for step-by-step software installation instructions.
• Download and install the LSC software: www.colorkinetics.com/ls/controllers/lsm.
Using the Light System Engine Web Interface
The LSE has a powerful web interface that you can use to set event triggering,
create show schedules, and easily select point-and-click static color scenes. The web
interface supports multiple users with activity logging for each user account.
Connect to the LSE interface by entering its IP address in a web browser on the
computer connected to the dedicated local area network. The default lighting
network IP is 10.1.3.100. The default username is
color
and the default password is
kinetics
.
