Note:
A maximum of 15 SideBoxNet enclosures can be
connected to Acuity
™
.
SideBox Setup
Acuity
™
must be set up to communicate with the
SideBox. Carbonite and Carbonite Black automatically
recognise and will communicate with the SideBox.
Setting Up SideBox with Acuity
™
To set up communications between the Acuity
™
control
panel and SideBox, you must do the following:
• Set the External Link port (
L2
,
L3
,
L4
) that you
connected to SideBox to External Module (
Ext
Module
).
• Assign the SideBox to a panel row.
Refer to your
Acuity
™
Setup Manual
for information
on assigning the SideBox to an external link port, and
assigning the SideBox to a panel row.
LCD Contrast
If the module installed in the SideBox has an LCD
display, such as mnemonics, the contrast of this
display must be adjusted manually using a Phillips
screwdriver.
Figure 7: Contrast Adjustment
SideBoxNet Setup
The SideBoxNet connects to the switcher over
ethernet. DashBoard is used to configure the network
settings on the SideBoxNet as well as monitor status
and perform upgrades.
SideBoxNet Network Settings
By default, the SideBoxNet uses DHCP to
automatically obtain an IP address. You can manually
set a static IP address, network mask, and default
gateway if your network does not have a DHCP server
or if you need to set a static IP.
The enclosure is automatically discovered in
DashBoard and appears as
Panel
followed by the
MAC address of that particular SideBoxNet.
To Configure the Network Setting
1.
Double-click on the
Panel
node and click on the
Ethernet
tab.
Note:
The
Current DIP Switch
field shows the state
of the DIP1 and DIP2 switches on SideBoxNet. Some
settings do not allow you to change the IP settings from
DashBoard.
2.
Click
Static
or
DHCP
to select how you want to
set the ethernet settings.
3.
For a static IP address, enter the IP address (
IP
Address
), subnet mask (
Subnet Mask
), and
gateway (
Default Gateway
) you want to use.
4.
In the
Carbonite IP Address
field, enter the IP
address of the frame you are connecting to.
5.
Click
Apply Changes
.
To Assign a Custom Name
The name appears in the tree view in DashBoard and
allows you to easily identify your particular device.
1.
Double-click on the
Panel
node and click on the
Panel Name, Permissions
tab.
2.
In the
Panel Name
field, enter the new name.
Additional Settings
Additional settings allows you to set alarms for power
supply failures, permissions to change settings in
DashBoard, or to restore default settings.
To Edit Permissions
You can lock the settings to prevent other users from
changing them.
1.
Double-click on the
Panel
node and click on the
Panel Name, Permissions
tab.
2.
On the
Edit Permission
list, click
Unlocked
to
allow all the parameters to be set, or
Locked
to
lock all parameters except this one.
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