Extron Electronics IPCP 505 User Guide - Manual (Page 24)

IPCP 505 • Software-based Configuration and Control 18
Software-based
Configuration and
Control
This section of the guide is divided into the following topics:
• Configuration and Control: an Overview
• Basic Setup Steps: a Guide to this Section and Other Resources
• Communicating with the IPCP
• Configuring the IPCP for Network Communication
• Global Configurator Software for Windows
• Advanced Configuration
• Controlling an IPCP 505
• Controlling the IPCP 505 with a Touchpanel
• Customizing the IPCP Control Web Pages
• Troubleshooting
Configuration and Control: an Overview
An IPCP 505 must be configured before use in order to recognize and accept
commands and pass them on to the controlled devices. It can be configured and controlled
via a host computer attached to the LAN (local area network) port. See the
Hardware
Features and Installation section beginning on page 7 for details about the port and
cabling.
• The primary means for configuring the controller is by using the Extron Global
Configurator (GC) software. This method requires a properly configured PC with
Windows XP or a higher version of Windows installed. Global Configurator generates
GlobalViewer web pages that are uploaded to the IPCP and can be used to control the unit
and make adjustments to its settings.
NOTE: Microsoft Internet Explorer is currently the only web browser that fully
supports GlobalViewer pages.
• Alternatively the default web pages embedded within the IPCP 505 provide a means
to perform some setup, adjustment, and control via a web browser (Internet Explorer
version 5.5+, or Mozilla
® Firefox ® version 1.0+) from any type of network-enabled
computer.
• The third way to control and configure the controller is by using Simple Instruction Set
(SIS) commands via Telnet (or a similar program), a web browser, or RS-232. SIS
commands are discussed in detail in the
SIS Programming and Control section
starting on page 50.