Extron Electronics IPL 250 Reference Manual - Manual (Page 96)

IPL 250 • Firmware Updates B-2
Firmware Updates
If the need arises, you can replace the IPL 250’s main firmware without opening the
unit or changing firmware chips.
Determining the Firmware Version
There are several ways to check which version of firmware the controller is using:
• the IP Link Settings tab within Extron Global Configurator software
• the System Status or the System Settings page of the controller’s embedded Web
pages
• the Info page of GlobalViewer ® Web pages
• the Version column within Extron IP Link ® Device Manager software
• the response from the IPL 250 to an SIS command of 1Q or 0Q (See chapter 4.)
Using the Global Configurator software
1. Via RS-232 or Ethernet, connect a PC (on which the Global Configurator
program has been installed) to the IPL 250.
2. Start the Global Configurator (GC) program and open a project. (See the
IPL 250 Setup Guide and chapter 3 of this manual for details.)
3. In the window on the left side of the GC screen, click on the name of the
IPL 250 for which you want to check the firmware level.
4. In the right side of the GC screen, click the IP Link Settings tab.
5. Click the Refresh button. The firmware version is listed in the System
Description area.
Using a Web browser
The IPL 250 controller comes with a set of factory default embedded Web pages.
Also, if the IPL 250 is used as part of a network of devices based on Extron IP Link ®
technology, such as IP Link interfaces and MediaLink controllers, the GlobalViewer
application could be installed in the IPL 250 as well as in other IP Link devices
within the network. Refer to the Global Configurator help file for information on
how to use that software and the resulting Web pages.
1. Connect the controller to a PC via an Ethernet connection, or connect the
controller and the PC to a network/LAN. See chapters 2 and 3 of this manual
and read the IPL 250 Setup Guide for details.
2. Start a Web browser program (such as Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ® ).
3. Type the IPL 250’s IP address into the browser’s address area and log on to the
internal Web page (see chapter 3) or to the optional GlobalViewer Web page
stored in the IPL. (See the Global Configurator help file for details.)
N If GlobalViewer is installed in the IPL 250, the GlobalViewer Web pages appear
by default.
• GlobalViewer Web pages are supported by Internet Explorer, but not by other
browsers. GlobalViewer features may not work properly when viewed via
Navigator, Mozilla
® Firefox ® , or other browser programs.
• To reach the factory default Web pages on a controller that has been set
up for GlobalViewer, type http://<IP address>/nortxe_index.html into
the browser’s address area, substituting the unit’s actual IP address for
“<IP address>”. For example,
http://10.13.196.42/nortxe_index.html.