Extron electronic manual Serial bridge configuration, IPL T S4

Box 1

3

COM

Extron

IPL T S4

Ethernet Control Interface

Box 2

		1	2
		COM	COM
		2
	093012052	COM
UID#	LAN
WER
PO	X
1.52VA MA

RS-232

TCP/IP

Ethernet Network

Plasma Display

LAN

Extron

IPL T S1

COM 1

12V MAX .5A

Ethernet Control
Interface	RS-232
	PC running serial
	control software or
	a serial controller.

Figure 4-10 — Setup for serial bridging

4. For IPL T S unit 2, make a serial connection to the PC or controller that will control the remote A/V device.

5.On the same device, follow the step 2 instructions.

You are now ready to configure IPL T S unit 2 for serial bridging mode.

Serial bridge configuration

To allow both IPL T S units to communicate together, you must configure unit 2 to communicate with unit 1.

NIf a driver was previously loaded onto your IPL T S device COM port(s) using Global Configurator, serial bridging disables it.

To configure unit 2 to communicate with unit 1:

1.Enter the IP address of unit 2 in the Internet browser’s Address field at the top of the screen, and press the Enter key.

The System Status page opens, showing the current IP and port settings of the unit.

2.Access the Web server port setting screen by clicking the Configuration tab, then the Port Settings link on the left side of the window.

The Port Settings page appears, as shown in the figure below.

3.Choose the serial port that you wish to communicate through.

4.Under Serial Bridging, choose the On radio button to activate serial bridging mode.

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