AMX MAX-CSE, MAX-CSD 10 manual NetLinx Settings Page Features, Feature Description NetLinx Master

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The following table lists the NetLinx Settings page features that an administrator or other authorized user can configure.

NetLinx Settings Page Features

Feature	Description
NetLinx Master:	This section allows the user/administrator to define the communication and encryption
	parameters of the target Master.
• Connection
	• A status field which indicates whether a Master has been detected and
	communicating with the MAX-CSE.
	• During the initial setup, this field reads Not Connected.
	• After a successful connection to a target Master, this fields reads Connected.
• Mode
	• A drop-down list from which the user can choose which NetLinx connection Mode
	will be used to communicate with the target Master.
	• Available modes: Listen, Auto (default), URL
	• Listen sets the MAX unit to "listen" for broadcasts from the Master. In this system,
	the MAX unit acts as a "Server" (in that Clients attach to it) and the Master acts as a
	"Client".
	• Auto is used to instruct the MAX unit to search for a Master that both uses the same
	System Number (assigned within this page’s System Number field) and resides on
	the same Subnet as itself. In this case, the Master has its UDP feature enabled.
	• URL is the address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any other Internet
	facility. This setting is used when the IP Address of the target NetLinx Master is
	known. In this system, the MAX unit acts as a "Client" and the Master acts as a
	Server (in that Clients attach to it). In URL mode, you can only enter the IP/URL of
	the target Master. The System Number is 0 (for an unknown System Number) and
	the Master Port Number is defaulted to 1319.
• System Number
	Allows a user to enter a system number.
	• Default value is 3701.
	• Only in the Auto Mode will the System field be user-definable.
• Device Number
	Allows a user to enter a current device value (non-duplicated). You must use a value
	which is not currently being used by another device currently communicating with the
	target Master.
	• Within NetLinx Studio, use the Online Tree tab to review what device values are
	already being used.
	• Default value is 32001.
• Master IP/URL	Allows a user to enter the IP Address or URL used by the target Master.
	Note: This is the same IP Address used by NetLinx Studio to communicate with the
	Master.
	• Target Master IP Address must be in IPv4 dot notation (ex: X.X.X.X).
• Master Port Number
	Allows the user to enter the port number used by the NetLinx Master.
	• Default value is 1319.
• Encryption
	Based on the Master’s security status.
	• Default value is Disabled (fields are greyed-out).
	• These radio boxes either enable or disable data encryption of the data transferred
	between the Master and the MAX over the ICSP connection. Note that this is
	optional. If this is enabled, this setting requires more processor cycles to maintain.
	• This selection determines if a username and password is required prior to
	communication between the MAX unit and the target NetLinx Master via an ICSP
	connection using a transport method such as TCP/IP or UDP/IP.
• Username/Password
	If the target Master has been previously secured, enter an alpha-numeric string (into
	each field) which conforms to a pre-configured user profile on the Master. This profile
	must have sufficient access rights.
	Requiring the encryption of any data being transmitted or received via an ICSP con-
	nection (via the previous radio box) also mandates that a valid username and pass-
	word be provided within the Username and Password fields.

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