Configuring Intercoms
Configure Intercoms
When Intercoms are shipped from Aiphone, they do not have IP address information configured. To configure them, you must connect them to your network, install TalkMaster™ and select the menu Admin Configure Intercoms.
The Intercom Configuration Tool will immediately search for all Aiphone intercoms connected to your current network segment. You must match the Icom ID displayed on the TalkMaster screen to the ID# printed on the back of the intercom and then configure the Intercom’s IP address information and the IP address of the server it will connect to.
If you have intercoms located in a different network segment, you may not find them since many routers filter out UDP Broadcasts. You can either install these intercoms on the current network segment or you can install a copy of TalkMaster in the other network segment to configure your intercoms. You may also refer to the TalkMaster installation CD for instructions on installing the UBAM™ software which will allow you to configure units across different networks.
A network segment is determined by looking at the subnet mask and the corresponding bits in the IP Address. For example, on IP Address 192.168.2.175 Subnet 255.255.255.0, the network segment is 192.168.2, and on IP Address 126.10.11.12 Subnet 255.0.0.0, the network segment is 126.
To configure Intercoms to connect to TalkMaster™, see Intercom Configuration - TalkMaster Clients.
To configure two Intercoms to communicate with each other in Direct Mode, see Intercom Configuration - Direct Mode.
Advanced Configuration
When the Advanced Configuration option is checked in the Intercom Configuration Tool View Menu, you can specify addition options for an IP Intercom.
If these options are grayed out, you have an intercom with legacy firmware. You can configure intercoms with legacy firmware from the main TalkMaster™ screen using the menu Admin Preferences and selecting the Legacy tab. To update the firmware, see Updating Firmware.
Fail Forward IP 1,2,3 allow you to specify up to three IP addresses of alternate TalkMaster consoles that this Intercom will attempt to connect to if it’s current TalkMaster console becomes unavailable. If an Intercom has failed forward to an alternate IP and it’s default TalkMaster console is restarted, the default TalkMaster console can reacquire the intercom by using the menu Console Retrieve Intercoms.
GPIO 4 Mode allows you to specify how General Purpose I/O (GPIO) port 4 is used. On Intercom models
The normal state for GPIO 4 is logic high (+5 volts). When activated, it changes to logic low (0 Volts).
•Factory Default - This setting has no effect.
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