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Configuring Communication

5.Click on the NetLinx Master radio button (from the Platform Selection section) to indicate that you are working as a NetLinx Master.

6.Click on the Virtual Master radio box (from the Transport Connection Option section) to indicate you are wanting to configure the PC to communicate with a panel. Everything else such as the Authentication is greyed-out because you are not going through the Master’s UI.

7.Click the Edit Settings button (on the Communications Settings dialog) to open the Virtual NetLinx Master Settings dialog (FIG. 62).

8.From within this dialog enter the System number (default is 1) and note the IP Address of the target PC being used as the Virtual Master. This IP Address can also be obtained by following these procedures:

On your PC, click Start > Run to open the Run dialog.

Enter cmd into the Open field and click OK to open the command DOS prompt.

From the C:\> command line, enter ipconfig to display the IP Address of the PC. This information is entered into the Master IP/URL field on the panel.

9.Click OK three times to close the open dialogs, save your settings, and return to the main NetLinx Studio application.

10.Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the Virtual System. The default System value is one.

11.Right-click on the Empty Device Tree/System entry and select Refresh System to re-populate the list.

12.Power-up your panel and press and hold the grey Front Setup Access button (for 3 seconds) to continue with the setup process and proceed to the Setup page.

13.Select Protected Setup > System Connection (located on the lower-left) to open the System Connection page (FIG. 63).

The System Number is assigned to the Master within the AMX software application

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Enter the IP Address information of the PC used as a Virtual Master

When using a Virtual Master, there is no need to enter a username and/or password

FIG. 63 Sample System Connection page (for Virtual Master communication)

14.Press the blue Type field (from the Master Connection section) until the choice cycles to the word Ethernet.

15.Press the Mode field until the choice cycles to the word URL.

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