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IPI 100 Series, IPI 200 Series • Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide — IPI 101, IPI 104W Installation and service must be performed by authorized
personnel only. These products must be used with UL
approved, grounded electrical boxes.
To install an Extron IP Intercom® Sytem, follow the steps below:
Step 1
Turn all of the equipment off and disconnect the power cords.
Step 2
Select the installation location and install an electrical wall box
for each IPI unit and MLC 226 IP in the system. See “Sample
Applications” on page 2-8 for ideas on designing an intercom system.
Step 3
Install button labels in each of the IPI’s buttons. See page 2-2 for
instructions.
Step 4
Mount each IPI into an AAP wallplate or device faceplate, as
described on page 2-4.
Step 5
Connect each IPI to an MLC 226 IP via the RJ-45 intercom ports,
using a standard CAT 5, CAT 5e, or CAT 6 straight through network
cable. See “IPI Rear Panel Features and Cabling“ on page 2-6.
HOST
CONTROL
R
1=DIGITAL I/O
2=Tx 3=Rx 5=GND
38400, N, 8, 1
PRESS TAB WITH
TWEEKER TO REMOVE
INTERCOM
AUDIO
OUT
LAN
IPI 101 AAP or IPI 104 AAP
Rear PanelMLC 226 IP Rear Panel
<100’ (30.4 m)
Step 6
Cable each MLC 226 IP to other devices: connect the MLC’s LAN
port to the local network via a standard network cable with RJ-45
connector, and, if desired, cable the rear panel Audio connector
to speakers for local audio output. Cable other devices (control
modules, SCP, IR Emitters) to the MLC as needed.