Software Setup, cont’d

Step Three: Add a device.

There are four ways to launch the Add Device dialog box:

Press Ctrl+A on the computer keyboard.

Select Add Device... from the Edit menu.

Click the Add Device icon (shown at right).

Select the Create a Project radio button on the Start Options dialog box and follow the prompts. The Add Device window is the second dialog box to open.

With the Add Device dialog box open,

2.

Enter an IP Address in the Name/IP Address field (or

 

leave the default address).

3.

Enter a unique display name of up to 24 characters.

 

Characters can be A through Z (not case-sensitive),

 

0 through 9, and/or hyphens (-). No spaces or space

 

characters are permitted. The first character must be a

 

letter. The last character cannot be a hyphen.

4.

Click Make this device a GlobalViewer Host (if desired).

 

If you make your device a host, you can access it directly

 

by entering its IP address on your browser's Address line.

 

(At least one IP Link device must be a GV host in order for

 

you to use GC2.3.)

5.

Click the Advanced button. This opens additional Add

 

Device screen options, and changes the Advanced button

 

name to Basic. (If you want to return to the basic screen

 

options shown above, click the Basic button.)

6.

If the device you are adding is password protected, enter

 

the appropriate admin and user passwords. (The default

 

condition is no admin or user password).

7.

Select the Auto Configure IP Address check box.

8.

Enter the device’s MAC address (found on the UID label

 

on the rear of the device).

9.

Click Set. The Auto Configure Successful prompt is

 

displayed.

10. Click OK.

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Extron electronic IPL T PC1i setup guide Step Three Add a device, Select the Auto Configure IP Address check box

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