Software Setup, cont’d

Assigning an IR driver

To assign a device driver to the IR port,

1.

In the IP Link tree view area, click on an IR port name.

 

The IR Configuration tab is displayed.

2.

In the IR Driver Selection field, select a device type,

 

manufacturer, and Version from the drop-down boxes.

3.

Select an available driver.

4.

Click Add Driver.

5.

Create a group folder for your output device functions:

 

a.

Click the Add folder icon ( ) above the

 

 

GlobalViewer®Web Group(s) section. A folder icon

 

 

with the name Group Folder appears in the tree

 

 

window.

 

b.

Give this folder a name, preferably the name of the

 

 

device for which you added the driver in step 4.

6.

Select IR driver functions for your output device:

 

a.

Make sure that the folder you added in the Web

 

 

Group(s) section is highlighted.

 

b.

In the IR Driver Function(s) (left) section, click on one

 

 

or more functions that you will want to monitor and/

 

 

or schedule on the output device. (To select multiple

 

 

functions, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on

 

 

each function name.)

7.

Click the green right-arrow button at the right of the IR

 

Driver Functions section. The functions you selected are

 

listed below the selected folder in the GlobalViewer ®Web

 

Group(s) section.

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Extron electronic IPL T PC1i setup guide Create a group folder for your output device functions

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