User Guide
Table Of Contents
- i!-PCLink/PowerPoint
- Introduction
- Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint
- Appendix
- Adding Host Entries to the NetLinx URL List
- 1. Open a terminal session (via TELNET or SERIAL) to the NetLinx Master.
- 2. Type "echo on", and press the Enter button.
- 3. Type "url list", and press the Enter button. If no URL’s are in your NetLinx Master, it returns the following response: No URLs in the URL connection list
- 4. To add a URL, type "set url", and press the Enter button. The NetLinx Master should return: Type A and Enter to Add a URL or Enter to exit. ->
- 5. Type "A", and press the Enter button. The NetLinx Master should return: Enter URL ->
- 6. This is where you enter the IP Address of the i!-PCLink/Media Player Host Computer. Type "192.168.1.1", and press the Enter b...
- 7. Press the Enter button to accept the default port (1319). The NetLinx Master should return: Enter Type (Enter for permanent or T for temporary) ->
- 8. Press the Enter button to make the entry permanent. The NetLinx Master should return: URL Added successfully. Type A and Enter to Add a URL or Enter to exit. ->
- 9. Finally, Press the Enter button to exit.
- 10. To make sure the entry was made, or to check the status of the link, type "url list". Press the Enter button. The NetLinx Ma...
- Adding Host Entries to the NetLinx URL List
Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint
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4. If the Auto Connect to NetLinx option is checked, the program will attempt to auto connect to
NetLinx with the current connection settings for the following events.
On the initial load of the program.
If the NetLinx connection is lost.
If the connection is manually disconnected, Auto Connect will be suspended; you will have to
manually re-connect. Connecting manually will re-enable the Auto Connect functionality.
If the authentication requirement is enabled on the NetLinx master, you need to set I!-PCLink/
PowerPoint to look for and use authentication. If you do not provide authentication to a security
enabled master the connection will fail. To set the authentication:
5. Place a check next to Authentication Required. This enables the username password fields.
6. Enter a username and corresponding password already established with the target master.
For more information on setting authentication at the master level, consult the documentation for
your NetLinx master.
7. Click the OK button to commit your changes.
The i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Control Panel
The i!-PCLink/PowerPoint control panel contains the main elements of the user interface. The
control panel is very simple and has only a few choices used for setup.
Connect section
This section provides control to connect the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint application to the NetLinx
master.
In order to control Microsoft® PowerPoint from a NetLinx system, i!-PCLink/PowerPoint must
establish two connection points. The fist connection point is the NetLinx connection. This
connection requires you to setup the appropriate connection method and its respective connection
settings. On the main page of the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint PC control panel, you can choose to
connect, disconnect or configure the NetLinx connection. The NetLinx connection status will be
The username and password fields remain populated.
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