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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indicated just below the connection buttons. This feedback is also provided on the status bar of the
bottom of the application.
The system tray icon will also show the current connection state by changing the icon. The icon
may be one of these three state: Connected, Disconnected or Listening:
The Connected icon is a PowerPoint icon similar to the icon in the upper-left corner of the
control panel and informs you that the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint application is connected to
a NetLinx master.
The Disconnected icon is the same as the above icon with a red "X" in the lower right
hand corner and informs you that the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint application is not connected
to a NetLinx master.
The Listening icon is similar to the connected icon with an white "L" on a green backdrop
in the lower right hand corner informing you that the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint application
is waiting for a master to initiate a connection.
The second connection point is the connection to an open instance of Microsoft® PowerPoint. For
this connection you are not required to define settings or manage the connection.
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint will automatically manage this connection. On the main page of the
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint PC control panel, you will find the PowerPoint connection field that will
indicate the current connection state. This feedback is also provided on the status bar of the bottom
of the application.
Presentation Shortcuts
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint provides the convenience of PowerPoint presentation shortcuts. From the
NetLinx system touch panel a user can save or recall these presentations at the touch of a button.
The presentation shortcuts can be created either from the touch panel interface or directly in the
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Control Panel.
To set the NetLinx connection method and its associated connection settings, please
see: "Configure i!-PCLink/PowerPoint"
FIG. 9 Connected Icon
FIG. 10 Disconnected Icon
FIG. 11 Listening Icon