Specifications

EssentialsofCrestronProgramming
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• SelectadditionalCrestronhardwarerequiredfortheinstallation.Thiscan
includeplug‐incontrolcards,networkcontrolmodules,touchpanels,and
wirelessremotes.
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• Selectuserdevicesmadebythird‐partymanufacturers.Theseareusuallythe
devicesbeingcontrolledandcanincludeCDplayers,DVDplayers,TVsandany
otherequipmentth
eenduserinterfaceswithusingthecontrolsystem.
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• Configurethedevicesbyspecifyingwhichunitsareconnectedtowhichcontrol
cardsornetworkmodules.
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• Assignports,networkaddressesandIPinformation.
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• Specifycommunicationsettingsanddocumentthesystemwith
connection/installationnotes.
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• SpecifywhatVisionToolsPro‐eprojectsarerequi
redforthesystem.
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Crestronhardware
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Cresnetdevicesincludenetworkcontrolmodules,lightingmodules,touchpanels,
keypadsandanyotherCrestronequipmentthatcommunicateswiththecontrolsystem
viatheCresnetnetwork.TheCresnetslotonthecontrolsystemprovidesupto252
NetworkIDsforCresnetdevices.
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Thequi
ckestandmostefficientwaytoaddCrestronhardwareistodouble‐clickthe
cardslotorNetworkIDinthelowerSystemViewtree.ThiswillopenalistofCrestron
devicesthatarecompatiblewiththatslot.Forexample,toaddaCresnetdevice,double‐
clicktheC2Net‐DeviceitemortheNetworkIDsubentryinthetree.Thenscrolldow
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theDevicelisttolocatethedevice.