Specifications

EssentialsofCrestronProgramming
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DeviceSettings
Onceyouhaveaddedadevice,youcandouble‐clickthedevicetobringuptheDevice
Settingsdialog.Thisdialogprovidesanumberofconfigurationoptions,whichmay
differdependingonthedevicetype.
DeviceName:Usethistabtochangethedefaultnameofthedeviceandenteradevice
location.Thenewna
mewillappearintheSystemViewsandProgramView,aswellas
inthetitlebarofthedeviceʹssymbol.Thedevicenameandlocationwillbeincludedin
theDevicebyLocationreport.Itʹsagoodideatoprovidedescriptivenamesandspecific
locationsforallnetworkdevices,asth
iscanaidindebugging. 
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DevicesthatdrawpowerfromtheCresnetnetworkwillalsodisplaythepower
consumptioninwatts.
NetID:TochangetheCresnetIDofthedevice,selectthenewIDfromthelist.
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TheNetworkIDyouassigntoadeviceinSIMPLWindowsmustbethesameasthe
deviceʹshardwareID,wh
ichistheinternalIDsetatthefactory.Youge nerallyhaveto
changethehardwareIDsofCrestrondevicessothattheymatchtheIDsassignedinthe
software.TheprocedureforchangingthehardwareIDdiffersdependingonthedevice,
andisdescribedineachunitʹsdocumentation.