User`s manual

IPL T CR48 • Connection and Conguration
Connection and Configuration
3-2
Connecting the Hardware
To connect the IPL T CR48 unit, connect the input and output
devices to the unit using gure 3-1 as a guide.
Figure 3-1 — IPL T CR48 connections
Ethernet connection
This type of connection is used on an ongoing basis to connect
the IPL T CR48 and to control switching and display devices
through the unit.
1.
Plug one end of a Cat 5, straight-through Ethernet cable
into the rear panel Ethernet connector on the IPL T CR48.
Refer to gure 2-6 for RJ-45 connector wiring.
2. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a network
switch, hub, or router connected to an Ethernet LAN or to
the Internet.
3. Launch your Web browser on your PC and type in the
Web address that you set up on the IPL T CR48 interface
(refer to “IPL T CR48 interface conguration” later in this
chapter). The IPL T CR48 default Web page should be
displayed.
Contact closure input and relay connections
Contact closure input connections
The IPL T CR48 relay control interface can be connected to any
relay providing a closure to ground (closed = logic 1 and open =
logic 0). The contact closure inputs are connected to 5 VDC via a
PC
LAN
POWER
12V
0.5A
INPUT
21 3 4 5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
PC
Hub/Switch/Router
PC
Fake Hub
Ethernet
TCP/IP
Network
or
LAN
Extron
IPL T CR48
Ethernet Relay
Control Interface
or
Cables to Relay Controlled Devices
(projector/screen lift, lights, etc.)
Crossover
Cable
Straight-
through
Cable
Cables from Triggering Devices
(sensors, counters, switches, etc.)
Straight-
through
Cable
Straight-
through
Cable
Straight-
through
Cable