User`s manual

IPL T SF Series • Connection and Conguration

3-5

Conﬁguring the Hardware

To function together properly, both the controlling PC and the

IPL T SF interfaces must be congured correctly: the PC must

be network-capable, with the proper protocols installed and the

hardware congured correctly, and the interface must be set to

recognize and accept commands and pass them through to the

switcher, projector, or other controlled device.

PC conﬁguration

This manual assumes that you have a Windows

PC equipped

with an operating network adapter. To allow your PC to work

with Extron’s Ethernet-controlled products, the TCP/IP protocol

must be installed and properly congured.

For use on an existing Ethernet LAN intranet, your network

administrator can provide you with a unique IP address or

conrm whether you need to set up the IPL T SF unit for DHCP

(Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) to have an address

assigned automatically when you sign on.

Initial start up

When you power on the IPL T SF interface for the rst time,

there are two ways to set up the IP address:

1. Use the ARP command method.

2. Use the direct PC method.

The default Web pages that are pre-loaded on the IPL T SF

interface provide a way to recongure the IPL T SF unit once

it has an active network connection with IP access. These Web

pages are compatible with Netscape

Navigator

(version

6.0 or higher), or Internet Explorer

(version 5.5 or higher).

See “Communication with the Interface” in chapter 4 for

information on accessing and conguring the interface.

Once the interface has been recongured, an Ethernet (intranet

or Internet) connection can subsequently be used to contact or

control it. Refer to “Ethernet connection” in this chapter for

additional information.

IPL T SF interface conﬁguration

Conﬁguring the IPL T SF using the ARP command

You can make use of the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)

command to set up an IP address for your IPL T SF interface.

The ARP command tells your computer to associate the

IPL T SF unit’s MAC address with the assigned IP address. You

must then use ping to access the IPL T SF unit, at which point

the device server’s IP address will be recongured.