User guide

MLC 104 Plus Series • Firmware Updates
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Firmware Updates
PRELIMINARY
If the need arises, you can replace the Extron MLC controller’s main firmware
without opening the unit or changing firmware chips.
Determining the Firmware Version
There are several ways to check which version of firmware the controller is using:
• theIPLinkSettingstabwithinExtronGlobalConguratorsoftware
• theSystemStatusortheSystemSettingspageofthecontroller’sembeddedWeb
pages (for IP models)
• theInfopageofGlobalViewer
®
Web pages (if installed on an IP model controller)
• theVersioncolumnwithinExtronIPLink
®
Device Manager software
• theresponsefromtheMLCtoanSIScommandof1Qor0Q(Seechapter5.)
Using the Global Configurator software
1. Via RS-232 or Ethernet, connect a PC (on which the Global Configurator
program has been installed) to the MLC.
2. Start the Global Configurator (GC) program and open a project. (See the
MLC 104 Plus Series Setup Guide and chapter 4 of this manual for details.)
3. In the window on the left side of the GC screen, click on the name of the MLC
for which you want to check the firmware level.
4. In the right side of the GC screen, click the IP Link Settings tab.
5. Click the Refresh button. The firmware version is listed in the System
Description area.
Using a Web browser (IP models only)
The controller comes with a set of factory default embedded Web pages. Also, if
the MLC controller is used as part of a network of devices based on Extron IP Link
®
technology, such as IP Link interfaces, the GlobalViewer application could be
installed in the MLC as well as in other IP Link devices within the network. Refer
to the Global Configurator help file for information on how to use that software and
the resulting Web pages.
1. Connect the controller to a PC via an Ethernet connection, or connect the
controller and the PC to a network/LAN. See chapters 2 and 4 of this manual
and read the MLC 104 Plus Series Setup Guide for details.
2. Start a Web browser program (such as Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer
®
or
Netscape
®
Navigator
®
).
3. Type the MLC’s IP address into the browser’s address area and log on to the
MLC’s internal Web page (see chapter 4) or to the optional GlobalViewer Web
page stored in the MLC. (See the Global Configurator help file for details.)
N
If GlobalViewer is installed in the MLC, the GlobalViewer Web pages appear by
default.
• GlobalViewerWebpagesaresupportedbyInternetExplorer,butnotbyother
browsers. GlobalViewer features may not work properly when viewed via
Navigator, Mozilla
®
Firefox
®
, or other browser programs.
• ToreachthefactorydefaultWebpagesonacontrollerthathasbeenset
up for GlobalViewer, type http://<IP address>/nortxe_index.html into
the browser’s address area, substituting the unit’s actual IP address for
“<IP address>”. For example, http://10.13.196.42/nortxe_index.html.