Installation User guide
Table of Contents, cont’d
MLC 226 IP Series • Table of Contents
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PRELIMINARY
Front Panel Security Lockout (Executive Mode)  ..................................................... 3-7
Enabling and disabling front panel lockout via the embedded Web pages and 
the front panel  ..........................................................................................................................3-7
Using the Web pages  ..........................................................................................................3-8
Using the front panel  .......................................................................................................... 3-9
Preparing the MLC for front panel lockout  ........................................................................3-10
Setting up and enabling or disabling PINs .......................................................................3-10
Scheduling front panel lockouts .......................................................................................3-11
Chapter Four • Software-based Confi guration and Control  ........................... 4-1
Confi guration and Control: an Overview  ...................................................................4-2
The Basic Steps: a Guide to this Chapter and Other Resources  ..................... 4-2
Confi guring the MLC for Network Communication  ............................................. 4-3
Confi guring the MLC for network communication via Global Confi gurator 
software  .....................................................................................................................................4-4
Confi guring the MLC for network communication using the ARP command  ................. 4-4
Confi guring the MLC for network communication via a Web browser  ...........................4-5
Confi guring the MLC for network communication using SIS commands  .........................4-6
RS-232  ...................................................................................................................................4-6
Telnet  ....................................................................................................................................4-6
Setting up the PC for IP communication with an MLC  ........................................................ 4-7
Global Confi gurator Software for Windows
®
  ......................................................... 4-9
Downloading the software and getting started  .................................................................. 4-9
PC system requirements  .........................................................................................................4-10
Using Global Confi gurator: helpful tips  .............................................................................. 4-10
Resources and notes  .......................................................................................................... 4-10
A brief guide to Global Confi gurator’s tabs  ....................................................................4-11
Advanced Confi guration  .....................................................................................................4-12
IR learning to create customized IR driver fi les  .................................................................. 4-12
Advanced confi guration options in Global Confi gurator  ................................................. 4-12
Display power up/power down settings (Power Settings)  .............................................. 4-13
Volume settings  .................................................................................................................4-14
Digital I/O port settings  .....................................................................................................4-15
Miscellaneous settings .......................................................................................................4-15
Confi guring an auxiliary switcher  ........................................................................................ 4-16
Setting up passwords  ........................................................................................................4-17
Printing a wiring block diagram  ........................................................................................... 4-18
Updating fi rmware  .................................................................................................................4-18
Saving and uploading the confi guration  ............................................................................4-18
Controlling the MLC  ...............................................................................................................4-19
Embedded Web pages ............................................................................................................4-19
Status  ..................................................................................................................................4-20
System Status  ...............................................................................................................4-20
Statistics  ........................................................................................................................4-21
Confi guration  ....................................................................................................................4-22
File Management ...............................................................................................................4-24
Control  ...............................................................................................................................4-26










