Setup guide

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NV96xx Virtual Panels
Windows Setup Guide
Differences between virtual panels and hardware panels
1 Virtual panels have no GPIOs. GPIO configurations apply to the NV9605, NV9640, and
NV9641 hardware panels and are ignored by the virtual panels.
2 Virtual panel buttons are relegendable. Buttons on some physical panels have fixed legends
(plastic button inserts). (The NV9616, NV9640, NV9641, and NV9642 physical panels do have
relegendable buttons.)
3 The virtual panels have a context menu with which to connect or disconnect the panel and
to select certain display options. (See Minor Configurations
previous.)
4 The virtual panels can be resized and repositioned on your screen.
5 Dark (i.e, disabled) buttons illuminate if you click on them and hold the mouse down.
Context Menu Commands
The context menu presents 3 dialogs, 3 checkbox options, and 5 commands:
When a virtual panel is not connected to a router control system, the ‘Disconnect’ command is
disabled.
When a virtual panel is connected to a router control system, the ‘Set Parameters’, ‘Connect’, and
‘Allow Auto Reconnect’ options are disabled.
Set Parameters...
Use this command to set the IP address of the primary system controller and the panel ID. See
Initial Setup
on page 6 for a discussion.
Change Button Text...
Normally you would never use this command. You might occasionally use this command to
update the button text for your virtual panel. It displays a dialog in which you can browse to
select the appropriate .legends file:
Before Connection After Connection