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Composer Pro Getting Started

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Getting Started

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3.2.1.2.3.1 Procedure

To access the Network tab:

1. Start Composer.

2. Click Connections at the bottom of the System Design pane.

3. In the Connections pane, click the Network tab. The Network tab displays the network type, for

example, IP Network, along with:

x IP Network Connections pane

x Available Devices pane

The IP Network Connections pane lists all devices for the selected network type. After identifying

the network connection, the device’s address is displayed in the IP Network Connections pane

under Address.

x Buttons

x Identify—Select a device from the IP Network Connections pane and click Identify to

have Composer identify the device to the network. This puts the device into Identify mode

to identify the device's address to Director.

x Disconnect—Select the device, and click Disconnect to remove the connection.

x Disconnect All—Click Disconnect All to remove all of the connections.

x Columns

x Device—The name of the device.

x Room—The room in which the device resides.

x Type—The device type recognized by the system.

x Address Type—The type of address used, for example, ZigBee.

x Address—The device's MAC address (not the IP address).

Tip: You can enter the MAC or IP address manually if preferred.

After identifying the network connection, the device’s address appears. Some addresses are detected

automatically—especially when it is the only logical choice in the Control4 system. If a device does

not have an address next to it, it needs to be identified to the system or manually entered as shown in

“Connecting the Devices.”

The Available Devices pane shows the list of devices that the network has discovered. Each device

shows up under the service type. It also displays the total number of devices found and the number of

connected or unconnected devices of each type.

Tip: Throughout the Control4 system, devices are identified using various types of addresses, such as

ZigBee

, ZigBee

Pro, IP, UDP, etc. The documentation refers to these types of addresses as

“network addresses.”