13
Installation and Operation Manual
Secondary Configuration
The fields in the
Secondary Configuration
section of the screen must be completed with details about the secondary
units in the MegaPower 48+ system.
The first field is
Number of Secondaries
. This drop down list is populated with options depending on the
Operation
Mode
that has been selected. For example, if Mode 0
has been selected, the system can not have any secondary units.
If Mode 3 has been selected, the system can have between one and six secondary units (labelled A to F).
Once the number of secondaries has been specified, details about each secondary unit must be added. For each
secondary unit, complete the following fields by double-clicking in the field and entering the required text:
•
The
Address
field is used to specify the address that uniquely identifies each secondary matrix from all other
devices on the network.
•
The
Location
field is used to specify where the secondary unit will be found. This can be used to help locate an
individual device when multiple units have been connected to the system. The information entered into this field is
used in
Easy48
only.
Important Notes
It is recommended that the MegaPower 48+ system is used on an isolated or private LAN, dedicated to the system. If
this is done, the following Class C addresses can be used:
•
Primary Matrix IP: 192.168.3.1
•
Secondary Matrix C IP: 192.168.3.4
•
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
•
Secondary Matrix D IP: 192.168.3.5
•
Gateway: Leave Blank
•
Secondary Matrix E IP: 192.168.3.6
•
Secondary Matrix A IP: 192.168.3.2
•
Secondary Matrix F IP: 192.168.3.7
•
Secondary Matrix B IP: 192.168.3.3
If the MegaPower 48+ system is to be used on a wider network that includes other PC's or systems, consult your IT
administrator and note the following points:
•
Fixed IP addresses must be assigned to each of the MegaPower 48+ matrices in the system.
•
A subnet mask must be defined and if so required a gateway should also be entered. Gateways are used when a
firewall or router is used to re-route signals through another IP address.
•
The MegaPower 48+ system uses TCP/IP.
•
Other network traffic can impede system performance. Always consult your IT administrator.
System - Ports
The
Ports
screen is used to configure the baud rate, parity, data bits, stop bits and port use for each available RS232
port in the system. To display this screen, expand the
System
node on the left-hand side of the display area and then
click the
Ports
node.
The number of ports displayed in this screen depend on how the
Multi Matrix
screen (see page 12) was completed.
There are eight RS232 ports available on each matrix, each of which can be support four devices via a port expander,
making a total of 32 ports per matrix. Therefore, a maximum of 228 RS232 ports can be connected in a system with a
primary matrix and six secondary units.
