AMX TPI-PRO-4, Operation/Reference Manual

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Configuring Communication Settings
46 TPI-PRO/DVI (Total Presentation Interface)
Choosing the Master Connection Mode
Use the options in the Master Connection section of the System Settings page (FIG. 44) to specify the
communication parameters for the target Master.
Master Connection Mode Options
There are five Ethernet MODE settings available:
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URL ( Uniform Resource Locator ) is the address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any
other Internet facility. In this system, the TPI-PRO/DVI acts essentially as a "Client" and the
Master acts as a "Server".
This is the recommended setting for most situations.
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LISTEN sets the TPI-PRO/DVI to "listen" for connections from the Master (using the panel IP
from its URL list). In this system, the TPI-PRO/DVI acts as a "Server" (in that Clients attach to it)
and the Master acts as a "Client".
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AUTO (default setting) is used to instruct the TPI-PRO/DVI to search for a Master that uses the
same System Number (assigned within the Master Connection section) and resides on the same
Subnet as itself.
AUTO should only be used in systems with a single NetLinx Master on the network.
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NDP (UDP) uses multicasting to allow devices to discover each other. The devices must be on a
network that allows multicasting and is setup so that if the device and the Master are on separate
subnets, the multicasting allows them to discover each other.
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URL (UDP) is the address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any other Internet facility.
In this system, the panel acts as a "Client" and the Master acts as a Server (in that Clients attach to
it). In this case, the Master has its UDP feature enabled.
FIG. 44 System Settings page - Master Connection options
Press to cycle through Master Connection Mode options:
URL (recommended)
LISTEN
AUTO (default)
NDP (UDP)
URL (UDP)