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MEDIACENTO
IPX
CONTROLLER
VSW-MC-CTRL
USER MANUAL
Page 1: ...24 7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT 1 877 877 2269 OR VISIT BLACKBOX COM MEDIACENTO IPX CONTROLLER VSW MC CTRL USER MANUAL...
Page 2: ...Items You Will Need 4 2 5 Hardware Description 5 3 INSTALLATION 6 4 USER INTERFACE PAGES 7 4 1 Login Page 7 4 2 Dashboard 8 4 3 Custom Display 9 4 4 Groups 10 4 5 Settings 12 4 6 Hardware 13 5 ADVANC...
Page 3: ...5 10 100 1000 Mbps Connectors 1 HDMI 1 VGA 2 RJ 45 2 USB 2 0 1 DB9 RS 232 console port Indicators 1 Power LED 2 Network Connection LEDs Environmental Temperature Tolerance Operating 32 to 140 F 0 to 6...
Page 4: ...sers to easily access and activate presets from a cell phone or tablet device And because the system is IP based it does not have any port limits and can potentially support hundreds of devices and vi...
Page 5: ...ONTROLLER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 FIGURE 2 2 BACK PANEL OF THE MEDIACENTO IPX CONTROLLER TABLE 2 1 MEDIACENTO IPX CONTROLLER COMPONENTS NUMBER IN FIGURE 2 1 OR 2 2 COMPONENT DESCRIPTION 1 1 DB9 male connector...
Page 6: ...ER 3 INSTALLATION 1 Connect the AV port Eth1 to the AV network with the connected MediaCento endpoints 2 Optional If using a separate control network connect the control port Eth0 to the network your...
Page 7: ...o IPX endpoints and your control PC you should be connected to Eth1 and you will have to access the default IP address 169 254 1 1 2 If you are using the optional Control port to control the system fr...
Page 8: ...he controller as well as see which each receiver is currently connected to which transmitter The main use of the dashboard will be to view status and change presets Changing presets is done easily by...
Page 9: ...n the middle is easy to use with receivers groups and video walls along the left of the matrix and transmitters sources along the top To switch simply select the box that matches the desired receivers...
Page 10: ...t column The group can be named and saved now or turned into a video wall To create a video wall out of the group check the video wall checkbox This will open up an additional window below where you c...
Page 11: ...11 1 877 877 2269 BLACKBOX COM NEED HELP LEAVE THE TECH TO US LIVE 24 7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1 877 877 2269 CHAPTER 4 USER INTERFACE PAGES FIGURE 4 5 VIDEO WALL SCREEN...
Page 12: ...E 24 7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1 877 877 2269 CHAPTER 4 USER INTERFACE PAGES 4 5 SETTINGS The settings page is where the controller specific settings can be changed This currently includes the IP addresses...
Page 13: ...ds but it will find and display every MediaCento IPX unit seen on the network Receivers are listed on the left and transmitters on the right Each unit can be given a specific name which is connected t...
Page 14: ...rst connecting to the MediaCento IPX Controller you need to enter a user name and password By default the main user is admin and the main password is BBNSMediaCento FIGURE 5 1 LOGIN SCREEN 1 Connect t...
Page 15: ...5 ADVANCED COMMANDS 3 Start by adjusting the controller s IP addresses on the Settings page FIGURE 5 3 SETTINGS PAGE 4 Once the IP settings have been configured select the hardware page 5 Select the d...
Page 16: ...e columns receivers in the left and transmitters in the right 7 You can rename any device by selecting it and clicking Rename Device In order to more easily tell which receiver has which IP address an...
Page 17: ...ight column 10 The group can be saved now as individual multicast selections or made into a video wall by selecting the Make Wall checkbox 11 To create a videowall first input the number of rows and c...
Page 18: ...om Display page The names and IP addresses along the top are transmitters and along the left are receivers FIGURE 5 8 CUSTOM DISPLAY SCREEN 14 To switch a receiver between transmitters simply select t...
Page 19: ...EDENTIALS Username apiuser Password apipass2015 SWITCH ONE RECEIVER TO TRANSMITTER http bbox local net bbapi v1 apiuser switchrx u apiuser p apipass2015 t tx1 r rx1 Replace bbox local net with hostnam...
Page 20: ...when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required...
Page 21: ...tes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n 10 El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros apar...
Page 22: ...fications set forth in this document and Black Box Corporation may revise this document at any time without notice B 2 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL Black Box and the Black Box logo type and mark are...
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