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User Guide 860633028
June 2018
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Ordering Panels in the imVision System
Panels in the imVision system must be ordered during initial start-up, or after a new panel is added.
The ImVision Controller X remembers each panel and each rack that it has communicated with in the past, and will raise an
alarm if communication with any of these items fails. If a rack or panel is legitimately removed, the user must view the
associated alarm and tap Delete to inform the imVision Controller X that the item in question has been permanently
removed.
Order the panels or shelf rows sequentially from top to bottom in a rack. If a single row in a panel or shelf contains multiple
modules, order the modules from left to right within the row before proceeding to the next lower panel or shelf row.
To enter each panel’s or module’s order, simply press any button on the iPatch panel, shelf or module. A tone confirms each
modules inclusion in the panel order for the rack.
Continue ordering until all the panels and modules in the rack are ordered. Upon completion, the tone will change and the
imVision system will enter the Ready state with the Home screen appearing on the interface.
Note: To re-order the panels at any time after the initial startup, select
Reset Panels
from the
Tools
menu, which will re-
initialize the rack. Once this initialization is complete, you will be prompted to order the panels. Proceed with panel ordering
as instructed above. Also, if you add or remove panels from an ordered rack, the system may prompt you to re-order the
panels. Proceed with panel ordering as instructed above.
Deleting Panels and Racks
The ImVision Controller X remembers each panel and each rack that it has communicated with in the past, and will raise an
alarm if communication with any of these items fails. If a rack or panel is legitimately removed, the user must view the
associated alarm and tap Delete to inform the imVision Controller X that the item in question has been permanently
removed.
Network Configuration
The imVision system uses the term Network Manager to describe an imVision manager that that acts as a communications
bridge between the customer LAN and private communications networks inside a patching zone.
In the case of a zone containing an imVision Controller X, the Network Manager for the zone must be an imVision Controller
X and must be located in the first position in the zone.
If a zone contains a mix of imVision Controllers and imVision Controller X’s, the Network Manager must be an imVision
Controller X and must be located in the first position in the zone.
Use the following steps to configure the network:
1.
Identify the imVision Controller X in the first position in the zone. Unless the rack number has been remapped using
System Manager, this is the imVision Controller X that shows “Rack 1” on its Ready screen.
2.
Identify a static IPv4 or IPv6 address for the zone, and appropriate network settings.
3.
For IPv6 networks with IP Security, identify System Manager’s IPv6 network address (called the “Server IPv6 Address”
in
Network Settings
) and a pre-shared key.
4.
On the imVision Controller X in the first position in the zone, open
Network Settings
from the Settings menu on the
display.
