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 B573 User Manual 

 

Revision 1.2, Issued 5/15/08 

 

277 · West Main Street· Niantic, CT · USA ·             860-739-4468 · www.inncom.com

 

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1.1  Mount the B573: 

The B573 is packaged in a 1U rack mount configuration, designed for a 19" server rack. It is shipped with 2 
removable mounting brackets and 6 machine screws to attach the brackets to the B573 body.  The brackets 
enable the installer to rack-mount or wall-mount the B573.  Figure 1 shows rack-mounting the B573 and Figure 2 
shows a wall-mounting the B573. 
 

To Rack Mount the B573: 

 

Attach the mounting brackets to the B573 body using the provided machine screws as shown in Figure 1.  
Three tapped  holes are on the left and right sides of the B573 near the front of the B573 to accept the 
machine screws. 

 

Insert the B573 into the Rack and attach using the mounting screws/bolts provided with the rack. 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Surface Mount (To a Wall) the B573

:

 

 

  Attach the mounting brackets to the sides of the B573 body 

using the provided machine screws as shown in Figure 2.  
Three tapped holes are on the left and right sides of the B573 
near the middle to accept the machine screws to attach the 
mounting brackets to the B573. 

 

Mount the B573 to the wall/surface using appropriate anchors 
and screws. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

Figure 1. B573 Rack-Mounted, Front View

 

Figure 2. B573 Wall-Mounted, Side View

 

Summary of Contents for B573

Page 1: ...er computer the B573 itself can be programmed to act as an advanced room gateway device in installations where guestrooms contain a tablet PC device The specialized wireless communication protocols us...

Page 2: ...messages etc sent received between the TCT Room Gateway and B573 MBX over the Guestroom Network using Layer 2 MAC address based protocol via UDP Port 23210 TCT s have NO IP address assigned Only a un...

Page 3: ...link can support up to 50 room gateway device connections ie TCC E528 X529 B485 or K592 The Inncom data from the room gateway device entering the B573 via the RS485 Com A or COM B ports is routed to...

Page 4: ...6 Configure and Save B573 Media Connector Software Script File B573_MC cfg 16 1 7 Configure and Save the WinP5PT p5s script file to Support B573 s 18 1 8 Start WinP5PT exe and B573_MC exe Programs and...

Page 5: ...file that must be present in the C Inncom Scripts folder on the Inncom server This script file defines the IP address s of any B573 s physically installed When the B573_MC exe program first starts up...

Page 6: ...e Inncom Server via network UDP Port 3008 If a network Firewall is installed to separate the network that the B573 connects to and the network that the Inncom Server connects to the Firewall must be c...

Page 7: ...the B573 body using the provided machine screws as shown in Figure 1 Three tapped holes are on the left and right sides of the B573 near the front of the B573 to accept the machine screws Insert the B...

Page 8: ...uter Installation When the B573 is configured as a TCT router MBX the only communication wiring to connect is the CAT5 Ethernet patch cable that connects the B573 to the same network that has all the...

Page 9: ...10 2 Connect the network patch cable from the switch or hub that places the B573 on the same network as the Inncom server to the RJ45 network jack labeled I O Base on the rear of the B573 B573 FLN5 R...

Page 10: ...sive voltage present that may indicate the wiring pair has a problem that could damage the B573 when connected A Fluke meter or similar should be used to check the RS 485 pair from a particular room b...

Page 11: ...Inncom P N 04 4040 is available that can power 2 B573 s Power Option 2 B573 receives power via COM_D1 COM_D2 Daisy Chain green circles shown below If installing multiple B573 s in the same location i...

Page 12: ...y exists to include the IP Address s of any B573 s This will be covered in Section 1 6 on page 16 The B573_MC exe B573 Media Connector Software is running and has connected to the B573 s When the B573...

Page 13: ...u may need to consult with the properties IT department to obtain the IP address and Subnet to be set into the B573 If installing multiple B573 s you will need a unique IP address for each B573 If the...

Page 14: ...on the B573 display see note below for each of the 4 replies This example shows pinging an the B573 with IP Address of 168 1 5 85 from a computer with IP Address 168 1 1 87 and getting replies from t...

Page 15: ...t value by adding an offset value to the baseline value of 23210 This is done to allow more than one B573 MBX to be used on the same network However using more than one B573 MBX is only done under spe...

Page 16: ...e top line of the B573 LCD display when the B573 Media Connector software is running and has successfully connected to the B573 The number of rooms defined by yyy in the B573_MC cfg script file tells...

Page 17: ...cfg script file you must save it to the C Inncom Scripts folder on the Inncom server computer and then restart the B573_MC exe program see note below on the Inncom server for the changes to take affe...

Page 18: ...the WinP5PT p5s script file a If the property was using an older B572 MBX to support TCT s and you are replacing it with a new B573 MBX there will be a pre existiing line in the Media section of the W...

Page 19: ...currently connected to that particular B573 will be displayed in the B573Media Connector window This number will increase as additional rooms connect Also the LCD display on the actual B573 that has b...

Page 20: ...e and verify rooms begin to appear as communicating You will need set the 5 digit Room ID in the room gateway device in each room if not already done If after several minutes pass after starting the B...

Page 21: ...er to Section 1 2 Function Menu on page 26 of this document for additional details 2 You can verify room gateway communication on the Inncom Server using the B573_MC exe program On the B573_MC exe win...

Page 22: ...h the particular B573 from connected rooms Ping functions to check communication of a particular room connected to the particular B573 Show lists of rooms communicating through the particular B573 The...

Page 23: ...d to as the connected menu because the B573 must be connected to the B573 Media Connector B573_MC exe program for any Server sub menus to appear If the B573_MC exe software is NOT running or the parti...

Page 24: ...will either be a process image PI or an event or reply QER 1 1 2 Trace Message Accessing the 1 1 2 Trace Message menu provides the ability to trace specific message types 1 1 2 1 Trace PI The B573 dis...

Page 25: ...Shows messages for all rooms via the TCT in the room connected to the B573 MBX Tracing All Net will be displayed on the first line and the room and message on the second line 1 1 3 2 Trace FLN5 A This...

Page 26: ...x and y are the number of rooms actually communicating on the COM_A and COM_B RS 485 com port of the particular B573 1 2 3 Scroll Room List Allows user to manually scroll through a list of rooms that...

Page 27: ...o Setup menus 2 1 Network 2 2 Device and 2 3 FLN5 Test Pattern only for B573 configured as FLN5 RS 485 Floor bridge 51962 Manufacturing Setup Menu access Grants access to Manufacturing Setup menus 2 1...

Page 28: ...28 2 1 Network Menu From the 2 1 Network menu you can set the Network IP Address and Subnet of the B573 2 1 1 IP Address Set IP Address of the B573 using the following steps 2 1 2 Subnet Mask Set Netw...

Page 29: ...Turn On or OFF the setting to visually and audibly indicate the B573 IP Address is being pinged from a computer When On if you ping the B573 IP address from a computer the B573 will emit an audible c...

Page 30: ...t signal present a fixed known DC voltage will be present at the COM_A and COM_B RS 485 outputs of the B573 that can be measured with a meter set to measure DC voltage This can be used to verify the C...

Page 31: ...to the B573 This is display only You must go to the 2 1 Network menu to change the B573 IP Address or Subnet Mask 3 2 View Server Address If the B573 has connected to the B573_MC exe software the IP A...

Page 32: ...ammed in the B573 does not match the IP Address defined in the B573_MC cfg script file 1 Is the network patch cable that connects the B573 to the network connected 2 Verify the B573_MC exe program is...

Page 33: ...ms are running on the Inncom server 2 Verify the B573 MBX is connected to the hotel guest network ie the network that all the room TCT devices are connected to Is the network patch cable plugged into...

Page 34: ...t file that defines the B573 connections is missing the FLN5 Y tag 1 Verify WinP5PT exe B573_MC exe Netcom exe WSCon exe DCenter exe programs are running on the Inncom server 2 Verify the B573 s is ar...

Page 35: ...ctual wiring is fully inserted in to the green connector Also verify the wiring pair was not connected to the green connector plug backwards 2 Try to determine if the missing rooms all connect to a pa...

Page 36: ...ht corner of the display Figure A 1 or if the program is not minimized you will see the B573 Media Connector window open on the desktop Figure A 2 If it appears the B573 Media Connector software is NO...

Page 37: ...5 255 255 0 but the B573 is assigned IP address 168 1 2 10 Subnet 255 255 255 0 the B573 and the B573_MC exe program would not be able to communicate The network IP address s programmed into to the pa...

Page 38: ...ff user selectable Protocols ARP ICMP UDP IP4 MAC addresses 00 06 05 xx xx xx IP addressing Static configurable Ethernet 10 baseT VLAN Optional enforceable Approvals FCC Part 15 CEMark Dimensions See...

Page 39: ...s twice rapidly each second when B573 IS connected to B573_MC exe program Blinks once each second when B573 IS NOT connected to B573_MC exe program Verify the B573_MC exe program is running and verify...

Page 40: ...dia Connector User s Guide IWAN User s Manual Note These manuals will be provided by INNCOM upon request Document Revision History Table 2 Document Revision History REVISION DATE ISSUED REASON FOR CHA...

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