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Modifying a ControlPad in the Device Layout
The Device Layout is an area on the Device Configuration Layout & Inspector window in which you can set up and
organize all ControlPads in your configuration. You can modify a device's name or change its IP address or hostname by
right-clicking the device in the Device Layout tree. Doing so opens the Modify Device Layout Information window.
Perform these steps to modify a ControlPad in the device layout:
1.
Add a device to your project.
2.
In the Device Layout tree, right-click the ControlPad you want to modify. The Modify Device Layout Information
window opens (FIG. 36).
Device Configuration Layout & Inspector Window Options (Cont.)
Device Settings
Click to view the Network, Device Info, DNS, and Connection settings for a device. At the device
level, you can set individual settings for a single device or use the global device settings set for the
project. This button only appears when you select a device in the device layout.
Cut Device
Click to remove a node from the device layout and save it to memory. Next, you can use the Paste
Device option to place the node into another location in the device layout.
Paste Device
Click to place a node that is saved to memory via Cut Device into another location in the device
layout.
Untag Device
To untag a device, select it then click the Untag button. Selecting a Project or Location then
clicking the Untag button shall untag all sub-devices.
Tag Device
A tagged device can be programmed or receive a firmware upgrade. Any firmware upgrades
or device programming you perform in the AMX DCS window only apply to the tagged devices
in the Project Device Configuration. Select a device then click the Tag button to tag the
device. Selecting a Project or Location then clicking the Tag button tags all sub-devices.
Delete
Highlight a node and click the Delete button to remove the node from the Device Layout.
Deleting a project or location also removes all its sub-nodes.
Add
Add locations to help organize the device layout in your project. Click the Add button to open
the Select Item to Add window. You can add a Building, House, Classroom/Room, or Device.
You can also add sub-locations to any location.
Devices Found
on Network
Displays a listing of all available ControlPads on your network that are not in your project. The status
of each ControlPad is noted by color, and if you pass your mouse pointer over a device, a pop-up text
indicating the status of the device appears.
• Black text indicates the ControlPad is not yet resolved, and it may nor may not be online in the
subnet.
• Red text indicates that DCS cannot find this device on the subnet.
• Green text indicates that DCS found the device on the subnet, and you can add it to your project.
You can click and drag a device from this section to the device layout to add it to your project.
If you are configuring your ControlPads while they are off your network, you should
manually configure static IP addresses for the ControlPads in the Device Info section
of the Configure Device Settings window. See the Configuring Device
Settings
section on page 32
for more information.
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