Wiring and Connections
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Hardware Reference Guide - NX-Series NetLinx Integrated Controllers
ICSLAN Ports
The NX-2200/3200/4200 controllers have two types of Ethernet ports: LAN and ICSLAN. The LAN port is used to connect the
master to an external network, and the ICSLAN ports are used to connect to other AMX equipment or third-party A/V equipment.
The ICSLAN ports on all models provide Ethernet Communication to connected AMX Ethernet Equipment in a way that is isolated
from the primary LAN connection.
The ICSLAN port is a 10/100 Port RJ-45 connector and Auto MDI/MDI-X enabled. The NX-4200 features four ICSLAN ports, while
the NX-2200/3200 feature one each. The ports on the NX-4200 feature Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). The ports support IPv4 and
IPv6 networks, as well as HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, and FTP.
FIG. 32
ICSLAN ports
When powered by an AC source, the NX-4200 can supply power via PoE to each port on the 4-port switch. The NX-4200 supports
hi-powered PoE (802.3at STANDARD), but the total power draw of all four ports cannot exceed 72W.
The ICSLAN port gets its IP addresses in one or more of the following ways:
IPv4 - Static assignment of the subnetwork address by the user
IPv6 - Link local address
Using the ICSLAN Network
The default IP address for the ICSLAN network is 198.18.0.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0.
It is important that the ICSLAN and LAN subnets do not overlap. If the LAN port is configured such that its address space overlaps
with the ICSLAN network, the ICSLAN network will be DISABLED.
DHCP Server
The ICSLAN port has a built-in DHCP server. This DHCP server is enabled by default and will serve IP addresses to any connected
devices set to DHCP mode.
The DHCP server can be disabled from telnet with the command:
SET ICSLAN
The DHCP address range is fixed. The server will provide addresses in the range x.x.0.2 through x.x.63.255.
Devices using static IP addresses on the ICSLAN network should be set within the reserved static IP address range of x.x.64.1 to
x.x.255.254.
Opening LAN and ICSLAN Sockets from Code
When opening sockets from NetLinx or Java code there is no mechanism to indicate which network to use. The controller will open
the socket on whichever network has an IP subnet that matches the address provided in the command to open the socket. There is
no indication which network was used, only whether the socket was created successfully.
USB Port
The front panel of all NX-series controllers features one Type-A USB port you can use to connect a mass storage device for loading
.jar files and IR data files (.irl), reading or writing configuration files and log files, or updating the firmware on the unit. The rear
panels of the NX-2200/3200/4200 also feature an additional USB port.
NOTE:
This USB port only supports a FAT32 file system.
This USB port (FIG. 33) uses standard USB cabling to connect to any mass storage or peripheral devices.
FIG. 33
USB port
NOTE:
USB hubs are not supported on this port.
NX-4200
NX-2200/3200
