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K-CONFIG –
Creating a KRAMER NETWORK Virtual Master
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Creating a KRAMER NETWORK Virtual Master
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Configuration Steps
Description
Section
Introduction
General information and system requirements
Planning
Carefully plan your controlled room
Installation
Install the Software
Introduction to K-Config
Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons
Driver Manager
Define the Controlled Device Drivers
Project Navigator
Define the Controlled Room
Port Manager
Assign the controlled devices to the Master and Auxiliary device ports
Triggers
Activate the Triggers
Adding Actions
Describes how to add the various actions to a trigger
Connecting to a Device
Describes how to connect to a device, upgrade the firmware, read/write to the device
and so on
Using the Web pages
Describes how to control the device via the Ethernet and perform minor configuration
operations
Creating a Virtual Master
Describes how to create a Virtual Master to control a room via KRAMER NETWORK
KRAMER NETWORK
1.0 is an IP-based enterprise management software platform for AV networks. Using any
laptop, PC or tablet,
KRAMER NETWORK
lets IT managers to easily and remotely configure, route, control, and
manage Kramer Pro-AV devices, room environments, and IP streaming devices from a single point in the network via
a user-friendly Web-based interface.
Using
KRAMER NETWORK
you can easily manage a room in a floor of a building which is part of a network site. One
way of doing this is by using a
KRAMER NETWORK
Virtual Master room controller that is created in
K-CONFIG
.
The
KRAMER NETWORK
Virtual Master control configuration is saved in
K-CONFIG
and is then uploaded to a room
defined in
KRAMER NETWORK
.
12.1
Opening a New Project
The Virtual Master room controller device is designed to be displayed in the
K-CONFIG
Web pages and it includes 50
Virtual Ethernet ports. You can connect the ports to various controlled devices via the Port Manager window and also
add auxiliary devices. You can create the Virtual Master room controller by selecting either New Project or New K-
Network Project (a shortcut) from the File menu.
To open a Kramer Network Virtual Master room controller:
1.
Select the Virtual-Master room controller from the ADD MASTER DEVICE window:
Figure 337: Virtual Master Device – Selecting the Virtual-Master