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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) |
A protocol for assigning an IP address to a device based on the device MAC (Media Access Control) address, or physical machine address, that maintains a table showing the correlation between the two. See the Address Resolution Protocol subsection of "Preparing Devices for a Network Connection." |
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Build |
As it pertains to Global Configurator, the
term "build" means to compile a GC project file so that it can
be uploaded to and used by a GlobalViewer See the Build All Configurations section. |
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Device driver |
A device driver is designed to control a specific type
of hardware device. Extron writes and provides
free-of-charge many device drivers for many types of A/V devices that
can be connected to and controlled by Extron IP Link See the Downloading Device Drivers section. |
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Dynamic IP address |
An IP address that is automatically assigned to a client station in a TCP/IP network, typically by a DHCP server. Network devices that serve multiple users, such as servers and printers, are usually assigned static (unchanging) IP addresses. |
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Embedded web pages |
Each Extron IP Link device includes an embedded web server, which features factory set embedded web pages. The embedded web pages provide basic monitoring, configuring, and controlling functions for the device. To access the embedded web pages, prior to having uploaded a GC file to the device, open an Internet browser on the same network as the device and enter the IP address of the device in the Address field of the browser. To access the embedded web pages after having uploaded a GC file to the device, open an Internet browser and enter http://<IPaddress>/nortxe_index.html in the Address field of the browser. See the Embedded Web Pages section. |
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Ethernet |
A network protocol that uses MAC addresses to exchange data between computers. Using ARP, with TCP/IP support, Ethernet devices can be connected to the Internet. An Ethernet LAN typically uses unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wires. Ethernet systems provide transmission speeds of 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. Ethernet is mostly based on the IEEE 802.3 standard. |
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Global Configurator (GC) |
Global Configurator is a software application that gives you the ability to create a single configuration file of all the devices on the A/V network. See the Overview of Global Configurator section. |
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GlobalViewer |
GlobalViewer is a graphical user interface that is generated by Global Configurator. When a GC file is built and uploaded to a device on your A/V network that is designated in GC as a GlobalViewer host device, you can launch the GlobalViewer graphical user interface by opening an Internet browser on a local PC and entering the IP address of the host device in the Address field of the browser. After you launch the GlobalViewer interface, you can monitor and control all of the devices on your A/V network from the GlobalViewer host device. See the Overview of GlobalViewer section. |
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GlobalViewer host |
A GlobalViewer host is a device that launches the GlobalViewer interface if its IP address is entered in the Address field of an Internet browser. When a device is added to a Global Configurator project file, there is a check box that allows you to identify the new device as a GlobalViewer host device. Devices that are not selected as a GlobalViewer host can be monitored and controlled from the GlobalViewer interface that is launched from a GlobalViewer host device on the same A/V network. See the Add Device section. |
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Hot key |
A hot key is a keyboard sequence that can be used as a shortcut to launch a task within Global Configurator. See the Hot Keys section. |
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IP address |
A unique, 32-bit binary number (12 digit decimal number — xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that identifies each sender and each receiver of information connected to a LAN, WAN, or the Internet. IP addresses can be static (see "Static IP") or dynamic (see "DHCP"). |
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IP Link technology |
This is Extron's high performance IP integration technology specifically engineered to meet the needs of professional A/V environments. See the Overview of IP Link Products section. |
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Ping |
This command is used to test connectivity between IP devices. The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echoes Ethernet packets to determine whether a network device is active and what the bidirectional delay is in communicating with it. |
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MAC address |
Media Access Control. A unique hardware number given to devices that connect to the Internet. When your computer or networking device (such as a router, hub, or interface) is connected to the Internet, a table (see "ARP") relates the IP address of the device to its corresponding physical (MAC) address on the LAN. |
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Pass Through Configuration |
The Pass Through Configuration option allows you to install an IP Link device into an existing A/V network to remotely monitor and control the A/V devices within the network. See the Pass Through Configuration subsection of "COM Configuration Tab." |
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Simple Instruction Set (SIS |
A set of commands developed by Extron that allow easy RS-232 control of certain Extron products with a minimal number of characters in the commands and responses. |
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Static IP address |
An IP address that has been specifically (instead of dynamically — see "DHCP") assigned to a device or system in a network configuration. This type of address requires manual configuration of the actual network device or system and can only be changed manually or by enabling DHCP. |
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TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The communication protocol of the Internet. Computers and devices with direct access to the Internet are provided with a copy of the TCP/IP program to allow them to send and receive information in an understandable form. |
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Upload |
As it pertains to Global Configurator, the term "upload" means to deliver a complied GC project file to a GlobalViewer host device, where it can be launched and used to monitor and control all of the devices on an A/V network. See the Upload Manager Window subsection of "Build All Configurations." |
