Global Configurator Help File

There are eight books in the Global Configurator (GC) help file.

  1.  Global Configurator Prerequisites

  2.  Introduction

  3.  Getting Started

  4.  Step-by-Step Product Configuration

  5.  GlobalViewer®

  6.  How Do I...?

  7.  Detailed Procedures and Reference Material

  8.  Glossary

Click on the book icon ( ) to the left of each book title or scroll down the page for a description of each book.

There is also a drop-down product listing, and step-by-step instructions, for adding and configuring the selected product, in the yellow box that runs across the top of the page.

The same step-by-step instructions are found in the Step-by-Step Product Configuration book.

Global Configurator Prerequisites

Book 1 includes:

  • System Requirements – Describes the hardware and software required to run Global Configurator

  • Device Firmware Requirements – Provides a listing of the minimum and recommended device firmware requirements for all Extron IP Link® products when running Global Configurator. Also provided are instructions for downloading new device firmware from the Extron website.

  • Preparing Devices for a Network Connection – Describes three ways to set the communications parameters for an IP Link product which prepares the device for addition to an A/V network

Introduction

Book 2 includes:

  • Overview of Global Configurator – A brief introduction to the scope and functionality of the Extron Global Configurator application

  • Overview of GlobalViewer – A brief introduction to the scope and functionality of the Extron GlobalViewer interface

  • Overview of IP Link Products – A brief introduction to each of the Extron IP Link products

  • Overview of MediaLink® and PoleVault® Switchers – A brief introduction to each of the Extron MediaLink and PoleVault switchers

  • What's New? – A short description of the new functionality in version 3.1.1 of Global Configurator

Getting Started

Book 3 includes:

  • Downloading Global Configurator – Step-by-step instructions for downloading the Global Configurator application from the Extron website

  • Downloading Device Drivers – Step-by-step instructions for downloading device drivers for your audio/visual devices from the Extron website

  • Starting Global Configurator – Step-by-step instructions for starting the Global Configurator application

  • Driver Subscription Page – Step-by-step instructions for using the Device Subscriptions Page of Global Configurator to keep all of your device drivers current

  • Creating Your GC Project File – Instructs you on how to use the browse sequence at the top of the screen to add and configure specific devices to your GC project file

Step-by-Step Product Configuration

Book 4 includes an overview page and fifteen sub-books with step-by-step instructions for adding and configuring the following products:

  • System 5 IP

  • MLC 226 IP

  • MLC 104 IP Plus / PoleVault System

  • MLC 104 IP

  • MLC 104 Plus

  • MLC 104

  • IPL T SFI244

  • IPL T SF24

  • IPL T S Series

  • IPL T PC1/1i

  • IPL T PCS4/4i

  • IPL T CR48

  • IPL 250

  • IPI 204

  • IPI 201

GlobalViewer

Book 5 includes:

  • Overview of GlobalViewer – A brief introduction to the scope and functionality of the GlobalViewer interface

  • Launching and Using GlobalViewer – A description of how to launch and begin using the GlobalViewer interface

How Do I...?

Book 6 contains nine sub-books each with multiple pages that describe in text-only step-by-step instructions how to accomplish one of the more common or complex tasks of Global Configurator.

Book 6 sub-books include:

  • General

  • GlobalViewer

  • Scheduling and Monitors

  • Serial/IR/Ethernet Ports and Drivers

  • Input/Output Ports

  • MediaLink and System 5 IP Button Configuration

  • MediaLink and System 5 IP Advanced Configuration

  • System 5 IP Audio/Video Configuration

  • TouchLink™ Panel Configuration

Detailed Procedures and Reference Material

Book 7 includes thirteen sub-books, each with multiple pages describing, in detail, all of the menu functions, icons, and windows within the Global Configurator application. This book also provides illustrated step-by-step instructions of how to accomplish some of the tasks within GC.

Book 7 sub-books include:

  • Port Descriptions

  • File Menu

  • Edit Menu

  • View Menu

  • Build Menu

  • Tools Menu

  • Help Menu

  • Context Menus

  • Icons and Hot Keys

  • IP Link Tree Window

  • Global Configurator Window

  • Embedded Web Pages

  • Common Global Configurator Tasks

Glossary

Book 8 includes:

  • Glossary – Provides definitions of Global Configurator and IP Link product-specific terms