Aiphone IX SERIES Operating instructions

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IX SERIES
IP Video Intercom System
IXW-MA-SOFT Programming Guide
This is an abbreviated programming manual addressing basic IXW-MA program settings using IX Support Tool. A complete set
of instructions (IX Web Setting Manual / IX Operation Manual / IX Support Tool Setting Manual) can be found at www.aiphone.com/IX.
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Table of Contents
Page 2-3 Adding the IXW-MA to an Existing System (Skip if the IXW-MA is already included in the system conguration)
- Adding an IXW-MA to an existing system program le
Page 4-5 IXW-MA Settings with IX Series stations (IX-DV, DVF-*, SS-*, SSA-*, RS-*, IX-MV7-*)
- Conguring SIF settings
Page 5-6 IXW-MA Settings with Legacy IX Series stations (IX-DA, BA, MV)
- Conguring SIF settings and uploading the .ini le
Page 7 Relay Output Settings
- Door Release conguration
Page 8 Relay Output Timer Settings
- Door Release timer conguration
Page 9-11 Conguring IX-SOFT
- Step-by-step guide on conguring IX-Soft with the IXW-MA-SOFT
Page 12 Uploading and Exporting the Setting File
- Uploading Settings to Stations and Exporting System Conguration

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The new IXW-MA(s) will appear in the Station Settings List with station number and name set in the Add New Station window.
A default IP address of 192.168.1.10 (.11 for the second, .12 for the third, and so on) will be given to the station when added. This
IP address can be edited by clicking Station Details from the Advanced Setup section below.
Station Type
Select the IXW-MA using the Station
Type drop-down and enter the quantity
of IXW-MAs to be added. Click Add .
Station Information
Edit the station Number and Name for
the new IXW-MA(s).
Add
Click Ok to add the station.
Adding an IXW-MA to an Existing System
Getting Started
Step 1: Opening the System Conguration Settings
From the top menu bar, click Tools(T) and select System Conguration.
The IXW-MA is an IP relay with 10 congurable outputs that can be remotely triggered by a station based on its Contact Change
settings. Typically, these outputs are used for remote door release or to activate signaling devices. If the IXW-MA wasn't part of the
original system conguration, it will need to be added. If the IXW-MA is already part of the system, continue to page 4.
Click Add New Station
Adding a Station
Step 2: Adding a New Station
The Add New Station window will open. Use this screen to add one or more IXW-MA stations.
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Station Setting List
Select the IXW-MA from the top Station
Settings List.
Station List
Select the IXW-MA found on the network,
show on the Station List.
Associate
Click Apply to associate the station
setting to the station.
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Status
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Adding an IXW-MA to an Existing System
Step 3: Association
The station information created in the previous step will now need to be associated to a station found on the network.
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Conrm that the IXW-MA(s) has been
successfully associated in the Status column.
This may take several minutes. If Success is
shown, click Next .
The associated IXW-MA(s) will now have its Station Name and IP address, but no other settings at this time. Continue with the
conguration process and upload to ALL stations before testing.
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IXW-MA Settings with IX Series Stations
Change Contact
Check the Change Contact box for
each door station that will interact
with the IXW-MA.
Click Update to save the SIF
and Change Contact settings.
Update
While still on the Function Settings > SIF screen, scroll right to nd Change Contact.
Getting Started
The following steps detail the conguration for using the outputs of the IXW-MA for door release.
Use the following steps to congure the SIF settings needed for IX Series stations. Refer to page 5 for the conguration of IX Series
1 stations (IX-MV, IX-DA, IX-BA).
Expand Function Settings on the left-hand side menu and select SIF. The SIF event trigger for door release is sent by the door
station, so the following steps use door stations as examples.
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Step 1A: SIF Settings for IX Series Stations (IX-MV7-*, IX-DV, IX-DVF-*, IX-SS-*, IX-SSA-*, and IX-RS-*)
SIF Functionality: Enable for each station interacting with the IXW-MA
Program Type: 0100 for each station
IPv4: Enter the IP address of the IXW-MA
Destination Port: 65014
SSL: Enabled
Connection: Socket
If there are no Legacy IX Series
stations, skip to page 6 to continue
the programming process.
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IXW-MA Settings with Legacy IX Series Stations
Getting Started
The following steps detail the conguration for using the outputs of the IXW-MA for door release.
Use the following steps to congure the SIF settings needed for legacy IX Series stations. Refer to page 4 for the conguration of
current IX Series stations.
A line of code will need to be written, then uploaded, to allow legacy IX Series stations (IX-DA, IX-BA, IX-MV) to interact with the
IXW-MA. Open a plain text editor, like Notepad. In the text editor, type the following information.
Step 1B: SIF Settings for Legacy IX Series Stations (IX-DA, IX-BA, IX-MV)
Program Type: Always use 0100
IXW-MA IP Address: IP address associated in Support Tool to the IXW-MA
Destination Port: Always use 65014
SSL Y/N : Always use 1
Example .ini File:
0100,192.168.1.17,65014,1
Program
Type
IXW-MA
IP Address
Destination
Port
SSL
Y/N
The le must be saved with an .ini extension, which is typically not found using the Save as Type drop-down menu of the text editor.
To do this, type in ".ini " at the end of the le name. There is not a required le name, but for clarity, the example will show the le being
saved as "SIF.ini".
Save this le to an easily accessible location on the PC, as it will be uploaded to the stations in the next step.
Legacy IX Series stations require firmware v2.1 or higher to be compatible with the IXW-MA. To check the latest version of firmware, go to Tools(T) on the
top menu of Support Tool and select Station Search. Here, the firmware version of every station found on the network will be displayed.
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Click Update to save the SIF
setting changes.
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From the menu on the left, expand
Function Settings and select SIF.
SIF Settings
Use the Number drop-down under Select
Station to Edit and choose an IX Series 1
door station. Click Select and ensure that
the correct station is shown in upper left of the
screen.
Select Station
IXW-MA Settings with Legacy IX Series Stations
Next, the newly created .ini le will be uploaded to each station. In the case of door release, only door stations are required to receive
this le, as the SIF command for door release comes from the door station and not the master station.
From the left hand side menu, expand Function Settings and select SIF. Once on the SIF screen, click the Station View button at
the top of the screen.
Step 2B: SIF Settings for Legacy IX Series Stations
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Scroll down until SIF File Management is displayed.
File Selection
Click the Browse button and
select the .ini le that was
created in Step 1B.
Upload
Upload the selected
le to the station.
Update
Return to Table View for
the remaining steps.
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Use the Function drop-down
menu to select Contact Change
SIF Event for the IXW-MA.
Function
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IXW-MA Relay Output Settings
From the left hand side menu, expand Option Input / Relay Output Settings and select Relay Output. Then, use the Display
Settings drop-down menu at the top of the page to select one of the 10 relay outputs to congure.
Step 1: Conguring Relay Output Settings
While still on the Relay Output screen, scroll right until Contact Change SIF Event under Relay Output 1 is displayed.
Find the IXW-MA and click Open and
select the Station Number of the station
to communicate with the IXW-MA.
Select a Station
Click Update to save the relay output
settings and repeat for each station and
relay output needed.
Update
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Use the drop-down menu under Output Time Range to select
either 200-2000(msec) or 3-600(sec), then use the Output Time
section to enter the desired value.
Output Time Range and Output Time
Click the Update button save
the changes.
Update
Door Release Timer Settings
Getting Started
The amount of time the relay output activates on the IXW-MA is determined by the Output Time Range set for the door station
interacting with it. If the door station's Output Time Range is set to 3 seconds, for example, the IXW-MA output it is assigned to will
also activate for 3 seconds.
To adjust the amount of time the door release relay output activates, expand Relay Input / Relay Output Settings and click Relay
Output.
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Relay Output Settings
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PCs running the IX-SOFT application must have a
static IP address assigned to it (or DHCP reservation).
The IX Series is peer-to-peer, the static IP address
of all instances of IX-SOFT must be known by any station
interacting with it.
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Adding IX-SOFT to the Support Tool
Station Type
Select IX-SOFT using the Station Type
drop-down and enter the quantity of
IX-SOFT stations to be added. Click
Add .
Station Information
Edit the station Number and Name for
the IX-SOFT stations.
Add
Click Ok to add the station(s).
Step 1: Opening the System Conguration Settings
From the top menu bar, click Tools(T) and select System Conguration.
Click Add New Station
Add New Station
Step 2: Adding a New Station
The Add New Station window will open. Use this screen to add one or more IX-SOFT stations.
Step 3: Station Details
Returning to the System Conguration screen, click Station Details to further customize the Station Number and Name, as well as
set the Static IP address of the PCs running IX-SOFT. The IP address must match the PC's IP address or the associate step will fail.
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Adding IX-SOFT to Support Tool (Continued)
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Step 4: Associating IX-SOFT
Once the Station Details have been congured the created setting must be paired with an IX-SOFT installation. Ensure IX-SOFT is
running before proceeding. Under the Station Settings List select the setting to be associated with IX-SOFT.
Select Next to go to the Setting File Upload, click Finish without uploading to any stations. This process will be covered in a future
step.
Select Station Search under Station List and wait for the station search to complete. If the PC running
IX-SOFT is the same PC running IX-Support Tool, the Search for IX-SOFT on this PC check box must
be selected or the install will not be found. Select the PC running IX-SOFT to be associated with the
selected setting.
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Adding IX-SOFT to Support Tool (Continued)
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Step 5: SIF Settings (IX-SOFT Licensing)
Click the Station View button at the top of the screen. From the left hand side menu, expand Function Settings and select SIF.
Under the Select Station to Edit section, use the drop-down menu to select the added IX-SOFT station and click Select .
Program Type: 1111
IPv4: Static IP Address of the IXW-MA-SOFT device
Destination Port: 65060
SSL: Enabled
Connection: Socket
Under the SIF section, station information of the IXW-MA-SOFT will need to be added to the SIF settings of each IX-SOFT instance.
Fill in #01 for each IX-SOFT station with the following settings.
Transmission Trigger
Scroll down to transmission trigger under the SIF settings and for #01 select the check box for "initialization notice"
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Exporting the Settings
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Uploading the Setting File
Setting File Upload
The nal step after conguring new settings, or making changes to existing settings, is to upload the setting le to all stations. If the
setting les are not uploaded, any changes made in Support Tool will not be reected on the station(s). To do this, click File(F) and
select Upload Settings to Station.
Click Select to check
all stations in the system.
Select Stations
Click Settings to begin
the upload process.
Upload Settings
Export Settings
A copy of the system’s setting le should be exported to a secure location or external drive. This step is critical for the
ongoing maintenance of this system. If settings are to be changed in the future, or new stations are to be added, this le
is required to do so.
To export the le, click on File(F) at the top of the screen and select IX Support Tool Export System Conguration.
Export
Click Export to select a
location to save the system's
setting le.
Finish
Lastly, once the setting
le has been saved, click
Finish .
Select Folder
Select location to save the
le then click OK .
Upload Status
If the status shows Failed, ensure the programming PC is in the same subnet as the IX Stations it is uploading to, and that the stations
are powered on and available (solid status light on the station).
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