IPLINX IPEXCB Operator's manual

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IPEXCB Installaon and
Conguraon Guide

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1. Read these instrucons – All the safety and operang instrucons should be read before this product is operated.
2. Keep these instrucons – The safety and operang instrucons should be retained for future reference.
3. Heed all warnings – All warnings on the appliance and in the operang instrucons should be adhered to.
4. Follow all instrucons – All operang and use instrucons should be followed.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water – The appliance should not be used near water or moisture – for example, in a wet
basement or near a swimming pool, and the like.
6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
7. Do not block any venlaon openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instrucons.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliers)
that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not t into your outlet, consult an
electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched parcularly at the plugs, convenience receptacles, and at the
point where it exits from the apparatus.
11. Only use aachments/accessories specied by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specied by the manufacturer, or sold with the
apparatus. When a cart or rack is used, use cauon when moving the cart/ apparatus combinaon to avoid injury
from p-over.
13. Unplug the apparatus during lighng storms or when unused for long periods of me.
14. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any
way, such as; the power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilt or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
15. CAUTION: Servicing instrucons are for use by qualied service personnel only. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do
not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operang instrucons unless you are qualied to do so.
16. Do not install this equipment in a conned or built-in space such as a book case or similar unit. The equipment must
remain in well venlaon condions. Venlaon should not be impeded by covering the venlaon openings with items
such as newspaper, table-cloths, curtains etc.
17. WARNING: Only use aachments/accessories (such as the baery etc.) specied or provided by the manufacturer.
18. WARNING: Refer to the informaon on the underside of the enclosure for electrical and safety informaon before
installing or operang the apparatus.
19. WARNING: To reduce the risk of re or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The apparatus
shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and objects lled with liquids, such as vases, shall not be placed on apparatus.
20. CAUTION: Danger of explosion if baery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
21. WARNING: The baery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or the like.
22. WARNING: The all-pole mains switch located on rear panel is used as the disconnect device, the switch shall remain
readily operable.
23. WARNING: DO NOT INGEST BATTERY. CHEMICAL BURN HAZARD.
24. Keep new and used baeries away from children. If the baery compartment does not close securely, stop using the
product and keep it away from children.
25. If you think baeries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical
aenon.
Important Safety Instrucons

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26. When the apparatus is not in use or during its relocaon, take care of the power cord and plugs; e.g. e up the power
cord with cable e or similar. The e must be free from sharp edges and the like that might cause abrasion of the power
cord. When put into use again ensure the power cord and plugs are not damaged. If any damage is found the power cord
and plugs should be replaced by items either specied by the manufacturer or that have same characteriscs as the original
items.
27. This lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of non-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sucient magnitude to
constute a risk of electric shock.
28. WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back) as there are no user-serviceable parts
inside. Refer servicing to qualied personnel.
29. The exclamaon point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operang and maintenance instrucons in the literature accompanying the appliance.
30. Protecve earthing terminal. The apparatus should be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protecve
earthing connecon.
31. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock hazard, replace grille. (CSA 60065, clause 5.3A)
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR

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Table of Contents
Important Safety Instrucons ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2
Product Overview������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6
Package Contents ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 6
Front and Rear Panels������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7
Front Panel................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Rear Panel.................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Reset Buon ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
LAN Connecons.......................................................................................................................................................... 8
12V Connecon............................................................................................................................................................ 8
RS232 Connecons ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Installaon Instrucons���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9
Basic Installaon.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
IPEXCB Web Browser Usage������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10
Logging into the web browser Graphical User Interface (GUI) .................................................................................. 10
Roung Video Signals ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Tesng Telnet API Commands.................................................................................................................................... 16
Changing IPLinx Encoder and Decoder IP Addresses ................................................................................................. 17
Changing IPEXCB IP Addresses................................................................................................................................... 18
Loading IPLinx Congurator Files............................................................................................................................... 18
User Management..................................................................................................................................................... 19
IPLinx Cong Soware Usage ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20
Downloading IPLinx Congurator Soware............................................................................................................... 20
Making a PC Connecon............................................................................................................................................ 20
Running IPLinx Congurator Soware....................................................................................................................... 20
IPLinx Congurator Soware Overview..................................................................................................................... 21
Search for IPLinx Devices on the Network.................................................................................................................. 22
Renaming IPLinx Encoders and Decoders .................................................................................................................. 23
Creang Decoder Groups........................................................................................................................................... 24
Create a New Group ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Assigning an IPLinx Encoder or Decoder to a Group.................................................................................................. 25
Removing an IPLinx Encoder or Decoder ................................................................................................................... 26
Create a Video Wall Group ........................................................................................................................................ 27
Create a New Group ........................................................................................................................................... 27
Create a Video Wall Layout................................................................................................................................. 29
Video Wall Bezel Compensaon (5000 series only)............................................................................................ 33
Create a Matrix Layout within Video Wall Group ............................................................................................... 35
Verify Group Layouts .......................................................................................................................................... 35
Creang Combinaon Layouts for Large Video Wall Groups .............................................................................. 36
Remove a Matrix or Video Wall Layout ..................................................................................................................... 38
Remove a Layout................................................................................................................................................. 38
Remove a Video Wall.......................................................................................................................................... 39
Remove a Group ................................................................................................................................................. 39

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2000-series Device Sengs ....................................................................................................................................... 40
IPEX2001 Video Sengs ..................................................................................................................................... 40
IPEX2002 Video Sengs ..................................................................................................................................... 42
5000-series Device Sengs ....................................................................................................................................... 43
IPEX5001 EDID Sengs....................................................................................................................................... 43
IPEX5001 RS232 (Serial) Sengs ........................................................................................................................ 43
IPEX5002 Video Sengs ..................................................................................................................................... 44
Saving and Loading Sengs...................................................................................................................................... 45
Upload Sengs to IPEXCB .................................................................................................................................. 45
Download Sengs from IPEXCB ......................................................................................................................... 46
Save Sengs to a File ......................................................................................................................................... 47
Load Sengs from a File..................................................................................................................................... 48
Batch Commands....................................................................................................................................................... 49
Changing IP Address Schemes on IPLinx Systems ............................................................................................... 50
CEC Display Power Conguraon........................................................................................................................ 52
RS232 Display Power Conguraon.................................................................................................................... 53
Using iPad or Windows Control APP with IPEXCB����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 54
Connecng Apple iPad to IPLinx System .................................................................................................................... 54
Hiding Groups ..................................................................................................................................................... 58
Connecng Windows Computer to IPLinx System...................................................................................................... 60
Syncing APP to IPEXCB IP Address.............................................................................................................................. 61
Technical Specicaons ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 63

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The IPLinx IPEXCB is an IP based control interface used to congure, manage and control IPLinx encoders and
decoders on a 1Gb managed Ethernet switch. Conguraon les for IPLinx systems are stored directly on the
IPECXB and is designed to work in conjuncon with the IPLinx iPad and Windows control APP for basic system
control. The IPEXCB oers a single point of connecon and control for third party IP or serial control systems and is
required for any IPLinx system that requires a video matrix or video wall system layout.
The IPEXCB integrates two Ethernet ports and two RS232 ports, oering integraon-friendly control features,
including a web GUI. LAN1 port (AV/PoE) is connected directly to the A/V network where all IPLinx devices reside.
LAN2 port (CTRL) can be connected to a control system network allowing the enre IPLinx matrix system to be
controlled by a third party IP control system. With the ability to assign separate IP addresses and subnets for
the two IPEXCB LAN ports, the A/V network trac is not forced to reside on a shared LAN that may compromise
bandwidth and data ow. The RS232 ports on the IPEXCB are also designed to oer a single point of control for
serial based control systems.
The IPEXCB can be congured with either the web browser graphical user interface (GUI) or IPLinx Congurator
which is a soware program that is used to congure IPLinx encoders / decoders on a 1Gb managed Ethernet
switch. The IPEXCB can automacally search and display encoders and decoders on the A/V network when using
the conguraon tool or web GUI. IPLinx Congurator can be downloaded from our website at www.libav.com on
the IPLinx IPEXCB product page under the SOFTWARE tab. Instrucons for using IPLinx Congurator are included
in this manual.
The IPEXCB is compable with all IPLinx 2000 and 5000 series IP devices.
Product Overview
Package Contents
1. Installaon Guide
2. Power Supply with US, UK, EU, and AU adapters
3. 6-pin Removable Screw Terminal
4. Device Labels

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Front and Rear Panels
Front Panel
RESET
STATUS POWER
12
43
1. Label insert
2. Reset buon
3. Status indicator
4. Power indicator
Rear Panel
A. LAN1 (AV/PoE)
B. LAN2 (CTRL)
C. RS232 connecons
D. 12V DC power input
RS232
LAN1 (AV/PoE) LAN2 (CTRL) DC 12V
DEBUG
TX RX TX RX 12V
G
A B C D

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Reset Buon
LAN Connecons
12V Connecon
If a factory reset is required for the IPEXCB, press and hold the reset buon for ve seconds to restore the IPEXCB
to factory sengs. This reset will change the default IP address of the IPEXCB back to the factory default IP address.
LAN1(AV/PoE) is used to connect the IPEXCB to the Ethernet switch. The default IP address for LAN1 of the IPEXCB
is 169.254.1.1.
LAN2(CTRL) is used to connect the IPEXCB to a third party control system. The default IP address for LAN2 of the
IPEXCB is 192.168.11.243.
The 12V connecon on the right side of the RS232 connector can provide up to 500 mA of 12V DC to an external
device.
RS232 Connecons
The IPEXCB features two RS232 connecons: Debug and Control. The Debug connecon will only communicate
with the IPEXCB and will not control any encoders or decoders. The Control connecon will communicate with
IPLinx devices on the A/V network switch.
To use the RS232 control transport capabilies of the IPEXCB, connect the TX, RX, and ground control signal wires
to the middle RS232 connecons on the removable 6-pole terminal block. Consult the manual of the control device
to determine which pins the TX and RX signals are carried on. Be sure to always connect TX to RX and RX to TX.
The RS232 control ports require a standard straight-through serial cable for operaon. The default sengs for the
RS232 ports are:
• Debug connecon: 115200 baud, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, Parity = none
• Control connecon: 9600 baud, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, Parity = none
While the IPEXCB requires RS232 commands to be sent to it at 9600 baud through the control connecon, mulple
baud rates are available to communicate with the remote devices.
TX
G
RX
RXD
TXD
GND
IPEXCB
Third Party
Control System

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Installaon Instrucons
Basic Installaon
1. Congure a managed 1Gb Ethernet network switch for IPLinx video operaon.
NOTE: An IPLinx network switch conguraon guide has been built to assist with conguring network switches
from a variety of manufacturers. The network switch conguraon guides are located on the IPLinx IPEXCB prod-
uct page on the Liberty website (www.libav.com) under the DOCUMENTATION tab.
2. Turn o power and disconnect the audio/video equipment by following the manufacturer’s instrucons.
3. Turn o power to the congured network switch.
4. Connect Category 5E or greater twisted pair cable with the TIA/EIA-568B crimp paern between the LAN1
port on the IPEXCB and the congured network switch.
NOTE: If the network switch cannot provide power or enough power to the IPEXCB, connect the included power
supply to the 12V DC power input of the control box. If the gigabit switch cannot provide enough power, disable
the PoE funcon of the connected LAN port on the switch.
5. Connect the IPLINX encoder(s) and decoder(s) to the network switch using Category 5E or greater twisted
pair cable with the TIA/EIA-568B crimp paern and per the instrucons for those device
6. Connect all sources and displays to the respecve IPLinx encoders and decoders.
7. Apply power to the congured network switch.
8. The IPEXCB will fully boot aer ve minutes.
9. Apply power to the aached audio/video devices.
To control the IPEXCB and IPLinx system by a third party control system, connect a Category cable between the
LAN2 port on the IPEXCB to an IP based third party control system network or use the RS232 connecon on the
IPEXCB to connect to a third party serial based control system according to the manufacturers system
instrucons. For proper serial connecvity to the IPEXCB please see RS232 Connecons on page 9.
For a comprehensive list of IP and serial system commands for the IPEXCB and IPLinx systems, please refer to the
IPLinx Programming Guide which is located under the DOCUMENTATION tab on the IPEXCB product page online
at www�libav�com
Pre-wrien control system drivers are also available online on the IPEXCB product page under the DRIVERS tab

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IPEXCB Web Browser Usage
Logging into the web browser Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Connect a Windows PC to an open port on the congured A/V network switch with a Cat 5e patch cable and set
a stac IP address for the Windows PC that is within the IP range of the IPLinx IPEXCB Controller (169.254.1.xxx,
where xxx = any number between 2-254) and set the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.
Please contact an IT administrator if the PC cannot be assigned a stac IP address in this range.
To change your computers IP address in Windows, navigate to Control Panel > Network and Internet and then
click on Network and Sharing Center. From there you will see the network that you are connected to. Typically the
network will be labeled as Unidened network.
Click on
A pop window will appear labeled Ethernet Status
Click on