Planar Wallnet Manual instruction

020-0567-05 19 Aug 2010
WallNetTM
Setup & Operation

Table of Contents
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WallNet ....................................................................... 1
What WallNet Is .........................................................1
What WallNet is Not ........................................... 2
What ACB Is .................................................................2
What SiFi (Set it and Forget it™) Is ......................3
Supported Display Products .................................3
Software for Other Display Types .......................3
When to Load WallNet Software....................4
Software vs. Firmware ....................................... 4
Getting Ready to Set Up WallNet ........................4
Be Prepared!..........................................................5
Try it Locally First ................................................. 5
What You Have in the WallNet Kit.................6
What You Need to Know First.........................9
What You Will Do ......................................................9
Next Step ............................................................. 10
Connecting With DHCP ......................................11
Using WallNet Assistant .......................................12
Next Steps .................................................................14
Connecting With No DHCP ...............................15
Getting Your Computer’s IP Address ...............15
Connecting to WallNet .........................................16
Next Steps .................................................................18
Configuring WallNet ............................................19
Network Setup .........................................................19
Date and Time ..........................................................21
Network Time Updates .................................. 21
Access Control .........................................................22
Email Settings ..........................................................24
Save WallNet Config ..............................................25
Select Display Product ..........................................25
Differences in WallNet Menus ..................... 26

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Plug It In ..................................................................... 26
Set Display IDs in the Displays ..................... 27
Set Display IDs in WallNet ............................. 28
Save and Reboot WallNet ................................... 29
WallNet Uses Cookies ..................................... 29
Loading New Software Into WallNet ............... 29
Getting New WallNet Software ................... 29
Loading the Software into WallNet ........... 30
Miscellaneous Configuration ............................. 30
Reset to Factory Default ................................ 30
Product ID Link .................................................. 31
Advanced Settings ........................................... 31
Saving the Configuration .............................. 31
Cable Connections to the WallNet Box .......... 46
About the AUX RS232 Connector .................... 47
Restrictions in Using the RS232 Inputs ..... 48
Operating WallNet ...............................................49
Viewing a WallNet’s Browser Page .................. 49
Status Views ............................................................. 50
Send Status Email ............................................. 52
View or Email ACB Result ............................... 52
About the Time Stamp ................................... 52
Custom Commands .............................................. 53
Message In Picture ................................................. 53
Reports and Alerts ................................................. 53
Periodic Reports ................................................ 53
Automatic Alerts ............................................... 54
Emailing to Cell Phones ................................. 57
SiFi ............................................................................... 57
Auto Color Balance .......................................... 57
Balance Colors Now ............................................. 58

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Scheduled Color Balance ................................... 60
Email Color Balance Result ................................ 61
CANCEL Pending Color Balance or Lamp
Switch ....................................................................... 61
Reset to Factory Colors ....................................... 61
Test Pattern ............................................................. 61
How ACB Works .................................................62
Dual Lamp Control .......................................... 63
Scheduled Lamp Switch .................................... 63
Auto Color Balance After Lamp Failover ...... 64
CANCEL Pending Color Balance or Lamp
Switch ....................................................................... 64
Dual Lamp Status ................................................. 64
Dual Lamp Control ............................................... 64
Display Control ........................................................65
Power On/Off ..................................................... 65
Schedule Automatic Power On/Off ............... 65
Power On/Off Repeat and Delay Control ..... 65
Network Remote Control .............................. 66
Custom Commands Setup ........................... 66
RS232 Setup ....................................................... 67
Asset Tag ............................................................. 67
WallNet Admin ........................................................67
Save and Reboot .....................................................68
Save WallNet Config ....................................... 68
Reboot WallNet ................................................. 68
ASCII Command Service ....................................69
Service Information Responses .........................70
Network Port ............................................................70
TCP Versus UDP .......................................................71
TCP Notes ............................................................ 71
UDP Notes .......................................................... 72
General Notes .................................................... 72
Network Use Summary .......................................73

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Recovery Procedures ..........................................75
Finding WallNet’s Address .................................. 75
Manual Reset to Factory Defaults .................... 76
Default WallNet IP Address ................................. 77
Declaration of Conformity ................................79
Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity ... 79
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
89/336/EEC and Amending Directive
92/31/EEC ........................................................................ 79
FCC Regulations ................................................ 80
Other Certifications ......................................... 80
Glossary ....................................................................81

1
What WallNet Is
WallNet
IMPORTANT: You must contact your network adminis-
trator for help to install WallNet. If you are not a network
administrator, read this manual first, but do not proceed
with connecting WallNet to the network without the
assistance of the local network administrator.
✎
DO NOT APPLY POWER to the WallNet device server
yet!
What WallNet Is
WallNet is a system of hardware (a small box) and
software that displays information about a wall of
Planar displays via a web browser. WallNet is used
primarily for monitoring, reporting and some
control (for example, manually powering the
displays on and off). The connection between the
computer and the WallNet device server is
typically through a LAN (local area network).
With WallNet you can check the status of any
display, receive periodic reports or automatic
alerts about the displays, turn the lamps on or off
interactively or at scheduled times, set up custom
command buttons, perform automatic color
balancing (ACB) and control dual lamp systems.

What WallNet is Not
2
The WallNet software includes a web server. To
configure and operate WallNet, you use a
browser that looks at web pages delivered by the
WallNet web server. When WallNet
communicates with the Planar displays, it does so
with RS232 commands through its serial port.
Also included in the WallNet software are other
programs that work with the web server to
implement your requests, such as status
monitoring, and email reports and alerts.
What WallNet is Not
WallNet is not designed to help with setting up
and making adjustments to the displays or the
wall, although you can use it to control displays at
a distance.
What ACB Is
Color balancing is a process that makes all the
displays (or cubes) in a wall show the same color
and brightness. It compensates for differences in
lamps and other optical components of the
system. In some products, color balancing needs
to be done manually.
ACB (Auto Color Balance) is a feature enabled for
certain Planar displays that include an integrated
color sensor, such as the c50SP, c67SP and
c70SPw. For these displays, WallNet can measure
the colors on the wall and make adjustments to
each cube to match color and brightness over the
whole wall.
Auto color balancing eliminates the need to learn
how to color balance manually. It is much faster
and more accurate, giving much better results.

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What SiFi (Set it and Forget it™) Is
What SiFi (Set it and Forget it™) Is
SiFi is a term for advanced features that make
configuring and maintaining a wall even easier.
SiFi includes Auto Color Balance and Dual Lamp
control.
Supported Display Products
When you configure WallNet for the correct
display type, some of WallNet’s web pages
change to reflect what can be done with each
display type.
Software for Other Display Types
WallNet is pre-loaded with software for either all
current rear projection products, or Matrix and
flat panel LCD products. WallNet software for all
supported displays is on the WallNet CD and is
also available for download at: www.planar.com
Product
Periodic Reports
Automatic Alerts SiFi
c50SP/c67SP/c70SPw Ye s Ye s
c50RP-RX/c67RP-RX Ye s Ye s
LED series Ye s Ye s
c80RP Ye s Ye s
Lion XL/UXL (only) Ye s No
Margay Ye s No
Margay II Ye s Ye s
mXXL Ye s No
Clarity Matrix Ye s No
Puma (all models) Ye s No

When to Load WallNet Software
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When to Load WallNet Software
First, complete the general setup described in
this manual until you have established network
settings for your WallNet. Save the configuration.
Then follow the instructions on page 29 to load
the new WallNet software.
When you load new WallNet software, the saved
settings (such as network setup) are preserved.
Therefore, it is important during the first
configuration to save the configuration before
loading new software.
Software vs. Firmware
In this manual and on the WallNet web pages,
software is loaded into the WallNet itself to
update it or change between supported sets of
displays.
Firmware is loaded into the display to update the
operation of the Planar display itself.
Getting Ready to Set Up WallNet
DO NOT apply power to the WallNet device server
yet!
DO NOT connect it to the network yet!