Avocent Emerge MPX1550 Quick Installation Manual

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The following will help you to install

Emerge

multipoint extenders.

Should you require further assistance, please

contact Avocent Technical Support.

Overview

Emerge MPX extenders distribute a stream of

high definition computer graphics or video, audio

and control data from a source device to multiple

wireless or wired receivers. Quick installation steps

for wireless operation are provided in this document.

For more information, refer to the Emerge MPX1550

Extender Installer User Guide, available for download

at www.avocent.com/proav.

Preparation

Place your MPX transmitter and receivers at least

3 feet apart on a stable work surface. Attach the

antennas. Attach the AC line cords to the power

supplies and connect DC power to the transmitter.

Wait for its initialization to complete: the 2 green

LEDs will alternate and other LEDs are off.

Transmitter Configuration

Connect a browser client's to the transmitter's L1

LAN connector and launch a browser session.

The IP address is 192.168.1.1 with a subnet mask

of 255.255.255.0. At the login prompt, leave the

username blank and enter Admin (case sensitive)

as the password. Select the appropriate country

code. The Source Device Settings page configures

the input video mode of the transmitter. The default

Cable Type setting, Auto, allows the transmitter to

auto-detect: DVI-D/HDMI sources; RGB sources

if the Avocent-supplied adapter is used ; and

component video sources if the optional Avocent

component cable is used. To use other third-party

cables, select: Manual (RGB) for HD15 or DVI-A or

Manual (Component) for YPbPr. If desired, select

the Change Password page to update the system

To Contact Avocent Technical Support:

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Quick Installation Guide

Emerge

HD Multipoint Extender

To Install Emerge

password. Select the System Settings page to enter a

friendly device name. Finally, you may configure the L1

IP address settings via the Control LAN settings page.

Use this new IP address for continued browser access.

Establish Explicit Bindings - Optional

Apply power to your receivers. Wait for them to initialize

and bind to the transmitter: the two green LEDs

cease to alternate. Using the browser client, select

the transmitter's Bindings page. Verify that all active

receivers are listed (by MAC address) in the Detected

Receivers list. Select the Add to Configured Receivers

checkbox next to each receiver then apply the changes.

Assign one unit as the Primary receiver for exchange

of IR, serial, and EDID data and apply the change. If all

receivers are bound, you may disable the transmitter

from automatically binding additional receivers.

Firmware Version Checking - Optional

Select the Version Information web page on the

transmitter. Visit the Avocent web site at www.avocent.

com/proav to review available upgrades.

Receiver Configuration

In the Active Receivers list (lower left of transmitter's

web page), click on the MAC address of the first active

receiver to access its web interface. The Display Device

Settings page configures the output video mode of the

receiver. The default setting, Plug-and-Play, allows the

receiver to auto-detect: DVI-D, HDMI and RGB display

devices if valid EDID information can be read from the

display via the DDC channel ; and component video

displays if the optional Avocent component adapter-

cable is used. Select Manual (Component) for use with

third-party component video cables and Manual (RGB)

for non Plug-and-Play RGB displays. Select the System

Settings page and enter a friendly name for the receiver.

To configure the receiver to ignore all but one specific

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MPX1550

MPX Extenders

MPX transmitter, enter the L1 MAC address of the desired

transmitter (as displayed on the transmitter's Connection

Status page) into the receiver's Media LAN Settings page

and apply the setting. The receiver will reboot. Click on

the transmitter's link in the Receiver Menu. Repeat for

each receiver.

Transmitter Media LAN Settings- Optional

For optimal wireless performance, select 1-to-1 in the

Topology Configuration on the Media LAN Settings

page if your application requires only one receiver. If all

receivers have been explicitly configured (as described

above) with the MAC address of this transmitter , you may

disable ESSID broadcasting to hide the transmitter from

other wireless clients. Once disabled, this transmitter will

be invisible to receivers that are not properly configured.

Apply the change(s).

Sending Video

Connect a source device to the transmitter and a display

device to each receiver. Activate the source device. Verify

its output upon each display. Helpful status information

is available in the Connection Status and Media LAN

Performance web pages on the transmitter.

Extender Placement

Without firmly mounting the units, place the transmitter

and receivers in their desired locations and re-attach the

source and display devices. Power on the units and allow

them to bind. Browse to the transmitter's Media LAN

Performance page. Using the receiver signal strength and

frame rate indicators for guidance, reposition the units and

antennas to obtain optimal performance. Frame rate values

of 28 to 30 are desirable. Tuning suggestions are provided

in the Emerge MPX1550 Extender Installer User Guide.

Best performance is obtained when all antennas are

similarly oriented and aligned on the same horizontal plane.

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