Kramer Electronics VS-1616D User Manual

Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

USER MANUAL

Model:

VS-1616D

16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher

Contents

Contents

1	Introduction	1
2	Getting Started	2
2.1	Quick Start	2
3	Overview	4
3.1	Recommendations for Best Performance	5
3.2	Safety Instructions	5
3.1	Shielded Twisted Pair/Unshielded Twisted Pair	5
3.2	About the Power Connect™ Feature	6
3.3	Recycling Kramer Products	6
4	Defining the VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher	6
4.1	Using the IR Transmitter	10
5	Installing the VS-1616D in a Rack	11
6	Connecting the VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher	12
6.1	Port Numbering	13
6.1.1	EDID Numbering Examples	14
6.2	Serial Data Flow on DGKat Plus RS-232 Cards	14
6.3	Audio Mode Selection on HDMI plus Audio Cards	15
6.4	Connecting to the VS-1616D via RS-232	15
6.5	Connecting to the VS-1616D via Ethernet	16
6.5.1	Connecting the Ethernet Port directly to a PC	16
6.5.2	Connecting to the Ethernet Port via a Network Switch/Hub	18
7	Operating Your Video Matrix Switcher	19
7.1	Startup Display	19
7.1.1	Viewing the Display	20
7.2	Using the Selector Buttons	20
7.3	Confirming Actions	20
7.3.1	Toggling between the At Once and Confirm Modes	21
7.3.2	Confirming a Switching Action	21
7.4	Switching Actions	21
7.4.1	Switching one Input to one Output	22
7.4.2	Switching Several Inputs to Several Outputs	22
7.4.3	Turning an Output Off	23
7.4.4	Turning Off Several Outputs	23
7.4.5	Recalling the Default Setup	23
7.5	Locking the Front Panel Buttons	24
8	Using the Configuration Menus	24
8.1	Using the Setup Menu	26
8.1.1	Setup Menu—1: inXX=>ALL, Switching one Input to all Outputs	26
8.1.2	Setup Menu—3: outXX=>OFF, Turning an Output Off	26
8.1.3	Setup Menu—7: EDID, Assignment to an Input	27

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8.1.4	Setup Menu—9: Delay, Setting for an Output	28
8.1.5	Setup Menu—4: store setup XX, Storing the Setup in a Preset	28
8.1.6	Setup Menu—6: recall setup XX, Recalling a Preset	29
8.2	Using the Config Menu	29
8.2.1	Config Menu—Input Signal Detection Display	30
8.2.2	Config Menu—Input Port Parameter Setting	31
8.2.3	Config Menu—Output Load Detection Display	33
8.2.4	Config Menu—Output Port Parameter Setting	34
8.2.5	Config Menu—Interface Configuration	36
8.2.6	Config Menu—Interface Reply Configuration	36
8.2.7	Config Menu—Protocol Switching	37
8.2.8	Config Menu—Store Default Setup	37
8.2.9	Config Menu—Total Matrix Reset	38
8.2.10	Config Menu—Display Firmware Versions	39
9	Configuring the Number of Installed Input and Output Ports	39
10	Installing and Using the Test Module to Troubleshoot Video Problems 40
10.1	Installing the Test Module	40
10.2	Setting the Resolution of the Generated Video	40
10.3	Setting the Pattern of the Generated Video	41
10.4	Using the Test Module to Troubleshoot Video Problems	41
10.4.1	Testing the Projector Output	42
10.4.2	Testing the Output Signal Path to the Projector	42
10.4.3	Testing the Input and Output Signal Path to the Projector	43
11	I/O Card Hardware Installation Instructions	43
12	Upgrading the VS-1616D Firmware	44
13	Technical Specifications	45
14	Default Communication Parameters	47
15	Factory Default EDID	47
15.1	DVI Input Card	47
15.2	HDCP Input Card	48
15.3	HDMI Input Card	50
15.4	HDMI plus Audio Input Card	52
15.5	DVI Dual Channel Input Card	53
15.6	DGKat Input Card	55
15.7	HDBaseT Input Card	57
15.8	VGA Input Card	59
16	Communication Protocols	60
16.1	Protocol 3000	60
16.1.1	Kramer Protocol 3000 Syntax	60
16.1.2	Device Message Format	60
16.1.3	Command Terms	61
16.1.4	Entering Commands	61
16.1.5	Command Forms	62

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16.1.6	Chaining Commands	62
16.1.7	Maximum String Length	62
16.1.8	Table of Protocol 3000 Commands	62
16.2	Protocol 2000	63

Figures

Figure 1: VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher Front Panel	7
Figure 2: VS-1616D Front Panel Numeric Keypad	8
Figure 3: VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher Rear Panel Showing DVI cards	9
Figure 4: Connecting the VS-1616D	12
Figure 5: Sample Port Numbering	13
Figure 6: EDID Numbering Assignment	14
Figure 7: DGKat Card Serial Data Transmission	15
Figure 8: Audio Mode Selection on HDMI plus Audio Cards	15
Figure 9: Local Area Connection Properties Window	17
Figure 10: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Window	18
Figure 11: Default Startup Status Display Sequence	19
Figure 12: Menu Tree	25
Figure 13: Resolution DIP-switch	41
Figure 14: Signal Paths for Isolating problems	42
Figure 15: Inserting the Card into a Slot	43
Figure 16: Card Handles	44

Tables

Table 1: VS-1616D	16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher Front Panel Features	8
Table 2: VS-1616D	Front Panel Numeric Keypad Labels	8
Table 3: VS-1616D	16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher Rear Panel Features	10
Table 4: Port Numbering		13
Table 5: EDID Configuration Requests and Results		14
Table 6: Audio Mode DIP-switch Operation		15
Table 7: Available PC Resolutions for Generated Video (Jumper off)		41
Table 8: Available HD Resolutions for Generated Video (Jumper on, default)		41
Table 9: Technical Specifications of the 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher		45
Table 10: Technical Specifications of VS-1616D Compatible Cards		46
Table 11: Default Communication Parameters for the VS-1616D		47
Table 12: Hex Table (IN 1-16 to OUT 1-16)		63

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Introduction

1 Introduction

Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our line, making the best even better! Our 1,000-plus different models now appear in 11 groups1 that are clearly defined by function.

Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher. This product is ideal for the following typical applications:

•Professional display systems requiring video signal routing

•Broadcast, presentation and production facilities, as well as monitoring in large duplication systems

•Rental/staging applications

The package includes the following items:

•VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher

•Power cord

•Kramer RC-IR3 infrared remote control transmitter (including the required batteries and a separate user manual2)

•This user manual2

Note: Throughout this user manual the chassis configuration is shown with 16 DVI inputs and 16 DVI outputs as a representation only. The following cards are available and may be mixed in the same chassis:

•DVI

•DVI dual link

•DVI (HDCP)

•DVI (over 4LC fiber optic cable)

•DVI (over fiber optic cable) with 670 module (HDCP)

•HDMI (HDCP)

•HDMI plus analog audio (HDCP)

•HDMI plus digital audio (HDCP)

•HDMI plus RS-232 (HDCP)

•HDBaseT plus IR and RS-232 plus Ethernet

•VGA

1 GROUP 1: Distribution Amplifiers; GROUP 2: Switchers and Routers; GROUP 3: Control Systems; GROUP 4: Format/Standards Converters; GROUP 5: Range Extenders and Repeaters; GROUP 6: Specialty AV Products; GROUP 7: Scan Converters and Scalers; GROUP 8: Cables and Connectors; GROUP 9: Room Connectivity; GROUP 10: Accessories and Rack Adapters; GROUP 11: Sierra Products

2 Download up-to-date Kramer user manuals from http://www.kramerelectronics.com

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Getting Started

2 Getting Started

We recommend that you:

•Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment

•Review the contents of this user manual

2.1Quick Start

The following quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps.

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Overview

3 Overview

The Kramer VS-1616D is a high performance matrix switcher chassis that supports up to 16 x 16 ports1 for various signals (depending on the type of cards installed). It features a very high bandwidth2 of up to 3.2Gbps (for the chassis only, effective bandwidth of the system depends on the I/O cards) that ensures transparent performance even in the most critical applications. The cards re-clock and equalize the signals and the chassis can route any or all inputs to any or all outputs simultaneously.

The VS-1616D is highly configurable–you can add or remove inputs and outputs independently in groups of two and mix different types of input/ouput cards in the same chassis. For example, you can configure a device as a 4 x 12 or a 16 x 8 matrix switcher to exactly suit your needs.

The VS-1616D features:

•Full 16 x 16 non-blocking matrix array to switch any of the 16 input digital signals to any or all outputs (see Section 6)

•Easy access to 59 preset memory locations for quick access to user-defined setups

•The Kramer 2000 Protocol for serial control

•A 40 character by 2 line LCD that shows the operational status or the configuration menu

•A lock function to prevent tampering with the front panel

•A default EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) for each input

•I-EDIDPro™ Kramer Intelligent EDID Processing™ – Intelligent EDID handling and processing algorithm ensures plug and play operation for DVI systems

•Non-volatile EDID storage

•Kramer Core™—flexible infrastructure conversion. Copper, fiber or Twisted Pair, all can be used at the same time according to input/output module selection. The matrix receives signals from compatible Kramer transmitters, automatically converts between available infrastructure options and sends the signals to compatible Kramer receivers

•Equalization and re-clocking on all card types

You can operate the VS-1616D via the front panel buttons3 or remotely via:

•RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC or other serial controller

1 Can also be configured for other sizes (up to a maximum of 16 x 16)

2 For maximum bandwidth supported by each type of card see the Technical Specifications in Section 13

3 The VS-1616D is a sophisticated device but has been designed to be as simple as possible to operate. Due to space limitations on the front panel 32 input/output selector buttons are instead substituted by a keypad. For details of how to route inputs to outputs, see Section 7.2

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•Ethernet over a LAN

•The infrared remote control transmitter

The VS-1616D is housed in a 19" rack-mountable enclosure.

To achieve the best performance:

•Connect only good quality connection cables, thus avoiding interference, deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching, and elevated noise levels (often associated with low quality cables)

•Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality and position your Kramer VS-1616D in a location free from moisture and away from excessive sunlight and dust

3.1Recommendations for Best Performance

To achieve the best performance:

•Use only good quality connection cables (we recommend Kramer highperformance, high-resolution cables) thus avoiding interference, deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching, and elevated noise levels (often associated with low quality cables)

•Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils

•Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances and position your VS-1616D away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust

!This equipment is to be used only inside a building. It may only be connected to other equipment that is installed inside a building.

3.2Safety Instructions

!Caution: No operator serviceable parts inside the unit

Warning: You use only the power cord that is supplied with the unit. Do not open the unit. High voltages can cause electrical shock! Servicing by qualified personnel only.

Warning: Disconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall before installing

3.1 Shielded Twisted Pair/Unshielded Twisted Pair

Kramer engineers have developed special twisted pair cables to best match our digital twisted pair products; Kramer's BC-DGKat524, BC-DGKat623 and BC-DGKat7a23 shielded twisted pair (STP) cables. These specially built cables significantly outperform regular CAT 6 and CAT 7a cables.

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3.2 About the Power Connect™ Feature

The Power Connect™ feature here means that the VS-1616D can supply power to the TP transmitters and receivers (for example, the PT-573 and PT-574) as long as the devices are within 90m (270ft) of each other. The Power Connect™ feature applies as long as the cable can carry power and the distance does not exceed 90m

on standard CAT 5 cable. For longer distances heavier gauge cable should be used1.

3.3 Recycling Kramer Products

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by requiring it to be collected and recycled. To comply with the WEEE Directive, Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN facility. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/recycling/.

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Figure 1, Table 1, Figure 2 and Table 2 define the front panel of the VS-1616D.

1 CAT 5 cable is still suitable for the video/audio transmission, but not for feeding the power at these distances

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Figure 1: VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher Front Panel

Note: Buttons 14, 15 and 16 function as the TAKE, MENU and LOCK buttons respectively

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Table 1: VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher Front Panel Features

#				Feature			Function
1					ESC		Press to exit the current operation
2					EDID		Press to assign EDID channels
3		Double-			STO1		Press to store the current setup in a preset
4					1		Press to connect an input to all outputs
		function		Menu	ALL
5					OFF1		Press to turn off an output
		Selector		Button
6		Buttons		Functions	RCL1		Press to recall a preset
7		Area			DELAY		Press to set the delay between confirming an action and the execution of the action
8					ENT		Press to complete the input-output setup when using a one-digit number instead of
							two digits2.
							Press to enter the options in a setup menu
9		BREAKAWAY Button					Press to exit a Menu (see Section 8)
10		DEFAULT SETUP Button					Press to recall the default setup (see Section 7.4.5)
11		OUTPUTS/INPUTS					Displays the outputs (upper row) switched to the selected inputs (lower row), (see
		LCD Display					Section 7.1).
							Displays user interface messages and menus
12		IR Receiver					Infrared remote control sensor
13		IR LED					Lights yellow when receiving commands from the IR remote control transmitter
14		TAKE Button					Press to confirm actions (see Section 7.3.2)
15		MENU Button					Press once to enable the ALL, OFF, STO and RCL buttons (see Section 8).
							Press again to enter the configuration menu (see Section 8.2).
							When in a Menu, press to cycle through the menu items
16		LOCK Button					Press and hold for approximately 2 sec to lock/unlock the front panel buttons (see
							Section 7.5)

Figure 2: VS-1616D Front Panel Numeric Keypad

Table 2: VS-1616D Front Panel Numeric Keypad Labels

			#		Feature			Function
			17		◄(Backward)			Press to shift the sliding window to the right3
			18		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0			Numeric keypad, 1 to 0
			19		►(Forward)			Press to shift the sliding window to the left3
1		After pressing the MENU button, this button lights and is enabled
2		For example, to enter input 5, you can press either ENT, 05 or 5
3		Since the LCD display is large enough to show only 13 cross-points out of a total of 16
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Figure 3 and Table 3 define the rear panel of the VS-1616D showing DVI cards installed as an example.

Figure 3: VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher Rear Panel Showing DVI cards

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Table 3: VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher Rear Panel Features

#		Feature			Function
21		AC Mains Power Module			Fuse holder and power cord socket. Connect to the AC
					mains supply
22		RS-232 9-pin D-sub Port			Connects to the remote operation PC or remote controller1
					(see Section 6.4)
23		IN 1~4, 5~8 Connectors			Connect to the relevant video sources, depending on the
					cards installed (1 to 8, see Section 6)
			INPUTS
24		IN 9~12, 13~16			Connect to the relevant video sources, depending on the
		Connectors			cards installed (9 to 16, see Section 6)
25		TEST Module			Signal generator module for testing video outputs (see
					Section 10)
26		RESOLUTION DIP-switches			Set the resolution for video generated by the Test module
					(see Section 10.2)
27		NET Ethernet RJ-45 Connector			Connect to a PC or controller via the Ethernet LAN (see
					Section 6.5).
					LINK LED flashes when communication is active. POWER
					LED lights when the interface receives power
28		OUT 1~4, 5~8			Connect to the relevant video acceptors, depending on the
		Connectors	OUTPUTS		cards installed (1 to 8, see Section 6)
29		OUT 9~12, 13~16			Connect to the relevant video acceptors, depending on the
		Connectors			cards installed (9 to 16, see Section 6)
30		Test Module Output Connector			Connect to one of the relevant video inputs to aid in
					troubleshooting (see Section 10.4)
31		PATTERN Button			Press the button repeatedly to change the video pattern
					generated by the Test module (see Section 10.3)

4.1 Using the IR Transmitter

You can use the RC-IR3 IR transmitter to control the machine via the built-in IR receiver on the front panel.

1 If the unit is not the first unit in the line, connects to the RS-232 OUT 9-pin DB port of the previous unit in the line

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5 Installing the VS-1616D in a Rack

This section provides instruction on rack mounting the VS-1616D.

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6 Connecting the VS-1616D 16x16 Digital Matrix Switcher

The configuration of DVI input/output cards shown in Figure 4 is merely an sample representation and different I/O cards may be mixed as required (for limitations, see Page 13). Exactly the same principles apply to installations using other card types.

Figure 4: Connecting the VS-1616D

To install1 the VS-1616D as illustrated in the example in Figure 4:

1.Connect up to 16 DVI video sources (for example2, computer graphics sources).

2.Connect up to 16 DVI video acceptors, (for example2, a plasma display and a DVI LCD display).

3.If required, connect a PC or remote controller to the RS-232 port (see Section 6.4) and/or the Ethernet port (see Section 6.5).

1 Switch off the power for each device before connecting it to your VS-1616D 2 In this example only two inputs and two outputs are connected

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4.Connect the power cord1.

5.If necessary, review and set the system configuration using the Menu (see Section 8).

Note: Given an input signal that is HDCP encoded, the VS-1616D will output a signal only if the output port to which it is switched supports HDCP.

6.1 Port Numbering

Figure 5: Sample Port Numbering

Table 4: Port Numbering

	Diagram #	Actual Port Number	Diagram #	Actual Port Number
1		IN 1	6	OUT 2
2		IN 2	7	OUT 1
3		IN 3	8	OUT 3
4		IN 5	9	OUT 5
5		IN 6	10	OUT 6

Note: There is no IN 4 or OUT 4 because these slots contain DVI dual link cards.

1 We recommend that you use only the power cord that is supplied with the device (not shown in Figure 4)

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On all cards apart from the DVI dual link cards, there are two physical ports on each card and numbering of ports is sequential from top to bottom and left to right. Each DVI dual link card provides one physical port which causes the loss of one number in the numbering sequence of that card only. A sample numbering is shown in Figure 5 and explained in Table 4.

6.1.1 EDID Numbering Examples

Table 5 is based on the port numbering shown in Figure 5 and lists requested switching configurations and their results.

Table 5: EDID Configuration Requests and Results

EDID Request	EDID Sent
From OUT 4	Blank (256 bytes of 0xFF)
From IN 8	None (error message displayed)

Note: AV data flow is: source > VS-1616D > display. EDID information flow is: display > VS-1616D > source, which means that the EDID input is the display side and the EDID output is the AV source side. This is the reverse of the AV data flow direction.

When assigning EDIDs, note that the top row of the LCD display labeled OUTPUTS relates to the ports connected to the sources (AV inputs), and the bottom row of the LCD display labeled INPUTS relates to the ports connected to displays (AV outputs).

In Figure 6, the EDID from EDID input 8 (VS-1616D Output port 8) has been assigned to all EDID outputs (VS-1616D Input ports).

Figure 6: EDID Numbering Assignment

6.2 Serial Data Flow on DGKat Plus RS-232 Cards

Serial data present on the RS-232 port of a DGKat input card is not transmitted via the switcher. This data is transmitted over the TP cable of the same input card (see Figure 7).

Serial data present on the RS-232 port of a DGKat output card is not transmitted via the switcher. This data is transmitted over the TP cable of the same output card.

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Figure 7: DGKat Card Serial Data Transmission

6.3 Audio Mode Selection on HDMI plus Audio Cards

The Option dip-switches 1 and 2 (see Table 6) control the way audio is handled.

Figure 8: Audio Mode Selection on HDMI plus Audio Cards

Table 6: Audio Mode DIP-switch Operation

DIP-		Description		State		Function
switch #
1		Auto/Manual		Off		Automatic—if an audio source is connected to the
		Mode		(default)		3.5mm mini jack the analog (external) audio is
						transmitted. If not, the embedded audio is transmitted
				On		Manual—DisplayPort and HDMI ports always transmit
						the embedded audio and the VGA always transmits the
						analog audio. The DVI port audio is defined by DIP-
						switch 2
2		DVI Audio		Off		Only the DVI uses the embedded audio
		Source		(default)
				On		Only the DVI uses the analog (external) audio

6.4Connecting to the VS-1616D via RS-232

You can connect to the VS-1616D via an RS-232 connection using, for example, a PC. Note that a null-modem adapter/connection is not required.

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To connect to the VS-1616D via RS-232:

•Connect the RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel port on the VS-1616D unit via a 9-wire straight cable (only pin 2 to pin 2, pin 3 to pin 3, and pin 5 to pin 5 need to be connected) to the RS-232 9-pin D-sub port on your PC

6.5Connecting to the VS-1616D via Ethernet

You can connect the VS-1616D via Ethernet using a crossover cable (see Section 6.5.1) for direct connection to the PC, or a straight through cable (see Section 6.5.2) for connection via a network hub or network router1.

6.5.1Connecting the Ethernet Port directly to a PC

You can connect the Ethernet port on the VS-1616D to the Ethernet port on your PC via a crossover cable with RJ-45 connectors.

This type of connection is recommended for identification of the

factory-default IP Address of the VS-1616D during the initial configuration

To configure your PC after connecting the Ethernet port:

1.Right-click the My Network Places icon on your desktop.

2.Select Properties.

3.Right-click Local Area Connection Properties.

4.Select Properties.

The Local Area Connection Properties window appears.

5.Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties Button.

1 After connecting the Ethernet port, you have to install and configure your Ethernet Port. For detailed instructions, see the Ethernet Configuration Guide (Lantronix) in the technical support section on our Web site http://www.kramerelectronics.com

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Figure 9: Local Area Connection Properties Window

6.Select Use the following IP Address and enter the details as shown in Figure 10. You can use any IP address in the range 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255 (excluding 192.168.1.39) that is provided by your IT department.

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