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Sensing with the IP9201:

We've put together both a video guide and a text-based guide for this product.

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Step 1:

Using the IP 9201 sensor unit in conjunction with the IP 9212. We're sensing a magnetic read switch in this demonstration

In this guide, we'll use the IP 9201 sensor unit in conjunction with the IP 9212. We're sensing a magnetic read switch in this demonstration.

Step 2:

Check the IP9201 sensor box is correctly connected to the IP9212 with the supplied 15-pin cable

Check the IP9201 sensor box is correctly connected to the IP9212 with the supplied 15-pin cable.

Step 3:

Open a web browser and log into the IP9212's configuration page. User name: admin, password: 12345678

Open a web browser and log into the IP9212's configuration page, with user name admin, and address 12345678. If you're not sure of the IP9212's IP address, run the IPEdit application from the CD to discover it.

Step 4:

Click "Read I/O" from the left-hand menu. This shows that all 8 input ports are in the "off" state, which is as expected

Click "Read I/O" from the left-hand menu. This shows that all 8 input ports are in the "off" state, which is as expected.

Step 5:

Connect the live wires from the device you want to read - in our case a simple magnetic read switch - into one of the supplied connection blocks

Connect the live wires from the device you want to read - in our case a simple magnetic read switch - into one of the supplied connection blocks.

Step 6:

Connect this connection block to port 8 on the IP9201

Connect this connection block to port 8 on the IP9201. The 8 ports differ as 4 of them have a default state of off, and 4 have a default state of on. As we're monitoring a switch, we want to connect it to a port with a default off state. The default state of each port is listed on the bottom of the unit.

Step 7:

Close the magnetic read switch

Close the magnetic read switch. The light for port 8 on the IP9201 turns on. The "READ I/O" list in the configuration page for the IP9212 now shows that IN 8 now has an "ON" state.

Step 8:

The "READ I/O" list in the configuration page for the IP9212 now shows that IN 8 now has an "ON" state

The "READ I/O" list in the configuration page for the IP9212 now shows that IN 8 now has an "ON" state.

Step 9:

Opening the magnetic switch turns IN 8 back to the "OFF" state

Opening the magnetic switch turns IN 8 back to the "OFF" state.

Step 10:

Opening the magnetic switch turns IN 8 back to the "OFF" state

Opening the magnetic switch turns IN 8 back to the "OFF" state. Success! The IP9201 is now sensing.