Ethernet Configuration and Control, cont'd - Extron Electronics

Adding a directory
To add a directory or folder to the IPL T PC1’s file system, follow these steps:
1. Enter a name for the directory in the Dir: field, following the slash (/).
2. Click Add Dir.
3. With the directory name displayed, perform the Uploading files procedure
described in the previous section to add a file to the directory. The directory
name appears at the top of the Files column, preceded by a slash.
If no files are added to the new directory, it is deleted when you open another
directory.
To add more files to the directory, click the directory name to open it, then use the
Uploading files procedure. To exit the directory, click on (root) in the Files column.
Other file management functions
On the File Management screen, you can also do the following:
Open and view an uploaded file by clicking on its name.
Delete an uploaded file by clicking on the Delete button beside it.
Delete all uploaded files and directories by clicking the Delete All button.
Custom Web Pages
On the IPL T PC1, custom Web pages are supported. You can determine the layout
and appearance of the pages displayed on your screen. Server side includes (SSIs)
enable you to obtain information from the unit and display the information on Web
pages. Query strings allow you to send information and commands to the unit to
change its configuration or provide you with feedback. (See “Query strings,” later
in this chapter.)
Server side includes (SSIs)
Server side includes are a type of HTML comment that directs the Web server to
dynamically generate data for a Web page whenever it is requested. SSIs typically
use Extron’s Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands to communicate with the
products or attached control devices. Using SSIs, you can design and display
custom pages, with PC1 information provided by the SIS commands (see chapter 4,
“SIS Programming and Control,” for these commands).
The basic format for an Extron SSI is , where x is the SIS
command to be executed.
When a Web page is requested, the Web server removes the SSI and replaces it with
the answer to the SIS command within quotes.
Server Side Include Using
the Host SIS command
SIS Command
*type with no spaces
Example of the SSI command
SIS command
to be processed
by the IP Link
In the figure above, the “N” command is used to request the PC1’s part number.
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