Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NCG-PLM 3Com
Go to page of 17
PLM ™ Series Powered Loudspeaker Management ™ systems Rev. 1.0.5 Item no. NCG-PLM Network Configuration Guide.
2 PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 1 CON T EN T s 1 CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................2 2 INTROD UCTION ..................
PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 3 2 .1 O v e r v i e w Thank you for choosing the L ab.gruppen PLM Series of Power ed Loudspeak er Management syst ems f or your sound rein forcement needs.
4 PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 2 INT RODUC T ION From the Star t menu, open the C ontrol Panel. 1 . Under Net work and Int ernet, cho ose V iew Network Status and T asks. Underneath Net work, to the right of Connection 2. / Loc al Area Connection, cho ose View Status.
PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 5 PL M S eRIe S a ND Da N T e Ne T w ORk INg Fe aT URe S 3 3. 1 Net working Over view Designed for use on an Ethernet ne t work, the PLM Series Po wered Loud .
6 PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 4. 1 SPF Ov e r view Critical network c onfigurations (such as those trans - por ting audio signals ) should avoid “Single Point of F ailur e ” (S PF ) scenarios to the great est extent possible.
PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 7 a v OID INg SINgLe P OI N T OF FaIL URe ( S PF ) IS SUe S 4 4. 1. 1 Sig nal t y pe r ed und anc y Use of this topolo gy allows a PL M to receive audio and control signals from a source device using dif fer - ent output t y pes, i.
8 PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 5.2 PLM Series T o pology O ve r v i ew T h a n k s t o t h e a u t o - s e n s e a n d a u t o - u p l i n k f e a t u r e s o f the PL M Ser ies ’ Ethernet por ts, connecting multiple units is a simple task.
PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 9 Ne T wORk CONNe CT IONS a ND T OP OL Og Ie S 5 5. 2. 3 Dai sy- c hai ne d swi tc he s In such a topolog y , eac h group of PLM Series units (t ypically those inside the same rack) have a switch inside the rack to which ea ch has a direct c onnection.
10 PLM Series Net work Configuration Guide may be to place a group of loc al switches in e ach “z o n e ”, w h i c h a r e fi r s t i n t e r c o n n e c t e d t o f o r m a “ l o c a l area network” (e.g. Stage Lef t). These area net works are then inte rconnected with a main back bone.
PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 11 5.4 PLM / Dante Net work Size Limitations The inf orm ation below is provided to give an over view of the terminology and concepts that are used w hen describing a PL M network and its functions. Fur ther explanations of terminolog y used can b e found in section 7 , Re fer en ce s an d Defi ni tio ns .
12 PLM Series Net work Configuration Guide for use in larger venues ; however local legal restrictions may appl y in some countries. Please contact your La b.
PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 13 Co de Point (DSCP) pro tocol, and it must implement strict pr iorit y control over at least the top t wo priorit y leve ls. (3 Com is an example of a provider that t ypi - cally prioritizes only the top level.
1 4 P LM Series Net work Confi guration Guide 6 Ne T wORk H a RD w a R e Re COMMe NDaTIONS only guarantees the per formance of the Ether Con for 1 0 0 0 mating cycles. In order to provide a more reliable long -term so lu- tion, L ab.gruppen recommends the circu lar metal push - pull connector from LEMO ® .
PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 15 RE FER ENCE s A ND DEFINIT IONs 7 The following definitions will help the user better underst and some sp ecific terms used in this guide, and in other PLM Series technical documentation. L ab.gruppen has made every effor t to make sur e that the inf ormation here is correct and accurate.
16 PLM Series Net work Configuration Guide 8 A DDIT IONA l INFOR m ATION Con tac t: Lab.gruppen AB Faktorvägen 1 SE-434 37 Kungsbacka SWEDEN Phone: +46 300 56 28 00 Fax: +46 300 56 28 99 plmsupport@labgruppen.com info@labgruppen.com www.labgruppen.com Intercooler and Class TD are national and/or international registered trademarks of Lab.
L ab .gr upp en a b • S weden interna tion aL conta ct • info@L a bgru ppen.co m uS c ontact • infouS@tceLectronic. com ww w.labg ruppen .com.
An important point after buying a device 3Com NCG-PLM (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought 3Com NCG-PLM yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data 3Com NCG-PLM - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, 3Com NCG-PLM you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get 3Com NCG-PLM will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of 3Com NCG-PLM, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime 3Com NCG-PLM.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with 3Com NCG-PLM. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device 3Com NCG-PLM along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
