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Alternate Devices
To Set up an Alternate Device
The alternate device setting allows you to provide the IP address of an alternate device that you want switch to if the primary device is unavailable. This feature is only available for ethernet devices.

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    - To Set up an Alternate Device
      The alternate device setting allows you to provide the IP address of an alternate device that you want switch to if the primary device is unavailable. This feature is only available for ethernet devices.
    - To Switch to an Alternate Device
      When an alternate device has been assigned to a device, you can quickly switch between the two if the primary device is not operable.
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To Set up an Alternate Device

The alternate device setting allows you to provide the IP address of an alternate device that you want switch to if the primary device is unavailable. This feature is only available for ethernet devices.

Note: The Primary and Alternate devices must be identical.

Press HOME > Setup > Installation > Com Setup > Com Settings and use the Com Port knob to select the primary device that you want to set an alternate for.
Use the Primary/Alternate knob to select Alternate and enter the IP settings for the alternate device in the fields.
Use the Disable/Enable knob to select whether the alternate device is available(Enable) or not (Disable).

Tip: You can view which primary or alternate devices are in use from the Alternate Device Menu (Press HOME > More > Remote Enables > Alternate Device).