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Changes for page Crestron RF Gateway Setup

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13 13  When connecting to a CEN-GWEXER for the first time, it may be necessary to manually change the connection type from "Auto" to "SSL/TLS". It is also necessary to manually edit the CEN-GWEXER's address book entry so that the connection protocol is "SSL/TLS" when a CEN-GWEXER is added to the address book using Device Discovery tool export.
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15 +== SSL Setup ==
16 +
17 +Crestron devices that support SSL require the use of a secure connection between the processor and the device. In order to establish this secure connection, the processor must have authentication enabled and there must be a user on the processor with "Connects" group permissions.
18 +
19 +Configure the Connects user on the processor:
20 +
21 +* Ensure the processor has [[its IP configured and authentication enabled>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Setup Guide.SHOWRUNNER™ Installation Guide.SHOWRUNNER™ Installation and Network Setup.Processor Setup.WebHome||anchor="HIPConfiguration"]]
22 +** Verify the processor has authentication enabled by running the command: ##auth## without any parameters
23 +* Create a user by running the following commands, replacing the "username" and "password" with your desired credentials
24 +** ##adduser -N:username -P:password##
25 +** ##addusertogroup -N:username -G:Connects##
26 +* Verify that the user has been created by running the command: ##listusers##
27 +* This process only needs to be performed once per processor on the jobsite
28 +
29 +Configure the CS authentication on the CEN-GWEXER:
30 +
31 +* Run the following command, replacing the "username" and "password" with the credentials of the Connects user from the previous step
32 +** ##setcsauth -N:username -P:password##
33 +* Repeat this process for every CEN-GWEXER on the jobsite
34 +
15 15  == DHCP Configuration ==
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17 17  If the lighting network has a permanent DHCP server, then CEN-GWEXERs only require their IP table to be configured, though it is good practice to also record or update their hostname. If the MAC addresses for the CEN-GWEXERs are not known, then the best way to update their configuration is via USB (microUSB). If you are able to identify the CEN-GWEXERs by MAC address, then it is possible to configure these settings via Ethernet using Text Console. Whether connected to the CEN-GWEXER via USB or Ethernet, the process to configure the IP table and hostname is the same:
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42 42  * At this point, it is a good idea to [[update the device firmware>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Setup Guide.SHOWRUNNER™ Installation Guide.SHOWRUNNER™ Installation and Network Setup.Updating Firmware.WebHome]]
43 43  * Repeat for all CEN-GWEXERs on the job
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45 -= SSL Setup =
46 -
47 -Crestron devices that support SSL require the use of a secure connection between the processor and the device. In order to establish this secure connection, the processor must have authentication enabled and there must be a user on the processor with "Connects" group permissions.
48 -
49 -Configure the Connects user on the processor:
50 -
51 -* Ensure the processor has [[its IP configured and authentication enabled>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Setup Guide.SHOWRUNNER™ Installation Guide.SHOWRUNNER™ Installation and Network Setup.Processor Setup.WebHome||anchor="HIPConfiguration"]]
52 -** Verify the processor has authentication enabled by running the command: ##auth## without any parameters
53 -* Create a user by running the following commands, replacing the "username" and "password" with your desired credentials
54 -** ##adduser -N:username -P:password##
55 -** ##addusertogroup -N:username -G:Connects##
56 -* Verify that the user has been created by running the command: ##listusers##
57 -* This process only needs to be performed once per processor on the jobsite
58 -
59 -Configure the CS authentication on the CEN-GWEXER:
60 -
61 -* Run the following command, replacing the "username" and "password" with the credentials of the Connects user from the previous step
62 -** ##setcsauth -N:username -P:password##
63 -* Repeat this process for every CEN-GWEXER on the jobsite
64 -
65 65  = RF Channel =
66 66  
67 67  Crestron wireless devices have 16 non-overlapping channels numbered 11-26 to prevent and avoid RF interference either from other appliances in the building (such as microwaves or Wi-Fi routers) or from other Crestron devices that are attempting to communicate with different CEN-GWEXERs.