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1		-=== GLPAC Setup ===
	1	+=== GLPACs in SHOWRUNNER™ ===
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	3	+On SHOWRUNNER™ jobs which have GLPACs, all GLPACs must have their IP settings configured and then the CI.Lighting.ShowRunner_GLPAC-Expansion.spz program must be loaded to each GLPAC.
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4		-* When GLPACs are deployed Chief Integrations will provide a load script that loads and configures the GLPAC hardware.  The script includes Chief Integrations chosen IP addresses unless otherwise requested.
	5	+Since GLPACs are 2-Series processors, the expansion program must be loaded to make them obey commands from the 3-Series or 4-Series processor that is running the main SHOWRUNNER™ program and configuration file.
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	7	+For jobs with GLPACs, Chief Integrations will provide a load script to streamline the GLPAC configuration process. The IP addresses for each GLPAC are set to Chief Integrations default addresses unless otherwise requested. These IP addresses are provided in the IP Table section of the SRTakeoff.xlsx spreadsheet. If these IP addresses need to be changed to meet the job's network requirements, then SHOWRUNNER™ configuration file will need to be updated:
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	9	+* Open the configuration file in VS Code, Notepad++, or another text editor of your choice
	10	+* Press ctrl+h to open the "Find/Replace" menu
	11	+** In the "Find" field, put the old GLPAC IP Address
	12	+** In the "Replace" field, put the new GLPAC IP Address
	13	+** Press the "Replace All" button
	14	+* Repeat these steps for all GLPACs that have altered IP addresses
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	16	+If either the GLPAC or the processor's IP address needs to be changed to meet the job's network requirements, then the load script will also need to be updated:
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	18	+* Open the GLPAC_LoadScript.txt file in a text editor of your choice
	19	+* Press ctrl+h to open the "Find/Replace" menu
	20	+** In the "Find" field, put the old GLPAC IP Address
	21	+** In the "Replace" field, put the new GLPAC IP Address
	22	+** Press the "Replace All" button
	23	+* Repeat the previous step for all GLPACs that have altered IP addresses
	24	+* Press ctrl+h to open the "Find/Replace" menu again
	25	+** In the "Find" field, put the old processor IP Address
	26	+** In the "Replace" field, put the new processor IP Address
	27	+** Press the "Replace All" button
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	29	+=== GLPAC IP Configuration ===
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	31	+Theoretically, GLPACs should be able to be configured over Ethernet using a computer that is running a DHCP server (or if they are on a network with a processor running the [[SHOWRUNNER™ DHCP Server>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ User Guide & Wiki.Troubleshooting.DHCP Server.WebHome]]). In practice, however, GLPACs will oftentimes fail to take an IP address from a DHCP server and still require manual configuration via USB.
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	33	+* Connect to the GLPAC via USB
	34	+* Open Text Console and run the following commands to configure the GLPACs IP settings (example is for a GLPAC at 10.0.0.11 on a 10.0.0.0/24 subnet)
	35	+** Disable DHCP: ##dhcp off##
	36	+** Set IP address: ##ipa 0 10.0.0.11##
	37	+** Set IP subnet mask: ##ipm 0 255.255.255.0##
	38	+** Set default gateway: ##defr 0 10.0.0.1##
	39	+** Set hostname: ##host GLPAC-1##
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	42	+=== Loading the GLPAC Expansion Program ===
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	44	+==== Using Chief Integrations Provided Load Script ====
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	46	+* When GLPACs are deployed Chief Integrations will provide a load script that loads and configures the GLPAC hardware. The script includes Chief Integrations chosen IP addresses unless otherwise requested.
5	5	* Set the IP addresses on all GLPACs per your network requirements.  The script will need to be updated if IP Addresses are changed from Chief Integrations chosen IP Addresses.
6	6	* Using Toolbox -> Script Manager, select the Scripting dropdown or right click and select “Load Script”.  Find the text file provided.
7	7	* Provided the given IPs can be seen on the network, double or right clicking an entry will load the program and link the IP table, enabling control through showrunner™
8	8	* Say yes to the dialog warning the hardware does not match (if prompted), and yes to overwrite the IP table (if prompted)
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	52	+==== Manually Loading the GLPAC Expansion ====
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	54	+* Connect to the GLPAC via Text Console