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Bitlogix NetControl AV Device Management Platform
Bitlogix NetControl provides centralized monitoring, management, and control for network connected projectors, displays, device servers, and other professional AV equipment. Designed for professional and institutional deployments, NetControl supports compatible devices across local and wide area networks.
NetControl is designed for continuous AV monitoring and control. Its distributed architecture allows authorized users to manage compatible equipment across rooms, buildings, campuses, and remote sites through TCP/IP networks.
The platform is suited for universities, government facilities, enterprise campuses, rental and staging operations, and other organizations with multiroom or multisite AV environments.
NetControl provides a centralized application interface for organizing devices, locations, groups, schedules, events, and status information. Authorized users can monitor and control compatible projectors, displays, and network interfaces across rooms, buildings, campuses, and remote sites through TCP/IP networks.
Designed for continuous operation, the platform supports universities, government facilities, enterprise campuses, rental and staging organizations, and other environments with multiroom or multisite AV systems. Device control, event scheduling, reporting, availability monitoring, and administration are managed within one application.
Platform Features
NetControl brings projector control software, display management, event scheduling, reporting, availability monitoring, and network administration together within one database driven platform.
AV Device Control Manager
Control power, input selection, volume, mute, lens shift, zoom, focus, menu, and cursor functions where supported by the device protocol
Direct switching between supported computer and video sources, including analog, digital, RGB, and YUV inputs
Slider controls for volume and other supported device settings, with device feedback information
Extended control of lens shift, zoom, focus, audio and video mute, menus, and cursor functions where supported
Support of over projectors, network projectors, LCD Monitors & TVs, Plasma Displays and other devices including 3M, Anders+Kern, ASK Proxima, Boxlight, Canon, Christie, Dukane, Eiki, Epson, Extron, Hitachi, Infocus, Liesegang, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Proxima, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, and ViewSonic
Advanced support for the Sharp LC-M3700 LCD monitor, including enlargement, brightness, contrast, color, tint, sharpness, and CMS color control
Advanced panel lock functions for the Extron MLC 104, MLC 104 IP, and MLC 226 IP
Multiple device control of up to 100,000 AV devices
Manage individual devices and logical device groups
Support PJLink Class 1 and selected manufacturer specific protocols
AV Device Event Manager
Create, edit, delete, and run scheduled events
Assign power, input selection, reporting, and other supported device functions to events
Generate and email status reports automatically
Apply events to individual devices, locations, or device groups
Device Availability and Security Alerts
Generate alerts when a device or network interface becomes unavailable
Detect possible device removal, loss of power, or network disconnection
Send email notifications to configured recipients or distribution groups
Reporting and Operational Data
Create current status and historical reports
Schedule automated report generation and delivery
Collect lamp time, estimated lamp life, device temperature, input status, signal information, picture settings, and other available device data
Send reports to configured recipients or distribution groups
Device Server and Serial Equipment Support
Supports Eiki NPC-1, Extron IPL T S2, Extron IPL T S4, Extron IPL T S6, Extron MLC 104, MLC104 IP, MLC 226 IP, Lantronix UDS-10, Lantronix UDS100, and Sharp AN-LS1 TCP/IP network interfaces, search and locate network interfaces on the network (not supported by Extron)
Change the interface name, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and RS232 communication settings for supported network interface (NPC-1 and Extron IP LINK / MLC)
Configure password protection for supported network interfaces (NPC-1, AN-LS1, Lantronix UDS-10 and Lantronix UDS100, Extron IP LINK / MLC)
Update supported network interfaces directly through NetControl (NPC-1 and Extron IP LINK)
Support Ethernet connected projectors and displays without an additional serial device server
NetControl SmartZip and SmartLog Technologies
Session log files and report files are automatically compressed
Session logs record user actions, alarms, events, and configuration changes for diagnostics and troubleshooting
Status report logs record available device status readings for reporting and historical review
Evaluate NetControl in Your AV Environment
Evaluation software is available on request for organizations that want to test NetControl with compatible devices and their own network environment. Contact Bitlogix to discuss device compatibility, installation requirements, evaluation scope, and software availability.
Need More Than Standard Device Management?
Bitlogix can also help AV manufacturers and organizations integrate specialized equipment, modernize established software, or develop new connected device and AV management platforms.
Established AV Software. Proven Connected Systems Experience.
NetControl reflects more than two decades of Bitlogix experience in projector control software, device communication, network management, event processing, reporting, and long term commercial software support.
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