Crestron cnxenet plus User Manual

Crestron CNXENET+ 

CNX Enhanced Ethernet Expansion Card

9.  As shown below, align the pins on the 26-pin DPA connector of the 

CNXENET+   with the ETHERNET connector on control system 
processor board. 

26-PIN DPA

CONNECTOR

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MOUNTING

BRACKETS

REAR PANEL

(REFERENCE ONLY)

 

NOTE:  The DPA pins are more easily inserted by gently “rocking” the 
CNXENET+ side-to-side while pressing onto DPA connector. 

10.  DO NOT force pins into connector and press CNXENET+ until pins 

are fully seated. Make sure that the mounting brackets on CNXENET+ 
align with mounting holes of the control system. Make sure that the 
LAN/DPA connector aligns with cut out.  

11.  From the control system rear panel, reinstall the two screws   and 

lock washers   to secure CNXENET+  . Tighten the screws to 
finger-tight then, using a #1 Phillips tip screwdriver, tighten the screws 
an additional 1/8-turn. 

12.  Reposition the I/O printed circuit board   connectors into the rear 

panel slots and reinstall six screws   to secure I/O printed circuit 
board  . Tighten the screws to finger-tight then, using a #2 Phillips 
tip screwdriver tighten the screws an additional 1/8-turn. 

13.  Reinstall the control system top cover   with six screws   on each 

side and four screws   on top. Tighten the screws to finger-tight then, 
tighten the screws an additional 1/8-turn. 

The CNRACKX contains the CNXCPU Processor Card (the CNRACKX-DP 
contains two CNXCPU’s) that features Crestron’s exclusive DPA (Direct Processor 
Access) slot for Ethernet/LAN expansion of the control system. The CNXCPU 
contains card mounting points, a LAN/DPA port opening, and a 26-pin female DPA 
connector. The CNXENET+ is mounted to the faceplate of the CNXCPU and a 

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