
AMX AV/IT Administrators Guide
Rev. 1.0 (7/29/2014) www.amx.com Page 11
Internet Control System Protocol (ICSP)
AMX devices communicate with each other using a proprietary low level protocol called Internet Control
System Protocol (ICSP). This protocol can be carried over the Ethernet TCP/IP connection, RS232 PPP
connection, and ICSNet connection to devices. ICSP is routable within AMX devices independent of
transport medium. Each ICSP client device is logically bound to a single Central Controller. If a second
Central Controller need to communicate with a client device the ICSP communication is sent to the
Central Controller the device is bound to and it is relayed to the client device through a Central
Controller to Central Controller (M2M) connection.
ICSP may also be encrypted where required by the environment. Encrypted ICSP uses a Challenge-
Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) with a three way handshake using the MD5 hash algorithm.
The encryption is ARC4 with a commonly derived key, with no key information is passed between the
hosts. The entire ICSP packet, including headers, is encrypted and the resulting data encapsulated in a
new eICSP packet.
Device Addressing
Each ICSP Device, regardless of transport type is addressed with a unique combination of System and
Device with sub-addresses within Devices termed Ports. Addressing is specified as Device:Port:System
(D:P:S)
System ID is associated with a logical Central Controller (1 Central Controller per System ID). Valid
System numbers are 1 to 65535 and are unique within the network. System 0 is a wildcard referring to
the local system
Device Number is bound to a single Central Controller (multiple Devices per Central Controller). Device
numbers are unique within the System they are bound to. There is a limit of 200 devices bound to a
single controller. Many devices have range limitations on the device number that may be used. If an
incorrect device number outside of that range is assigned to a particular device, the module may not
function properly.
Traditional device number for the NetLinx Integrated Device
Traditional device number for the NetLinx Integrated Switcher
Traditional device numbers for ICSNet and ICSLan devices, including DXLink TX
and RXs
Dynamically Assigned Device Numbers
Dynamically assigned device numbers
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