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MPX 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Matrix Software
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Extron Name/Descriptor fi eld
The Extron Name/Descriptor fi eld contains the name of the matrix switcher. This
descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 12 alphanumeric characters.
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The following characters are invalid in the Extron Name/Descriptor fi eld:
{space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.
Edit this fi eld as follows:
1.
Click in the Extron name/descriptor fi eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text
cursor.
2.
Edit the name as desired.
3.
Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another fi eld to exit the Extron
Name/Descriptor fi eld.
4.
Click on the
Take
button to make the name change take effect.
Gateway IP address fi eld
The Gateway IP Address fi eld identifi es the address of the gateway to be used if the
matrix switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet.
Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfi elds separated by
dots (periods). Each fi eld can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes,
up to 3 digits total per fi eld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.
Edit this fi eld as follows:
1.
Click in the Gateway IP Address fi eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text
cursor.
2.
Edit the address as desired.
3.
Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another fi eld to exit the Gateway
IP Address fi eld.
4.
Click the
Take
button to make the address change take affect.
Subnet Mask fi eld
The Subnet Mask fi eld is used to determine whether the matrix switcher is on the
same subnet as the controlling PC when you are subnetting. For more information,
see
Subnetting — A Primer
, in Appendix A,
Ethernet Connection
.
Edit this fi eld as follows:
1.
Click in the Subnet Mask fi eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2.
Edit the mask as desired.
3.
Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another fi eld to exit the Subnet
Mask fi eld.
4.
Click the
Take
button to make the mask take affect.
Hardware Address fi eld
The hardware address is hardcoded in the matrix switcher and cannot be changed.
Use DHCP checkbox
The Use DHCP checkbox directs the matrix switcher to ignore any entered IP
addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol
(DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable). Contact the local system
administrator to see if DHCP should be used.
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When you change DHCP from on to off, the switcher’s IP address resets to its
default value, 192.168.254.254.
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