Extron electronics MTPX Plus Series, User Manual

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MTPX Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software
Use DHCP check box
The Use DHCP check box directs the MTPX Plus switcher to ignore any entered
IP addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable). Contact the local system
administrator.
Date, Time (local), and GMT (offset) fields
The Date field displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time zone.
The Time (local) field displays the current time in the local time zone.
The GMT field displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local
time varies from the GMT international time reference.
N Rather than the following procedure, your can click the Sync Time to PC
button to set the switcher to your computer’s internal time.
If desired, adjust any of these values as follows:
1 . Click in the desired field. The field changes to an editable field appropriate to
the value being change and the graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
• The Date field becomes a set date field, with the
date in the format (M)M/(D)D/YYYY. Leading
zeroes are not shown.
• The Time (local) field becomes a set time field,
with the time in the format HH:MM:SS (00:00:00
to 23:59:59).
• The GMT field becomes a set offset field, with the offset in the
format ±HH:MM (–12:00 to +14:00).
2 . Edit the field as desired to set the proper proper value. For time, remember to
use 24-hour time. Leading zeroes are optional.
3 . Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the set date
field.
4 . Click the Take button to make the date change take affect.
Sync Time to PC button
Clicking the Sync Time to PC button causes the computer you are operating to
send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command.
Use Daylight Savings check box
Click in the
Use Daylight Savings
check box. When Daylight Saving Time is turned
on, the switcher automatically updates its internal clock between Standard Time
and Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change
occurs in the country or region selected. When Daylight Saving Time is turned off,
the switcher does not adjust its time reference.