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3.
Press the
Tab
key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the
Matrix IP
Address
field.
4.
Click the
Take
button to make the address change take effect.
NOTE:
Editing the
IP Address
field while the SMX is connected via Ethernet can
immediately disconnect your from the SMX. It is recommended that you
connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Setting the Extron name or descriptor
The Extron
Name/Descriptor
field contains the name used as the “from” information
when the SMX e-mails notification of its failed or repaired status. The default name or
descriptor shown in this field is a portion of your product name, followed by the last six
characters of the unit MAC address (for example, SMX-Serie-05-A6-2D).
This descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters or
hyphens.
NOTE:
The following characters are invalid or not recommended in the
Extron Name/
Descriptor
field:
+ ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ “ ; : | \ ?
and
space
Edit the
Extron Name/Descriptor
field as follows:
1.
Click in the
Extron Name/Descriptor
field. 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 field to exit the
Extron Name/
Descriptor
field.
4.
Click the
Take
button to make the name change take effect.
NOTE:
Editing the
Gateway IP Address
field while the SMX is connected
via Ethernet can immediately disconnect the PC from the SMX. It is
recommended that you connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Setting the subnet mask
The
Subnet Mask
field is used to determine whether the SMX is on the same subnet as the
controlling PC or the mail server when you are subnetting. The subnet mask has the same
format as the matrix IP and gateway addresses (
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
).
For more information, see
Subnetting — A Primer
on page 111.
Edit this field as follows:
1.
Click in the
Subnet Mask
field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2.
Make any desired changes to the mask.
3.
Press the
Tab
key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the
Subnet Mask
field.
4.
Click the
Take
button to make the changes to the mask take effect.
NOTE:
Editing the
Subnet Mask
field while the SMX is connected via Ethernet can
immediately disconnect your PC from the SMX. It is recommended that you
connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Hardware address field
The hardware (MAC) address consists of six pairs of alphanumeric characters in the format
xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
. The MAC address is hard coded in the SMX and cannot be changed.
