USER MANUAL
DVI MATRIX ROUTER
– ODM1818
ODM1818 Manual - Edition 7a
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Display
– will display “Initializing … 18x18 DVI Matrix”
Green and Red lights (Inputs and Outputs buttons) will be turned on and off.
Display
– will show
“USER MODE”
Then, the system is ready to accept commands.
1.7.2
Rack Mounting
Before installing cables, attach two rack ears on left and right side of ODM1818
using the supplied screws.
1.7.3
Control Connection
Commands and functions of ODM1818 are transferred through the RS-232 and
Ethernet connection. USB connection is only valid with proprietary Windows PC
Software; contained in the CD ROM provided with the system.
1.7.4
RS-232 Control
Connect the ODM1818 to a video controller or PC with the supplied RS-232 ca-
ble.
1.7.5
Ethernet Control
Connect the ODM1818 to PC or video controller with the cross-type RJ-45 cable.
1) Point to point Ethernet connection of PC or video controller to the
ODM1818
When PC is connected to the network, dynamic IP address is configured by net-
work DHCP server. But, if the PC is connected directly to the ODM1818 by RJ-45
cable, the IP address of PC should be set manually. Refer to Setting the IP ad-
dress of the PC in Chp. 2.8.1.
2) LAN connection of ODM1818
ODM1818 is configured at the factory with the default IP address of 192.168.0.44.
Before connecting to your network, verify the IP address in your network.
Front key buttons or command lines can reconfigure the IP address over RS -232,
Ethernet and USB.
2
Communications Setup
2.1 Setting the Router ID of ODM1818
If multiple units of ODM1818 with a video controller or PC controller are used, each
ODM1818 should be identified with the Dip-switch located on the rear panel marked as
Router ID. Each Dipswitch has 8 digits, one (1) at the up position and zero (0) at the
down position; It can be configured from 000 to 255 and the default factory setting is 255.