AVT 200HD Tuner • Remote Configuration and Control
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IP Address
To access the AVT 200HD via the Ethernet port, obtain the IP address of the tuner from your
network administrator. If the IP address has been changed to an address comprised of words
and characters, you can determine the actual numeric IP address using the ping (ICMP) utility
(see “
IP Addressing
” in the “Reference Information” section for more information). If the
IP address has not been changed, the factory-specified default is 192.168.254.254.
Establishing an Ethernet Connection
Establish a network connection to a AVT 200HD as follows:
1.
Open a TCP connection to port 23, using the IP address of the tuner. (A variety of
methods are available for making this connection, including Telnet and utilities such as
Extron DataViewer and HyperTerminal).
The tuner responds with a copyright message that includes the date, the name of the
product, firmware version, part number, and the current date and time.
NOTE:
If the tuner is not password-protected, the device is ready to accept SIS
commands immediately after it sends the copyright message.
If the tuner is password-protected, a
password
prompt appears below the
copyright message.
2.
If the tuner is password protected, enter the appropriate administrator or user password.
3.
If the password is accepted, the tuner responds with
Login
User
or
Login
Administrator
.
If the password is not accepted, the
Password
prompt reappears.
Connection Timeouts
The Ethernet link times out after a designated period of no communications. By default, this
timeout value is set to 5 minutes; however, the value can be changed (see the
Set current
connection port timeout
command in the Command/Response Table for IP-Specific SIS
Commands, later in this section).
NOTE:
Extron recommends leaving the default timeout at 5 minutes and periodically
issuing the Query (Q) command to keep the connection active. If there are
long idle periods, Extron recommends disconnecting and reopening the
connection when another command must be sent.
