MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control
43
Ethernet Port
The rear panel Ethernet connector on the MGP Pro can be connected to an Ethernet LAN
or WAN. Communication between the MGP Pro and the controlling device can be via
Extron DataViewer or Telnet (a TCP socket using port 23). The Telnet port can be changed,
if necessary, via SIS (for information on connecting via Telnet, see
The Ethernet connection makes SIS control of the MGP Pro possible using a computer
connected to the same LAN or WAN. The SIS commands and behavior of the product are
identical to the commands and behavior the product exhibits when you are communicating
with it via a serial port.
Ethernet Cable
The Ethernet cable must be properly terminated for your application as either a straight-
through cable or a crossover cable (for pin assignments for these cables, see
D
Default IP Addresses
To access the MGP Pro via the Ethernet port, obtain the IP address of the unit (and the
subnet mask and gateway address if needed) 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
page 99). If the addresses have not been changed, the factory-specified defaults are:
•
IP address:
192.168.254.254
•
Gateway address:
0.0.0.0
•
Subnet mask:
255.255.0.0
SIS Control
The MGP Pro accepts SIS (Simple Instruction Set) commands through the RS-232/422
port on the rear panel, the RS-232 front panel Config port, and the LAN port. SIS
commands consist of one or more characters per command field. They do not require any
special characters to begin or end the command character sequence. Each response to
a command ends with a carriage return and a line feed (
]
), which signals the end of the
response character string. A string is one or more characters.
MGP Pro-initiated Messages
When a local event such as a front panel selection or adjustment takes place, the MGP
Pro responds by sending a message to the host. No response is required from the host.
Examples of MGP Pro-initiated messages are listed below (underlined).
•
(c)
Copyright
20nn
,
Extron
Electronics
, MGP
model
number
PRO
[
model
type
]
,
Vn
.
nn
,
60-nnnn-nn
Www,
DD
Mmm
YYYY
HH
:
MM
:
SS
The MGP Pro sends the copyright message when it is first powered on.
Model
number
464
and
model
type
, if applicable, is
DI
or
3G-SDI
.
Vn.n
is the firmware version
number, and
60-nnnn-nn
is the unit part number.
The current date and time are displayed following the copyright message at power up if
the connection is via the Internet. (
Www
are the first three letters of the day of the week,
for example,
Mon
or
Fri
.)
Reconfig
Reconfig
Reconfig
Reconfig
The MGP Pro sends a
Reconfig
message as each of the four
windows is configured via the new connection.
