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ACCESSING THE MATRIX WITHOUT
AN INTERNET CONNECTION
While the matrix works best with an active internet connection it is possible to still configure and operate the
system without one. However to configure the system from its defaults a local network connection is required.
Normal operation of the CEC and IR control systems does not require any network connection, but IP based API
control or Web based controlled does require a persistent network connection.
DISCOVERY TOOL
You can download a discovery tool from your monitoring portal at http://monitoring.phdsolutions.co, this
program will run on Windows 7 or newer only, when run it will scan your network and detect the IP address of your
matrix. If you have multiple matrix systems on the same network, the discovery tool will only display the last found.
If you do have more than one system, it is advised that you disconnect other systems first.
The discovery tool will display the IP address of the matrix, you can then access the matrix by typing that IP address
into your web browsers address bar.
It is recommended in this mode that you configure the networking to use a static IP address, this allows for you to
bookmark the page easily and return to the web interface easily without needing to run the discovery tool again.
THIRD PARTY CONTROL DRIVERS
You can control the matrix via IR, Serial or our recommended method, TCP/IP. We supply drivers for
common control systems, including Control 4, AMX, Crestron, RTI and Elan. We are constantly improving
our native integration with other platforms, more information and driver downloads are available at
http://monitoring.phdsolutions.co
API REFERENCE
We provide a fully documented API for the matrix, this is available in your monitoring portal
(http://monitoring.phdsolutions.co). You must be logged in to access it.
If you have questions, please speak with your distributor, we are not able to provide programming support directly.
