Extron Electronics MAV Plus Series Manual

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CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software

IP Settings/Options window

TheIPSettings/Optionswindow(gure5-7)providesalocationforviewingand,

if connected via either serial port or if you are logged on via the LAN port as an

administrator,editingsettingsuniquetotheEthernetinterface.SeeappendixA,

“EthernetConnection”,forbasicinformationaboutIPaddresses.Youcannotedit

any of the ﬁelds on this screen while you are logged on as a user.

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Editing variables on the IP Settings/Options screen while connected via the

LAN port can immediately disconnect the user from the switcher. Extron

recommends editing the settings on this screen using a serial port and protecting

the Ethernet access to this screen by assigning an administrator’s password to

qualiﬁed and knowledgeable personnel only.

Figure 5-7 — Control program IP setting/options window

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When the control program is connected to the switcher via a serial port, the

Administrator and User Password ﬁelds are not masked. If a password has been

inadvertently changed to an unknown value, you can look up and, if desired,

change a password in this window without knowing the current password.

Matrix IP Address ﬁeld

TheMatrixIPAddresseldcontainstheIPaddressoftheconnectedmatrix

switcher. This value is encoded in the ﬂash memory in the switcher.

ValidIPaddressesconsistoffour1-,2-,or3-digitnumericsubelds,properlycalled

octets,separatedbydots(periods).Eacheldcanbenumberedfrom000through

255.Leadingzeroes,upto3digitstotalpereld,areoptional.Valuesof256and

above are invalid.

Thedefaultaddressis192.168.254.254,butifthisconictswithotherequipment

at your installation, consult with the network administrator to get a new, valid

address.

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Editing the Matrix IP address while connected via the LAN port can

immediately disconnect the user from the matrix switcher. Extron recommends

editing this ﬁeld using the a serial port and protecting the Ethernet access to this

screen by assigning an administrator’s password to qualiﬁed and knowledgeable

personnel only.