Ethernet (lan) port – Extron Electronics DMS 1600_2000_3200_3600 User Guide User Manual
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Ethernet (LAN) Port
The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and
must be properly terminated for your application (see
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Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the DMS matrix
switcher.
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Patch (straight-through) cable — Connection of the DMS matrix switcher to an
Ethernet LAN.
Default IP addresses
To access the DMS matrix switcher via the LAN port, you need the IP address for the unit,
and may need the subnet mask and the gateway address. 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
on page 108 for more
details). If the addresses have not been changed, the factory-specified defaults are:
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IP address 192.168.254.254
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Subnet mask 255.255.0.0
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Gateway address 0.0.0.0
Establishing a Connection
Establish a network connection to a DMS matrix switcher as follows:
1.
Open a TCP socket using the IP address of the switcher.
NOTE: If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-
specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this field.
The switcher responds with a copyright message including the date, the name of the
product, firmware version, part number, and the current date/time.
NOTE: If the switcher is not password-protected, the device is ready to accept SIS
commands immediately after it sends the copyright message.
If the switcher is password-protected, a
Password
prompt appears below the
copyright message.
2.
If the switcher is password protected, enter the appropriate administrator or user
password.
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If the password is accepted, the switcher responds with Login User or Login
Administrator.
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If the password is not accepted, the Password prompt reappears.
Connection Timeouts
The Ethernet link times out after a designated period of time of no communications. By
default, this timeout value is set to 5 minutes but the value can be changed (see the
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 the socket and reopening the
connection when another command must be sent.