Extron Electronics DMS 1600_2000_3200_3600 User Guide - Manual (Page 91)

DMS 1600, DMS 2000, DMS 3200, and DMS 3600 • HTML Operation 85
HTML Operation
This section describes the operation of the DMS 1600 and DMS 3600 via their embedded
web pages, including:
• Opening the Embedded Web Pages
• Status Tab
• Configuration Tab
• File Management Tab
• Control Tab
• Special Characters
The switcher can be controlled and operated through its LAN port, connected via a LAN or WAN,
using a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer
®
. The display of the status or
operation of the switcher has the appearance of web pages. This chapter describes the
factory-installed HTML pages, which are always available and cannot be erased or overwritten.
NOTE: If your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is unstable, try turning off the
proxy server in your web browser. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet
Options > Connections >
LAN Settings , uncheck the Use a proxy server...
box, and then click OK.
Opening the Embedded Web Pages
Access the switcher using HTML pages as follows:
1. Start the web browser program.
2. Click in the Address field of the browser.
3. Enter the matrix IP address in the Address field of the browser.
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.
4. If you want the browser to display a page other than the default page (such as a custom
page that you have uploaded), enter a slash (/) and the file name to open.
NOTES:
• The Address field of the browser should display the address in the following
format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/{optional_file_name.html}.
• The following characters are invalid or are not recommended in file names:
{space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.