Extron Electronics HDXP Plus Series User Guide - Manual (Page 83)

HDXP Plus Series Switchers • Matrix Software 77
Setting the gateway IP address
The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the mail server to
be used if the HDXP switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet.
Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfields separated by dots
(periods). Each field can be numbered from
000 through 255. Leading zeros, up to 3 digits
total per field, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.
Edit this field as follows:
1. Click in the Gateway IP Address field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2. Make any desired changes to the address.
3. Press the key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Gateway IP
Address field.
4. Click the Take button to make the address change take effect.
NOTE: Editing the Gateway IP Address field while connected via Ethernet can
immediately disconnect your from the HDXP. It is recommended that you connect via
RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Setting the subnet mask
The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the HDXP is on the same subnet as
the controlling PC or the mail server when you are subnetting. The subnet mask has the
same format as the Matrix IP and Gateway addresses (
nnn . nnn . nnn . nnn ).
For more information, see Subnetting, a Primer on page 117.
Edit this field as follows:
1. Click in the Subnet Mask field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2. Make any desired changes to the mask.
3. Press the key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Subnet Mask
field.
4. Click the Take button to make the changes to the mask take effect.
NOTE: Editing the Subnet Mask field while connected via Ethernet can immediately
disconnect your computer from the HDXP. It is recommended that you connect via
RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Hardware Address field
The hardware (MAC) address consists of six pairs of alphanumeric characters in the format
xx - xx - xx - xx - xx - xx . The MAC address is hard coded in the HDXP switcher and cannot be
changed.
Enabling and disabling DHCP
Selecting the Use DHCP check box directs the HDXP to ignore any entered IP addresses
and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server
(if the network is DHCP capable). Contact the local system administrator for information
about DHCP on your system.
NOTE: Selecting or deselecting this check box while connected via Ethernet can
immediately disconnect your computer from the HDXP. It is recommended that you
connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.