Address and name fields – Extron Electronics MTPX Plus 6400 Series User Guide User Manual

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Address and Name fields

The

Matrix IP Address

field contains the IP address of the connected matrix switcher.

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

Gateway IP Address

field identifies the address of the gateway to the controlling PC

to be used if the matrix switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet.
The

Subnet Mask

field is used to determine whether the matrix switcher is on the

same subnet as the controlling PC when you are subnetting. For more information, see
“

Subnetting — A Primer

.”

Valid addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfields, properly called “octets,”
separated by dots (periods). Each field can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading
zeroes, up to three digits total per field, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.
The default addresses are as follows, but if these conflict with other equipment at your
installation, you can change the addresses to any valid value:

IP address

192.168.254.254

Gateway address 0.0.0.0

Subnet mask

255.255.0.0

NOTES: • The address fields are grayed out and uneditable when DHCP is selected.

• Editing the addresses while connected via the Ethernet port can

immediately disconnect the user from the MTPX Plus matrix switcher. Extron
recommends editing this field using one of the serial ports and protecting
the Ethernet access by assigning an administrator password to qualified and
knowledgeable personnel only.

The

Extron Name/Descriptor

field contains the name of the matrix switcher. This

descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters.

NOTE: The following characters are invalid or not recommended in the

Extron Name/

Descriptor

field:

{space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ “ ; : | \ and ?.

Edit any of these fields as follows:

Click in the desired field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

Edit the address or name as desired.

Press the <

Tab

> key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the field.

Click the

Take

button to make the address change take affect.

Hardware Address field

The hardware (MAC) address is hardcoded in the matrix switcher and cannot be changed.

Use DHCP check box

The

Use DHCP

check box directs the matrix switcher 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 to determine whether to
use DHCP.

MTPX Plus 6400 Series Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software