Extron Electronics MTPX Plus 6400 Series User Guide - Manual (Page 154)

Configuring the Matrix Switcher for Network Use via the ARP Command
The ARP (address resolution protocol) command tells your computer to associate the MAC
(media access control) address of the MTPX Plus matrix switcher with the assigned IP
address. You must then use the ping utility to access the controller, at which point the IP
address of the controller is reconfigured.
Use ARP to configure the IP address as follows:
1. Obtain a valid IP address for the MTPX Plus matrix switcher from your network
administrator.
2. Obtain the MAC address (UID #) of the MTPX Plus matrix switcher from the label on its
rear panel. The MAC address should have this format: 00-05-A6-xx-xx-xx.
3. If the MTPX Plus matrix switcher has never been configured and is still set for factory
defaults, proceed to step 4. If not, perform a mode 4 system reset and then proceed to
step 4. For detailed information on reset modes, see “
Performing Soft System Resets
(Modes 3, 4, and 5) ” on page 59.
NOTE: The MTPX Plus matrix switcher must be configured with the factory default
IP address (192.168.254.254) before the ARP command is executed, as
described below.
4. At the PC, access the Command prompt (see Pinging to Determine the Extron IP
Address , steps 1 through 3), then enter the arp –s command. Type in the desired new
IP address for the unit (obtained in step 1) and the MAC address of the unit (from the
rear panel of the unit). For example
arp –s 10.13.197.7 00-05-A6-03-69-B0 and then press .
The computer returns the command prompt ( C:\ ).
After you issue the arp -s command, the controller changes to the new address and
starts responding to the ping requests to the new address, as described in the next step.
NOTE: You must ping the MTPX Plus matrix switcher for the IP address change
to take place. The response should show the new IP address, as shown in
figure 83.
5. Execute a ping command by entering ping followed by a space and the new IP address
at the command prompt. For example:
ping 10.13.197.7
C:\>ping 10.13.197.7
Pinging 10.13.197.7 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 10.13.197.7:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Figure 83. Ping with New Address
NOTE: You can reconnect using either Telnet or a web browser to verify that the
update was successful.
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