Extron Electronics VN-Matrix 250 User Guide - Manual (Page 33)

Setting a VNM 250 Device as the System Controller
All Matrix systems require one device that acts as the system controller. For small systems
(ten devices or fewer), this can be either a VNE 250 or VND 250. For larger systems, a
VN‑Matrix Enterprise Controller must be used.
The VNM 250 device that is chosen as the system controller must use static IP address
settings.
Extron recommends using
Low Level Device Configuration (see page 24) to set one
device as the system controller.
Configuring the System Controller with a Static IP Address
To configure the system controller with a static IP address:
1. Open the configuration menu of each device (see page 24) and ensure that the
Streaming Network port IP Prov mode (option 11) is set to static.
2. Set the IP address (option 12), netmask (option 13), and gateway (option 14) for the
streaming network (LAN 2).
3. Set the Controller IP address (option 8) to the same address as the streaming port.
4. Use option 9 to exit from the configuration menu.
Configuring Other VNM 250 Devices with a Static IP Address
To configure the system with static IP addresses for all devices:
1. Open the configuration menu (see page 24) and ensure that the Streaming Network
port IP Prov mode (option 11) is set to static.
2. Set the IP address (option 12), netmask (option 13), and gateway (option 14) for the
streaming network (LAN 2).
3. Set the Controller IP address (option 8).
NOTES:
• Every device must have a unique Streaming network port (LAN 2) IP address
(option 12).
• Every device in the system must have the same Controller IP address
(option 8) and this must be the same as the streaming network port (LAN 2)
IP address on the device selected to be system controller.
4. Use option 9 to exit from the configuration menu.
5. Use option 9 to exit from the Controller and DHCP menu.
6. Repeat steps 1‑5 to configure all other VNM 250 devices in the system.
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