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MVX Plus 128 VGA A Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation

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HTML Operation

PRELIMINAR

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The switcher can be controlled and operated through its LAN port, connected

via a LAN or WAN, using a web browser such as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

The browser’s display of the switcher’s status or operation has the appearance of

web pages. This chapter describes the factory-installed HTML pages, which are

always available and cannot be erased or overwritten.

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If your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is unstable, try turning off

the proxy server in your Web browser. In Microsoft’s Internet Explore, click
Tools

> Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings, uncheck the Use

a proxy server...

box, and then click OK.

Download the Startup Page

Access the switcher using HTML pages as follows:

1

.

Start the Web browser program.

2

.

Click in the browser’s Address field.

3

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Enter the Matrix IP address in the browser’s Address field.

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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.

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The browser’s Address field should display the address in the following format:

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/{optional_file_name.html}

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The following characters are invalid in file names:

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

5

.

Press the keyboard Enter key. The switcher checks to see if it is password

protected.

If the switcher is not password protected, it checks and downloads the HTML

pages (proceed to step 7).

If the switcher is password protected, the switcher downloads the Enter

Network Password page (figure 6-1).

Figure 6-1 Enter Network Password page

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A User name entry is not required.

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Click in the Password field and type in the appropriate administrator or user

password. Click the OK button.