Verbose mode – Extron Electronics SMD 101 User Guide User Manual

Page 66

To Establish a Network Connection to the SMD 101:

Open a TCP socket to port 23 using the player IP address.

NOTE: 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.

The SMD 101 responds with a copyright message including the date, the name of the
product, firmware version, part number, and the current date/time.

If the SMD 101 is not password-protected, the device is ready to accept SIS
commands immediately after it sends the copyright message.

If the SMD 101 is password-protected, a

password

prompt appears below the

If the device is password protected, enter the appropriate administrator or user
password.

If the password is accepted, the device responds with

Administrator

If the password is not accepted, the

Password

prompt reappears.

Connection Timeouts

The Ethernet link times out after a designated period of time of no communications. By
default, this timeout value is 5 minutes, but the value can be changed.

NOTE: Extron recommends leaving the default timeout at 5 minutes and periodically

issuing the Query (Q) command to keep the connection active. If there are long

idle periods, disconnect the socket and reopen the connection when another
command must be sent.

Verbose Mode

Telnet connections can be used to monitor changes that occur, such as SIS commands
from other Telnet sockets or a serial port. For a Telnet session to receive change notices, the
Telnet session must be in verbose mode 1 or 3. In verbose mode 1 or 3, the Telnet socket
reports changes in messages that resemble SIS command responses.

SMD 101 • Remote Communication and Control