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HTML Operation
The SMX can be controlled and operated through its Ethernet port, connected via
a LAN or WAN, using a web browser such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The
browser displays the switcher's factory-installed Web pages, which provide an
alternative means of viewing and operating the SMX.
N If your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is unstable, try turning
Accessing the Web Pages
Access the HTML pages as follows:
1.
2.
N If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-
4.
N The browser's Address field should display the address in the following format:
N The following characters are invalid in file names:
5.
Figure 6–1 — Example of a network password dialog box
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N A User Name entry is not required.
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SMX System MultiMatrix Switchers • HTML Operation
off the proxy server in your Web browser. To do this in Microsoft's Internet
Explore, click Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings, and
clear the "Use a proxy server..." check box. Click OK.
Start the Web browser program.
Click in the browser's Address field and enter your SMX's IP address.
specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this field.
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 name of the
file to open.
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/{optional_file_name.html}
+ ~ , @ = ' [ ] { } < > ' " ; : | \ and space.
Press the keyboard Enter key. The SMX checks to see if it is password
protected.
If the SMX is not password protected, the System Status Web page is
displayed.
If the SMX is password protected, the network password dialog box is
displayed (figure 6-1).
In the Password field, enter the appropriate administrator or user password.
If desired, select the check box to have the system input your password the
next time you enter your SMX's IP address. Click OK.
Some web pages may not be available or may be viewable only, when logged in
as a User.
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