Figure 3.3: System Settings; Validating Media Lan Connectivity - Avocent Emerge MPX Installer/User Manual

6. Apply the changes.

Figure 3.3: System Settings

Validating media LAN connectivity

Media session data (audio, video, and control information) is transferred from an MPX transmitter
to bound receivers either through the wireless LAN interface or the L2 wired LAN interface. By
default, MPX transmitters are configured for wireless operation. MPX receivers are configured
neither for wired or wireless operation, rather they search for an active transmitter first on their
wired and then on their wireless media LAN interfaces. The following sections will guide you
through a quick test of the wireless and wired modes of operation.
Wired Media LAN (L2) setup (Optional)
Perform the following steps if you wish to use MPX extenders in a wired mode of operation.
To set up a wired media LAN:
1. Interconnect the media LAN ports of the MPX transmitter and all receivers using standard
100Mbps Ethernet hubs or switches and UTP cabling.
NOTE: Wired connection should be made to the L2 of MPX1000 transmitters to the L2 port of MPX1000
receivers and to the LAN port, as indicated by the LAN symbol, on MPX1500 receivers.
2. Using your browser client, navigate to the Media LAN Settings page on the MPX transmitter.
This web page is illustrated in Figure 4.3 on page 49.
3. Select the radio button that enables wired operation.
NOTE: The IP address of MPX receiver's media LAN port is dynamically assigned by its transmitter at bind time.
This process is similar to DHCP.
4. Although it is not possible to explicitly configure the IP address of the media LAN port of
MPX receivers or transmitters, it is possible for 4 MPX transmitters and bound receivers to
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