Mpx Receiver Control Lan (L1) Settings (Optional); Configure Receiver System Settings (Optional) - Avocent Emerge MPX Installer/User Manual

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MPX receiver control LAN (L1) settings (Optional)

To establish a dedicated wired control LAN for management of MPX extenders, it will be
necessary to establish unique IP addresses for the control LAN ports (L1) of each receiver and
transmitter to be placed on the shared LAN.
To establish a wired control LAN for MPX receivers:
1. Interconnect the control LAN ports of the MPX transmitter and all receivers using industry-
standard 10/100Mbps Ethernet components.
2. Attach your browser client to the control LAN.
3. Turn on a single MPX receiver and leave all other receivers with default addresses turned off.
4. Launch a browser session to the default IP address of an MPX receiver, which is 192.168.1.2
with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
5. If prompted, type the default password, which is
6. If the unit has not yet been configured, you will be prompted to enter a country code. The
wireless radio is disabled until a country code is entered. In addition to enabling the radio, the
country code will establish legal bands, channels, and power limits.
7. Within the receiver menu, select the Control LAN Settings page and set the parameters
as follows:
a. Enter the IP address of the control LAN to match the subnet on which it will be placed.
Use this address for subsequent browser connections. Do not use the following reserved IP
addresses: 0.0.0.0, 192.168.1.10, 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2, 192.168.10.xxx
or 192.168.11.xxx.
b. Enter the control LAN subnet mask.
c. Enter the control LAN gateway address, or 0.0.0.0 if there is no gateway.
8. For MPX1000 receivers, you may manually select the LAN speed and duplex settings. To
ensure interoperability, compatible settings must be selected on the Ethernet switch and
MPX1000 extenders.
9. Apply the changes.
10. Label the unit with its new IP address.
11. Return to step 3 until all MPX receivers are configured with unique IP addresses.

Configure receiver system settings (Optional)

Although optional, it is recommended to configure each receiver with a friendly name. These
names will be displayed within the web interface of the transmitter. Other system settings affect
diagnostic splash screens and remote diagnostics.
To configure receiver system settings:
1. Using a browser client, access the web interface of the MPX receiver either directly or via the
transmitter web interface.
(case sensitive).
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