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3.
Press the
Tab
key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the
field.
Address
4.
Click the
button to make the address change take effect.
Take
NOTE:
Editing the
IP Address
immediately disconnect your from the SMX. It is recommended that you
connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Setting the Extron name or descriptor
The Extron
Name/Descriptor
when the SMX e-mails notification of its failed or repaired status. The default name or
descriptor shown in this field is a portion of your product name, followed by the last six
characters of the unit MAC address (for example, SMX-Serie-05-A6-2D).
This descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters or
hyphens.
NOTE:
The following characters are invalid or not recommended in the
field:
Descriptor
Edit the
Extron Name/Descriptor
1.
Click in the
Extron Name/Descriptor
2.
Edit the name as desired.
3.
Press the
Tab
key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the
field.
Descriptor
4.
Click the
button to make the name change take effect.
Take
NOTE:
Editing the
Gateway IP Address
via Ethernet can immediately disconnect the PC from the SMX. It is
recommended that you connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Setting the subnet mask
The
field is used to determine whether the SMX is on the same subnet as the
Subnet Mask
controlling PC or the mail server when you are subnetting. The subnet mask has the same
format as the matrix IP and gateway addresses (
Subnetting — A Primer
For more information, see
Edit this field as follows:
1.
Click in the
Subnet Mask
2.
Make any desired changes to the mask.
3.
Press the
key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the
Tab
field.
4.
Click the
Take
button to make the changes to the mask take effect.
NOTE:
Editing the
Subnet Mask
immediately disconnect your PC from the SMX. It is recommended that you
connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Hardware address field
The hardware (MAC) address consists of six pairs of alphanumeric characters in the format
. The MAC address is hard coded in the SMX and cannot be changed.
xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
field while the SMX is connected via Ethernet can
field contains the name used as the "from" information
+ ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ' " " ; : | \ ?
field as follows:
field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
field while the SMX is connected
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
on page 111.
field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
field while the SMX is connected via Ethernet can
SMX System MultiMatrix Switcher • SMX Control Software
Matrix IP
Extron Name/
and
space
Extron Name/
).
Subnet Mask
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