Hardware Address Field - Extron electronics DXP DVI Pro User Manual

4.
Click the button for the address change to take effect.
Take
NOTE: Editing the
Gateway IP Address
immediately disconnect your computer from the DXP. 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 DXP 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 switcher IP and gateway addresses (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn).
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Edit this field as follows:
1.
Click in the
Subnet Mask
2.
Make any desired changes to the mask.
3.
Press the <Tab> key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the
field.
4. Click the button for the changes to the mask to take effect.
Take
NOTE:
Editing the
Subnet Mask
disconnect your computer from the DXP. 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
xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx. The MAC address is hard coded in the DXP switcher and cannot be
changed.
Enabling and disabling DHCP
Selecting the Use DHCP check box directs the DXP to ignore any entered IP addresses and
to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server (if the
network is DHCP capable). Contact the local system administrator for information about
DHCP on your system.
NOTE:
Selecting or deselecting this check box while connected via Ethernet can
immediately disconnect your computer from the DXP. It is recommended that
you connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Setting the date
The field displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) zone. If
Date
necessary, adjust the date as follows:
1.
Click in the field. A date editing field appears, displaying the date in the format
( )/ ( )/ . Leading zeros are not used. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor
M M D D YYYY
in the date editing field.
2. Edit the field as desired to set the proper date. Leading zeros are optional.
3.
Press the <Tab> key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the
4.
Click the Take button for the date change to take effect.
field while connected via Ethernet can
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field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
field while connected via Ethernet can immediately
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Subnet Mask
field.
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