Setting The Receiver's Ip Address Via The Rs 232 Port; Setip Lan; Rear Panel - Power/12 Vdc Connector - AMX TDS Operation/Reference Manual

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AMX TDS - ClearQAM/ATSC (High Definition)
Use hyper terminal with default serial settings to communicate with the DTV Transmitters:
Default Serial Settings
Baud Rate:
Data Bits:
Parity:
Stop Bits:
Flow Control:

Setting the Receiver's IP Address via the RS 232 Port

In most cases, all setup and configuration for both Transmitters and Receivers is done via the Digital TV
Configuration Manager (see the Digital TV Configuration Manager section on page 53 for information).
However, the Receiver's IP Address can also be specified using a local command line interface, accessible via
the RS 232 (DB9) port on the rear panel (see FIG. 10 on page 7).
In order to configure the network settings via the RS 232 Port, the Receiver must be placed in Command
mode. To place the Receiver in Command mode, press Enter while the unit is booting up.
To reboot, re-cycle power to the unit by disconnecting and re-connecting the 12VDC POWER connector on
the rear panel.
Use the following command to configure the network settings:
setip lan Following prompts to configure LAN network settings. This setting takes effect immediately after the
All DTV Transmitters and Receivers must have an assigned IP Address, Network
Mask, and Gateway Address in order for the DTV system to work correctly. This
applies to units that utilize DHCP and to units that have been assigned Static IP
addresses. If you are using DHCP, verify that these address assignments are
provided by the DHCP Server.
Refer to the Serial Commands section on page 79 for a listing of all supported Serial commands.

Rear Panel - POWER/12 VDC Connector

Connect the power adapter to the Transmitter, and plug the power adapter into an AC power outlet (FIG. 22).
FIG. 22
POWER/12 VDC Connector
Use ONLY the power adapter supplied with the Receiver. Otherwise, the unit
may be damaged.
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unit boots up.
Enter DHCP option (0/1) >
Enter ipAddr:
Enter subnet:
Enter Gateway:
Enter priDNS:
Enter secDNS:
Enter DomainName:
Note: If DHCP is set, all other options to enter IP address setting will be skipped. If entry is not valid,
it will be prompted again. If second entry is still not valid, the configuration will exit without saving.
Supplied Power Adapter
AMX TDS (Television Delivery System)

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