System Setup For Using The Integrated Netlinx Nx Master - AMX DGX1600-ENC Hardware Reference Manual

System Setup for Using the Integrated NetLinx NX Master

The Enova DGX 100 Series Switcher has an integrated NetLinx NX Central Control Processor (Master) that establishes its public
LAN (Local Area Network) connection through the LAN 100/1000 port on the CPU. The Master provides a System Configuration
interface that allows you to make various configuration settings via a web browser on any PC connected to the public LAN.
The NetLinx NX Master's onboard System Configuration interface delivers HTML pages for setting up the system plus dedicated
Switching, Configuration, and Status pages which allow for remote control and monitoring of an Enova DGX Switcher using
PC-based Internet browsing software.
IMPORTANT: The Enova DGX Switcher uses DHCP to retrieve its IP address by default. The integrated Master's IP address is available
via the control panel at Setup Options/Master Info/IP Address.
The enclosure must be connected to a LAN in order to get an IP address from a DHCP server. After the network assigns a DHCP IP
address, a static IP address can be assigned in its place.
IMPORTANT: Although it is also possible to provide access from outside a LAN via the Internet, security issues for your LAN
environment must be taken into account (contact your Network Administrator).
System Setup Overview
IMPORTANT: The Enova DGX Switcher uses DHCP by default.
The LAN 100/1000 (Ethernet) port provides functionality for the following protocols: FTP, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, and ICSP
(for protocol descriptions and standard port numbers used, see the table on page 54). This port is connected to a public LAN. By
default, the integrated Master will receive an IP address from the LAN it connects with (via DHCP). Once the System Configuration
interface has been launched and a test switch has been completed, it will be possible to reconfigure the integrated Master's LAN
100/1000 port IP setting from DHCP to Static IP (see page 178).
The system setup example below for using the integrated NetLinx NX Master shows an Enova DGX 3200 Digital Media Switcher
connected to a LAN via the LAN 100/1000 port. Both computers in the illustration have access to the enclosure via the LAN.
CAUTION: Be careful not to create a network (Ethernet) loop. To avoid doing so, see page 97 (DXLink Twisted Pair 4K modules),
page 83 (DXLink Twisted Pair modules), and/or see page 117 (DXLink Fiber modules).
FIG. 28
Enova DGX 3200 connected via a LAN to two PCs
RJ-45 Ports
The Enova Series CPU has two RJ-45 ports: the ICS LAN port on the left and the LAN 100/1000 port on the right. The ICS LAN port
acts as a DHCP server (private LAN) and the LAN 100/1000 port acts as a DHCP client (public LAN) with each port on a separate
network.
CAUTION: In order to avoid a Network Loop, do not connect any device on the private LAN (ICS LAN port) to any branch on the
public LAN (LAN 100/1000 port).
Both of the RJ-45 ports indicate the same type of LED information and use the same pinouts for cabling.
RJ-45 Port LEDs
The two small rectangular LEDs on the RJ-45 connector indicate the following:
Green L/A LED

On – Link is active (when the Ethernet cable is connected and terminated correctly)
Yellow SPD LED

On – receiving or transmitting LAN data packets
Hardware Reference Manual – Enova DGX 100 Series Digital Media Switchers
LAN 100/1000 port connected to PCs via LAN
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