Ethernet (Lan) Port - Extron electronics FOX Matrix 320x User Manual

Ethernet (LAN) Port

The rear panel Ethernet port on the switcher can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or WAN
(see Ethernet Connection
controlling device is via telnet (a TCP socket using port 23). The TCP port can be changed
if necessary. This connection makes SIS control of the switcher possible using a computer
connected to the same LAN or WAN. The SIS commands and actions of the switcher are
identical to the commands and actions the switcher has when communicating to it via
RS-232.
Establishing a connection
Establish a network connection to a FOX matrix switcher as follows:
1. Open a TCP socket to port 23 using the IP address of the switcher.
NOTE: If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-
specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the value for this field.
The switcher responds with a copyright message including the copyright year, the name
of the product, firmware version, part number, and the current date and time.
NOTES:
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2. If the switcher is password protected, enter the appropriate administrator or user
password.
If the password is accepted, the switcher responds with
Administrator
If the password is not accepted, the
Connection timeouts
The Ethernet link times out after a designated period of time of no communications. By
default, this timeout value is set to five minutes but the value can be changed (see the
Configure port timeout
NOTE: Extron recommends leaving the default timeout at 5 minutes and periodically
issuing the SIS
to keep the connection active. If there are long idle periods, Extron recommends
disconnecting the socket and reopening the connection when another command must
be sent.
on page 14). Communications between the switcher and the
On password-protected connections, there are two levels of protection:
administrator and user.
• Administrators have full access to all switching capabilities and editing
functions.
Users can create ties, create and recall presets, set mutes, and view all
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settings with the exception of passwords.
If the switcher is not password-protected, the device is ready to accept SIS
commands immediately after it sends the copyright message.
If the switcher is password-protected, a
copyright message.
.
SIS commands on page 34).
Query firmware version
command (see
Q
FOX Matrix 320x and FOX Matrix 14400 • Programming Guide
prompt appears below the
password
Login User
prompt reappears.
Password
SIS command on page 31)
or
Login
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