Changing The Operation Mode Of Your Devices; Changing From Copper To Fiber Optic - Matrox Extio 3 Series User Manual

Changing the operation mode of your
devices
If you change the operation mode of your Extio 3 configuration (for example, changing from
networked mode to point-to-point mode, or vice versa, or from networked mode to virtual private
network mode), or vice versa, you need to do the following:
Disconnect the network cables from your Matrox transmitter device and receiver device
1
(see "Connecting your Extio 3
Perform a configuration reset on your transmitter device and receiver device
2
"Hardware reboot or configuration reset", page
Change the connection setup of your devices
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4 Reboot both your Matrox transmitter device and receiver devices
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RJ45 connections.
Configure your Extio 3 devices again:
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Changing from copper to fiber optic

When you have to switch from copper Ethernet to fiber optic cables, you need to do the following:
Disconnect the network cables from your Matrox transmitter device and receiver device
1
(see "Connecting your Extio 3
Perform a configuration reset on your transmitter device and receiver device
2
"Hardware reboot or configuration reset", page
Switch the power off. Note: Never hot plug the SFP module.
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4 Replace the copper cables with fiber optic cables.
Switch the power on.
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 Networked mode – Use Extio Central Manager software to configure your devices.
For more information, see your Matrox Extio Central Manager user guide.
 Point-to-Point mode – Use the OSD to configure your devices
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