3.
If you selected IP [LAN] in step 2, the IP Connection window appears
(figure 5-4).
Figure 5-4 — Address and password entry
a.
Examine the Matrix IP Address field in the IP Connection window.
The field displays the last Extron IP address entered.
If the IP address is correct, proceed to step 3b.
If the address is not correct, either click in the Extron IP Address field
and enter the IP address or click on the scroll down button ( ) and select
from among the recently used addresses. Proceed to step 3b.
N If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-
specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this field.
If the switcher is password protected, click in the Password field and
b.
enter the enter the appropriate administrator or user password.
Click Connect.
c.
If you logged on using the administrator password, the program
connects you to the matrix switcher with all of the administrator rights
and privileges. The Extron Matrix Switchers Control Program window
(figure 5-5 and figure 5-6, on page 5-6) appears, displaying the current
configuration of the attached matrix. Proceed to step 4.
If you logged on using the user password, the program connects you to
the matrix switcher with only user capabilities.
If an incorrect password was entered, the program beeps and returns to
the password entry display.
4.
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To create a tie, drag an input box to one or more output boxes. To remove
a tie, drag the output box to its tied input box or to the trash can.
•
To make the control program easier to use, assign a device icon to each
input and output. Click on a box that represents an input or output, and
drag the desired icon onto the box from the icon palette that appears.
•
For quick display of information on a specific input or output device,
position the pointer tool over that device in the control program window.
The program opens a window that details the connections to that device
and the status of the optical link (present or missing) input from or
output to that device. See the inset box in figure 5-6.
You can print a map of the current configuration by clicking File > Print Tie
H
Map.
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