Date And Time (Gmt) Fields; Administrator Password, User Password, And Mail Server Password Fields - Extron electronics Matrix 12800 Wideband video User Manual

Date and Time (GMT) fields

The Date field displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) zone.
The Time (GMT) field displays the current time in the GMT zone.
If desired, adjust either of these values as follows:
1. Click in the desired field. The field changes to an editable field appropriate to
the value being change and the graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
• The Date field becomes a set date field, with the
date in the format (M)M/(D)D/YYYY. Leading
zeroes are not shown.
• The Time (GMT) field becomes a set time field,
with the time in the format HH:MM:SS (00:00:00
to 23:59:59).
2. Edit the field as desired to set the proper value. For time, remember to use
24-hour time. Leading zeroes are optional.
3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the edited
date field.
4. Click the Take button to make the edited change take affect.

Administrator Password, User Password, and Mail Server Password fields

The Administrator Password field displays the password required to log on to
the matrix switcher via the Ethernet port with all of the rights and privileges of an
administrator.
The User Password field displays the password required to log on to the
matrix switcher via the Ethernet port as a user, without all of the rights and
privileges of an administrator.
The Mail Server Password field displays the password that the Matrix 12800 uses
to log on to the e-mail server.
Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 upper-case and lower-case
alphanumeric characters. A carriage return is indicated by
While you are logged on as a user, both password fields are masked with asterisks
(************) as a security measure.
N Editing the Administrator Password field while connected via the Ethernet port
can immediately disconnect the user from the switcher. Extron recommends
editing this field using one of the serial ports and protecting the Ethernet
access to this screen by assigning an administrator password to qualified and
knowledgeable personnel only.
N When the control program is connected to the switcher via either
RS-232/RS-422 port, the administrator and user password fields are not masked.
If a password has been inadvertently changed to an unknown value, you can
look up and, if desired, change a password in this window without knowing the
current password.
N An administrator password must be created before a user password can be
created.
N The following characters are invalid or not recommended in passwords:
{space} + ~ , @ = ' [ ] { } < > ' " ; : | \ and ?.
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