Instruction manual

Initial APWeb Setup by Network Admin
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APWeb Instruction Manual
Initial APWeb Setup by Network Admin
Overview
Applicability Notice: The information in this manual covers APWeb Version 1.6.0.
(The version number is in the upper right on the Home page.) For a list of currently supported
products, see the Release Notes.
The APWeb server delivers HTML pages and Java applets, which allow for remote control and
diagnostics of an AMX AutoPatch Routing System using PC-based Internet browsing software.
In addition, one of the pages opens a Telnet server, providing a standard terminal interface for entering
AMX AutoPatch BCS (Basic Control Structure) commands.
Before the APWeb server can be accessed, the AMX AutoPatch Routing System must be equipped with
an APWeb expansion board or a TCP/IP connector integral to an enclosure or a standalone APWeb
Server module. The APWeb (expansion board, module, or integral TCP/IP connection) is connected via
an RJ-45 link cable to a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, or a network card in a PC (which could
then connect to a LAN or the Internet). For cabling information, see the expansion board, enclosure, or
module documentation.
Note: A single PC can access multiple AMX AutoPatch Routing Systems, as long as each system
has TCP/IP capability (e.g., an Epica-128 with an APWeb module or an Optima with an APWeb
expansion board); each APWeb server must be assigned a unique IP address and a custom site
name. Furthermore, each system can contain multiple enclosures, as long as it is configured as a
single system.
The APWeb server can also function as a Tunneling Access Point (TAP). As a TAP, it can be used to
control a system (e.g., with third party controllers) using any software that supports XNNet or BCS
protocol over TCP/IP.
The APWeb interface information is divided into three chapters.
This first chapter provides APWeb setup information for the Network Administrator doing the initial
setup or ongoing server maintenance. It includes information on:
 Opening the APWeb server
 Changing the server’s configuration properties
 Setting user names and passwords
 Testing control operations
 Customizing the site and the control options
 Manually configuring virtual matrices
 Handling security issues
 Controlling the system
The second chapter, “Using APWeb,” contains instructions for the person controlling an AMX
AutoPatch Routing System, through an APWeb server after the setup is complete. We suggest making
a copy of this chapter to give to the user, along with the user name and password that you set for them.
The third chapter, “Additional APWeb Info for Network Admin,” covers embedding the XBar applet
and changing the proxy setting.
Caution: We strongly recommend a Network Administrator set up the system even if DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), gateways, firewalls, etc. are not being used.