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Programmer’s Guide, cont’d
CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Programmer’s Guide
4-4
Ethernet (LAN) Port
The rear panel Ethernet connector on the switcher can be connected to an Ethernet
LAN or WAN. Communication between the switcher and the controlling device
isviaTelnet(aTCPsocketusingport23).TheTelnetportcanbechanged,if
necessary,viaSIS.ThisconnectionmakesSIScontroloftheswitcherpossibleusing
acomputerconnectedtothesameLANorWAN.TheSIScommandsandbehavior
of the product are identical to the commands and behavior the product exhibits
when you are communicating with it via a serial port.
Ethernet connection
The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover
cableandmustbeproperlyterminatedforyourapplication(gure4-3).
• Crossover cable—Directconnectionbetweenthecomputerandthe
CrossPointorMAVPlusswitcher.
• Patch (straight-through) cable—ConnectionoftheCrossPointorMAVPlus
switcher to an Ethernet LAN.
Figure 4-3 — RJ-45 Ethernet connector pin assignments