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MVX Plus 128 VGA A Matrix Switcher • Table of Contents
PRELIMINARY
Chapter Five • Matrix Software ............................................................................................. 5-1
Matrix Switchers Control Program .................................................................................5-2
Installing the software .............................................................................................................5-2
Software operation via Ethernet ............................................................................................ 5-3
Ethernet protocol settings ..................................................................................................5-3
Using the Matrix Switcher Control software ........................................................................5-4
IP Settings/Options window ....................................................................................................5-6
Matrix IP Address field ........................................................................................................5-7
Extron Name/Descriptor field .............................................................................................5-8
Gateway IP address field ..................................................................................................... 5-8
Subnet Mask field ................................................................................................................5-8
Hardware Address field.......................................................................................................5-8
Use DHCP checkbox ............................................................................................................. 5-9
Date field .............................................................................................................................5-9
Time (local) field ..................................................................................................................5-9
Sync Time to PC button .......................................................................................................5-9
GMT (offset) field ................................................................................................................5-9
Use Daylight Savings checkbox .........................................................................................5-10
Administrator Password field ...........................................................................................5-10
User Password field ...........................................................................................................5-10
Mail Server IP Address field ..............................................................................................5-11
Mail Server Domain Name field........................................................................................5-11
E-mail Addressee fields .....................................................................................................5-12
Updating firmware ................................................................................................................. 5-13
Ethernet-connected firmware upload ..............................................................................5-14
Serial-port-connected firmware upload ...........................................................................5-15
Uploading HTML files .............................................................................................................5-17
Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trashcan .....................................................................5-18
Windows menus ......................................................................................................................5-18
File menu ...........................................................................................................................5-18
Tools menu .........................................................................................................................5-19
Preferences menu .............................................................................................................. 5-20
Master-Reset selection .......................................................................................................5-22
Using Emulation mode .........................................................................................................5-22
Using the help system ............................................................................................................5-22
Special Characters ...................................................................................................................5-22
Button-Label Generator Program ..................................................................................5-23
Using the Button-Label Generator software ......................................................................5-24