User Guide Manual

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3. Press the <Tab> key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Matrix IP
Address
field.
4. Click the Take button to make the address change take effect.
NOTE: Editing the IP Address field while the SMX is connected via Ethernet will
immediately disconnect your from the SMX. It is recommended that you connect via
RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Setting the Extron name or descriptor
The Extron Name/Descriptor field contains the name used as the “from” information
when the SMX e-mails notification of its failed or repaired status. The default name or
descriptor shown in this field is a portion of your product name, followed by the last six
characters of the unit MAC address (for example, SMX-05-A6-2D).
This descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters or
hyphens.
NOTE: The following characters are invalid or not recommended in the Extron Name/
Descriptor
field: + ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ “ ; : | \ ? and space
Edit the Extron Name/Descriptor field as follows:
1. Click in the Extron Name/Descriptor field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2. Edit the name as desired.
3. Press the <Tab> key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Extron Name/
Descriptor
field.
4. Click the Take button to make the name change take effect.
ATTENTION: Editing the Gateway IP Address field while the SMX is connected
via Ethernet can immediately disconnect the PC from the SMX. It is recommended
that you connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Setting the subnet mask
The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the SMX is on the same subnet as the
controlling PC or the mail server when you are subnetting. The subnet mask has the same
format as the matrix IP and gateway addresses (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn). For more information,
see Subnetting — A Primer on page 111.
Edit this field as follows:
1. Click in the Subnet Mask field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2. Make any desired changes to the mask.
3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Subnet Mask
field.
4. Click the Take button to make the changes to the mask take effect.
ATTENTION: Editing the Subnet Mask field while the SMX is connected via
Ethernet can immediately disconnect your PC from the SMX. It is recommended
that you connect via RS-232 or RS-422 to edit this field.
Hardware address field
The hardware (MAC) address consists of six pairs of alphanumeric characters in the format
xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx. The MAC address is hard coded in the SMX and cannot be changed.