Extron Electronics MAV Plus Series - Manual (Page 136)

5-9 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Matrix Software
Gateway IP address field
The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the mail
server to be used if the CrossPoint 450 Plus or MAV Plus switcher and the mail
server are not on the same subnet.
Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfields separated by
dots (periods). Each field can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes,
up to 3 digits total per field, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.
Edit this field as follows:
1 . Click in the Gateway IP Address field. The graphic cursor becomes a text
cursor.
2 . Edit the address as desired.
3 . Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Gateway
IP Address field.
4 . Click the Take button to make the address change take affect.
Subnet Mask field
The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the CrossPoint 450 Plus or
MAV Plus switcher is on the same subnet as the controlling PC or the mail server
when you are subnetting. For more information, see “Subnetting — A Primer”, in
Appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”.
Edit this field as follows:
1 . Click in the Subnet Mask field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2 . Edit the mask as desired.
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 mask take affect.
Hardware Address field
The hardware address is hardcoded in the CrossPoint 450 Plus or MAV Plus
switcher and cannot be changed.
Use DHCP checkbox
The Use DHCP checkbox directs the CrossPoint 450 Plus or MAV Plus switcher to
ignore any entered IP addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable). Contact
the local system administrator.