Extron Electronics FPC 5500 - Manual (Page 44)

Extron FPC 5500 • Matrix System Operation 38
Hardware Address Field
The Hardware Address (MAC) field is factory programmed on the primary controller
board in the matrix and cannot be changed.
Matrix IP Address Field
NOTE: Only personnel logged in as Administrators can edit the Matrix IP Address
field.
The Matrix IP Address field contains the IP address of the connected matrix. This value
is encoded in the flash memory of the matrix.
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.
The Default address is 192.168.254.254, but if this conflicts with other equipment at
your installation, you can change the IP address to any valid value.
Gateway IP Address Field
NOTE: Only personnel logged in as Administrators can edit the Gateway IP
Address field.
The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway the matrix uses to
access the mail server if the matrix and the mail server are not on the same subnet.
The Gateway IP Address field has the same validity rules as the matrix IP address.
Subnet Mask Field
NOTE: Only personnel logged in as Administrators can edit the Subnet Mask field.
The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the matrix is on the same subnet as
the FPC when you are subnetting. See ”
Subnetting — A Primer ” on page 50 for more
information on the Subnet Mask field and its contents.
FPC IP Address Field
The FPC IP Address field contains the IP address of the FPC computer. The FPC IP
address cannot be changed from this screen. See ”
Starting Up the Controller and
Logging In and Out ”, steps 3, 4, and 5, beginning on page 15 to change this field.