Extron Electronics Matrix 12800 Series User Guide - Manual (Page 85)

Matrix 12800 Switchers • Web Operations 5-2
Web Operations
PRELIMINAR
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The Matrix 12800 can be controlled and operated through the Ethernet port on BME 0,
across the LAN or WAN, using a Web browser, such as the Microsoft Internet
Explorer. The browser down loads a series of displays that have the appearance
of Web pages. This chapter describes the factory-installed HTML pages, which are
always available and cannot be erased or overwritten.
N If your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is unstable, try turning off
the proxy server in your Web browser. In Microsoft Internet Explore, click
Tools
> Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings, uncheck the “Use
a proxy server... ” box, and then click Ok.
Download the Startup Page
Access the switcher using the HTML pages as follows:
1 . Start the Web browser program.
2 . Click in the Address field of the browser.
3 . Enter the IP address of the switcher in the Address field.
N If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-
specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this field.
4 . If you want the browser to display a page other than the default page (such as
a custom page that you have created and uploaded), enter a slash (/) and the
file name to open.
N The Address field of the browser should display the address in the following
format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/{optional_file_name.html}
N The following characters are invalid or not recommended in file names: {space}
~ @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.
5 . Press the keyboard Enter key. The switcher checks to see if it is password
protected.
If the switcher is not password protected, proceed to step 7.
If the switcher is password protected, the switcher downloads the Enter
Network Password page (figure 5-1).
Figure 5-1 — Enter Network Password page
N A User Name entry is not required.
6 . Click in the Password field and type in the appropriate administrator or user
password. Click the OK button.