MAX Admin Menu
28 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers
3. Click the Server Configuration button to open the MAX Server Configuration window and
establish a telnet session with the server.
4. You will be prompted to enter a login ID and (Master) password. Once these have been entered
correctly, the MAX Admin Menu is displayed in this window.
Accessing the Admin Menu via Direct Connection to the MAX Server
Alternatively, you can connect a mouse, keyboard and VGA monitor directly to the MAX server, via the
connectors on the rear panel (FIG.14).
When the server is powered up, you will be prompted to enter a login ID and (Master) password. Once
these have been entered correctly, the MAX Admin Menu is displayed.
MAX Admin Menu Options - Overview
The options in the MAX Admin Menu include:
FIG. 14 MAX Servers - rear panel connectors
PS/2 Mouse port
PS/2 Keyboard port
VGA Out
Note: minor layout variations exist between the MMS and HT servers -
for example, there is no parallel printer port on the HTs, and the USB 1
port is located outside of this panel.
Static electricity can damage electronic circuitry. Before touching the MMS, discharge
any accumulated static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal
object.
• System Information: Displays system hardware and status information (read-only).
• IP Settings: These options allow you to view and configure the IP settings of the
server for compatibility with your network.
• Output Module Setup: This set of options allows you to add, view and delete external output
modules (MAX-AVM audio-video modules and/or MAX-AOM audio-
only modules), as well as MAX-AVP Audio-Video Players.
• RAID 5 Status: Displays status information for the servers RAID 5 array, including indi-
vidual status for each of the disc drives (read-only).
• RAID 5 CLI: The options on this page are only for use by AMX Technical Support.
• Add RAID Disks: The options on this page allow you to migrate unassigned ports to a
controller unit.
• Log Management: The options on this page allow you to view and delete log files, and
control the logging level for the server.
• Date, Time Locale: This set of options allows you to specify/adjust the system’s date, time
and location settings.
• Shell: This option opens an MS-DOS window for sending specific commands
directly to the server.
• Modify max.ini The options on this page are only for use by AMX Technical Support.