Firmware Pages and Descriptions

The elements of the System Connection page are described in the table below:

System Connection Page Elements

Back:

Saves the changes and returns you to the previously active touch panel page.

 

 

Connection Status icon:

This visual display of the connection status allows the user to have a current

 

visual update of the panel’s connection status regardless of what page is

 

currently active.

 

• A Lock only appears on the icon if the panel has established a connection

 

with a currently secured target Master (requiring a username and password).

 

 

IP Settings:

Sets the IP communication values for the panel and contains:

 

 

DHCP/Static

Sets the panel to either DHCP or Static communication modes.

 

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) assigns IP Addresses from

 

client stations logging onto a TCP/IP network via a DHCP server.

 

Static IP is a permanent IP Address that is assigned to a node in a TCP/IP

 

network.

 

 

IP Address

Sets the secondary IP Address assigned to the panel.

 

 

Subnet Mask

Sets a subnetwork address to the panel.

 

Subnetwork mask is the technique used by the IP protocol to filter messages

 

into a particular network segment (Subnet).

 

 

Gateway

Sets a gateway value to the panel.

 

Gateway is a computer that either performs protocol conversion between

 

different types of networks/applications or acts as a go-between two or more

 

networks that use the same protocols.

 

 

Host Name

Sets the host name of the panel.

 

 

Primary DNS

Sets the address of the primary DNS server used for host name lookups.

 

DNS (Domain Name System) is software that lets users locate computers on

 

a local network or the Internet (TCP/IP network) by host and domain. The

 

DNS server maintains a database of host names for its’ domain and their

 

corresponding IP Addresses.

 

 

Secondary DNS

Sets a secondary DNS value to the panel.

 

 

Domain

Sets the unique name on the Internet to the panel for DNS look-up.

 

• The panel belongs to the DNS domain.

 

 

Ethernet Mode

Sets the speed of the Ethernet connection to the panel.

 

• Choices are: Auto, 10 Half Duplex, 10 Full Duplex, 100 Half Duplex, or

 

100 Full Duplex.

 

 

MAC Address

Displays a read-only field that is factory set by AMX for the built-in Ethernet

 

interface.

 

 

 

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