24 Avocent Emerge ECMS2000U Extender Installer/User Guide
4. Choose Transmitter IP Config. The Transmitter IP Config menu will appear. The old
Transmitter IP address is displayed beside menu option 1.
Figure 3.14: Transmitter IP Configuration Menu on the Receiver
5. Choose Detect Transmitter Address. The following message will be displayed, “Connect the
Transmitter and the Receiver, then power up the Transmitter.”
6. Power up the Transmitter.
7. The Receiver will detect the IP address of the connected Transmitter. The Transmitter IP
Configuration Menu will refresh, and the current IP address of the connected Transmitter will
be displayed beside menu option 1.
NOTE: The detected IP address of the connected Transmitter will not be automatically saved.
You must enter the detected IP address manually, by choosing
Transmitter
IP Address
from the Transmitter IP
Configuration Menu.
Authentication
By default, two passwords are required to access the Avocent Emerge ECMS2000U Extender via
the serial menu. One password is for access to the serial menus that control the Receiver. The other
password is for access to the serial menus that control the Transmitter. In both cases, the default
password is “password”.
Authentication for the Receiver
You can change the password settings for the Receiver through the serial menu via the Receiver
Security Configuration Menu.
To access the Receiver Security Configuration Menu:
1. Activate the serial menu as described in Accessing the serial menu on page 14.
2. Choose option 1 to access the Receiver menu. If the password option is enabled, you will be
prompted for a password. See Authentication on page 24.
3. Type the password and press Enter. The Receiver Main Menu will appear.