Remote Control, cont’d

3. If you selected IP [LAN] in step 2, the IP Connection window appears.

a. Examine the Matrix IP Address field, which displays the last Matrix IP address entered.

If necessary, enter the correct IP address in the field.

N192.168.254.254 is the factory-specified default value for this field.

b. If the switcher is password protected, enter the appropriate administrator or user password in the Password field.

c. Click Connect. The Matrix Switchers Control Program is ready for operation.

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Accessing the HTML Pages

Another way to operate the switcher is via its factory-installed HTML pages, which are always available and cannot be erased or overwritten. The switcher’s HTML pages are accessible through its LAN port, connected via a LAN or WAN, using a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. See C, on page 2-5, for connection information.

Loading the start-up page

NIf your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is unstable, try turning off the proxy server in your Web browser. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, click Tools >

Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings, uncheck the Use a proxy server... box, and then click OK.

NFor details on operating the switcher via HTML pages, refer to the FOX 4G Matrix 14400 User's Manual, chapter 6, “HTML Operation”.

1. Start the Web browser program.

2. Click in the browser’s Address field.

3. Enter the Matrix IP address in the browser’s Address field.

N192.168.254.254 is the factory-specified default value for this field.

4. Press the keyboard Enter key. The switcher checks to see if it is password protected.

If the switcher is not password protected, it checks and downloads the HTML start-up page. The switcher is ready for operation via HTML remote control.

If the switcher is password protected, it downloads the Enter Network Password page.

NA User name entry is not required.

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Refer also to the FOX 4G Matrix 14400 User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Refer also to the FOX 4G Matrix 14400 User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

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Extron electronic 14400 setup guide Accessing the Html Pages, Loading the start-up