Extron electronic 450 Plus Series Gateway IP address field, Subnet Mask field, Use Dhcp checkbox

Gateway IP address field

The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the mail server to be used if the CrossPoint 450 Plus or MAV Plus switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfields separated by dots (periods). Each field can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per field, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

Edit this field as follows:

1.	Click in the Gateway IP Address field. The graphic cursor becomes a text
	cursor.
2.	Edit the address as desired.
3.	Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Gateway
	IP Address field.
4.	Click the Take button to make the address change take affect.

Subnet Mask field

The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the CrossPoint 450 Plus or MAV Plus switcher is on the same subnet as the controlling PC or the mail server when you are subnetting. For more information, see “Subnetting — A Primer”, in Appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”.

Edit this field as follows:

1.	Click in the Subnet Mask field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2.	Edit the mask as desired.
3.	Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Subnet
	Mask field.
4.	Click the Take button to make the mask take affect.

Hardware Address field

The hardware address is hardcoded in the CrossPoint 450 Plus or MAV Plus switcher and cannot be changed.

Use DHCP checkbox

The Use DHCP checkbox directs the CrossPoint 450 Plus or MAV Plus switcher to ignore any entered IP addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable). Contact the local system administrator.

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-9