Hardware Address field

The hardware address is hardcoded in the MTPX Plus switcher and cannot be changed.

Use DHCP check box

The Use DHCP check box directs the MTPX 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.

Date, Time (local), and GMT (offset) fields

The Date field displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time zone.

The Time (local) field displays the current time in the local time zone.

The GMT field displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference.

NOTE: Rather than the following procedure, your can click the Sync Time to PC button to set the switcher to the internal time of your computer.

If desired, adjust any of these values as follows:

1.Click in the desired field. The field changes to an editable field appropriate to the value being change and the graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

The Date field becomes a set date field, with the date in the format (M)M/(D)D/YYYY. Leading zeroes are not shown.

The Time (local) field becomes a set time field, with the time in the format HH:MM:SS (00:00:00 to 23:59:59).

The GMT field becomes a set offset field, with the offset in the format ±HH:MM (–12:00 to +14:00).

2.Edit the field as desired to set the proper proper value. For time, remember to use

24-hour time. Leading zeroes are optional.

3.Press the <Tab> key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the set date field.

4.Click the Take button to make the date change take affect.

Sync Time to PC button

Clicking the Sync Time to PC button causes the computer you are operating to send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command.

Use Daylight Savings check box

Click in the Use Daylight Savings check box. When Daylight Saving Time is turned on, the switcher automatically updates its internal clock between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change occurs in the country or region selected. When Daylight Saving Time is turned off, the switcher does not adjust its time reference.

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