Extron electronic 3200, 7200

Configuring the Switcher for Network Use via the ARP Command

The ARP (address resolution protocol) command tells your computer to associate the MAC

(media access control) address of the FOX matrix switcher with the assigned IP address.

You must then use the ping utility to access the controller, at which point the IP address of

the controller is reconfigured.

Use ARP to configure the IP address as follows:

1. Obtain a valid IP address for the FOX matrix switcher from your network administrator.

2. Obtain the MAC address (UID #) of the FOX matrix switcher from the label on its rear

panel. The MAC address should have this format: 00‑05‑A6‑xx‑xx‑xx.

3. If the FOX matrix switcher has never been configured and is still set for factory defaults,

proceed to step 4. If not, perform a mode 4 system reset and then proceed to step 4.

For detailed information on reset modes, see Performing Soft System Resets

(Resets 3, 4, and 5) on page 45.

NOTE: The FOX matrix switcher must be configured with the factory default IP

address (192.168.254.254) before the ARP command is executed, as described

below.

4. At the PC, access the Command prompt (see Pinging to Determine the Extron IP

Address on the preceding page, steps 1 through 3), then enter the arp –s command.

Type in the desired new IP address for the unit (obtained in step 1) and the MAC

address of the unit (from the rear panel of the unit), for example,

arp –s 10.13.197.7 00-05-A6-03-69-B0 and then press <Enter>.

The computer returns the command prompt (C:\).

After you issue the arp -s command, the controller changes to the new address and

starts responding to the ping requests to the new address, as described in the next

step.

NOTE: You must ping the FOX matrix switcher for the IP address change to take

place. The response should show the new IP address, as shown in figure 72.

5. Execute a ping command by entering ping followed by a space and the new IP address

at the command prompt. For example:

ping 10.13.197.7

C:\>ping 10.13.197.7

Pinging 10.13.197.7 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 10.13.197.7:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

Figure 72. Ping with New Address

NOTE: You can reconnect using either Telnet or a web browser to verify that the

update was successful.

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