IP Address
To access the AVT 200HD via the Ethernet port, obtain the IP address of the tuner from your network administrator. If the IP address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters, you can determine the actual numeric IP address using the ping (ICMP) utility (see “IP Addressing” in the “Reference Information” section for more information). If the IP address has not been changed, the
Establishing an Ethernet Connection
Establish a network connection to a AVT 200HD as follows:
1.Open a TCP connection to port 23, using the IP address of the tuner. (A variety of methods are available for making this connection, including Telnet and utilities such as
Extron DataViewer and HyperTerminal).
The tuner responds with a copyright message that includes the date, the name of the product, firmware version, part number, and the current date and time.
NOTE: If the tuner is not
commands immediately after it sends the copyright message.
If the tuner is
2.If the tuner is password protected, enter the appropriate administrator or user password.
3.If the password is accepted, the tuner responds with Login User or Login Administrator.
If the password is not accepted, the Password prompt reappears.
Connection Timeouts
The Ethernet link times out after a designated period of no communications. By default, this timeout value is set to 5 minutes; however, the value can be changed (see the Set current connection port timeout command in the Command/Response Table for
NOTE: Extron recommends leaving the default timeout at 5 minutes and periodically
issuing the Query (Q) command to keep the connection active. If there are long idle periods, Extron recommends disconnecting and reopening the
connection when another command must be sent.
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