Extron electronic MPX 866 A HTML Operation, Opening the Embedded Web Pages, zz Special Characters

HTML Operation

This section describes the operation of the MPX 866 A matrix switcher, including:

zzOpening the Embedded Web Pages zz Status Tab

zz Configuration Tab zz File Management Tab zz Control Tab

zz Special Characters

The switcher can be controlled and operated through its LAN port, connected via a LAN or WAN, using a web browser such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer®. The browser display of the status or operation of the switcher has the appearance of web pages. This section describes the factory-installed HTML pages, which are always available and cannot be erased or overwritten.

NOTE: If your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is unstable, try turning off the proxy server in your web browser. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet

Options > Connections > LAN Settings, uncheck the Use a proxy server...

box, and then click OK.

Opening the Embedded Web Pages

Access the switcher using HTML pages as follows:

1.Start the web browser program.

2.Click in the Address field of the browser and enter the Matrix IP address.

NOTE: If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory- specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this field.

3.If you want the browser to display a page other than the default page (such as a custom page that you have uploaded), enter a slash (/) and the name of the file to open.

NOTES: • The Address field of the browser should display the address in the

following format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/{optional_file_name.html}.

• The following characters are invalid or not recommended in file names: {space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ “ ; : \ and ?.

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