Extron electronic MPX 866 A manual Uploading HTML files, HTML Files List Window

Uploading HTML files

You can create customized HTML pages for the switcher to display. The HTML Files List window (see figure 43), accessible via the Tools menu, provides a way to view the contents of the file system of the switcher and upload custom HTML pages to the switcher.

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Figure 43. HTML Files List Window

Upload HTML pages as follows:

NOTES: • The files listed in figure 43 are shown for example only and may not be present on your switcher.

• The HTML Files List window is for inserting your own HTML pages. This is not the window to replace the firmware that controls all switcher operation. See “Updating firmware,” to replace the firmware.

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

1.Connect the PC to the matrix switcher via any of the serial ports or the Ethernet port of the switcher.

2.Start the Matrix Switchers Control Program and connect to the MPX 866 A matrix switcher. See “Using the Matrix Switcher Control Software,” steps 1 through 4, starting on page 76.

3.Click Tools > HTML File Manager.

4.Click the Pick File(s) to Load to Server button. An Open File window appears.

5.Navigate to the folder where you saved the HTML file of files. Select the files.

NOTES: • To select multiple files, hold the Ctrl key while you select the desired

files.

• If you want one of the HTML files that you created to be the default start-up page, name the file “index.html”. The MPX 866 A matrix switcher automatically looks for that file name when you first connect to it using an Internet browser.

6.Click the Open button. Uploading the files to the MPX 866 A matrix switcher may take a few minutes.

7.Click the Update button to confirm the upload.

8.Click the Close button to exit the HTML Files List window.

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