Extron electronic MVX PLUS 128 Matrix Software, cont’d, Gateway IP address field, Subnet Mask field

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Gateway IP address field

The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the mail server to be used if the MVX Plus 128 switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric octets separated by dots (periods). Each field can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per field, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

Edit this field as follows:

1.	Click in the Gateway IP Address field. The graphic cursor becomes a text
	cursor.
2.	Edit the address as desired.
3.	Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Gateway
	IP Address field.
4.	Click the Take button to make the address change take affect.

Subnet Mask field

The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the MVX Plus 128 switcher is on the same subnet as the controlling PC or the mail server when you are subnetting. For more information, see Subnetting — A Primer, in Appendix A, Ethernet Connection.

Edit this field as follows:

1.	Click in the Subnet Mask field. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
2.	Edit the mask as desired.
3.	Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another field to exit the Subnet
	Mask field.
4.	Click the Take button to make the mask take affect.

Hardware Address field

The hardware address is hardcoded in the MVX Plus 128 switcher and cannot be changed.

Use DHCP checkbox

The Use DHCP checkbox directs the MVX Plus 128 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 field

The Date field displays the current date in the Greenwich

Mean Time zone. If necessary, adjust the date as follows:

1.	Click in the Date field. A set date field appears with the date in the format
	(M)M/(D)D/YYYY. Leading zeroes are not used. The graphic cursor
	becomes a text cursor in the set date field.
2.	Edit the field as desired to set the proper date. 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.

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