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CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Ethernet Connection
4. At the DOS prompt, type ping {IP address} and then press
Enter
. The
computer returns a display similar to as shown below.
The line Pinging ... reports the actual numeric IP address, regardless of
whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.
C:\>ping 192.168.254.254
Pinging 192.168.254.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.254.254:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Pinging to determine the Web IP address
The Ping utility has a modifier, -a, that directs the command to return the Web
address rather than the numeric IP address.
At the DOS prompt, type ping -a
{IP address} and then press
Enter
. The
computer’s return display is similar to the Ping response shown in the figure
above, except that when you specify the -a modifier, the line Pinging mail... reports
the web IP address rather than the numeric IP address, regardless of whether you
entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.
Configuring the matrix switcher BME for network use via the ARP command
The ARP (address resolution protocol) command tells your computer to associate
the matrix switcher BME’s MAC (media access control) address with the assigned
IP address. You must then use the ping utility to access the controller, at which
point the controller’s IP address is reconfigured.
Use ARP to configure the IP address as follows:
1.
Obtain a valid IP address for the matrix switcher BME from your network
administrator.
2.
Obtain the BME’s MAC address (UID #) from the label on its rear panel. The
MAC address should have this format: 00-05-A6-xx-xx-xx.
3.
If the matrix switcher BME 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 (reset modes 3, 4, and 5)” in chapter 3,
“Operation”.
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The matrix switcher BME must be configured with the factory default IP
address (192.168.254.254) before the ARP command is executed, as described on
the next page.