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MTPX Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software
Use DHCP check box
The Use DHCP check box directs the MTPX Plus 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, Time (local), and GMT (offset) fields
The Date field displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time zone.
The Time (local) field displays the current time in the local time zone.
The GMT field displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local
time varies from the GMT international time reference.
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 Ratherthanthefollowingprocedure,yourcanclicktheSync Time to PC
buttontosettheswitchertoyourcomputer’sinternaltime.
If desired, adjust any of these values as follows:
1. Click in the desired field. The field changes to an editable field appropriate to
the value being change and the graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.
• TheDate field becomes a set date field, with the
date in the format (M)M/(D)D/YYYY. Leading
zeroes are not shown.
• TheTime (local) field becomes a set time field,
with the time in the format HH:MM:SS (00:00:00
to 23:59:59).
• TheGMTeldbecomesasetoffseteld,withtheoffsetinthe
format ±HH:MM(–12:00to+14:00).
2. Edit the field as desired to set the proper proper value. For time, remember to
use 24-hour time. 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.
Sync Time to PC button
Clicking the Sync Time to PC button causes the computer you are operating to
send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command.
Use Daylight Savings check box
Click in the Use Daylight Savings check box. When Daylight Saving Time is turned
on, the switcher automatically updates its internal clock between Standard Time
and Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change
occurs in the country or region selected. When Daylight Saving Time is turned off,
the switcher does not adjust its time reference.