Extron electronics MAV Plus Series - Escape Character and Esc Key; Open; Telnet Tips

Ethernet Connection, cont’d
CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Ethernet Connection
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Microsoft (R) windows 2000 (TM) Version 5.0 (Build 2195)
Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client
Telnet Client Build 5.00.99203.1
Escape Character is 'CTRL+]'
Microsoft Telnet>
Figure A-3 — Telnet screen
Telnet tips
Itisnottheintentionofthismanualtodetailalloftheoperationsandfunctionality
of Telnet; however, some basic level of understanding is necessary for operating the
CrossPointorMAVswitcherviaTelnet.
Open
ConnecttotheCrossPointorMAVswitcherusingtheOpencommand.Onceyou
areconnectedtotheswitcher,youcanentertheSIScommandsthesameasyou
wouldifyouwereusingtheRS-232link.
ConnecttotheCrossPointorMAVswitcherasfollows:
1. At the Telnet prompt, type open {IP address}andthenpress[Enter].
If the switcher is not password protected, no further prompts are displayed
untilyoubreakordisconnecttheconnectiontotheCrossPointorMAV
switcher.
If the switcher is password protected, Telnet displays the password prompt.
2. Ifnecessary,atthepasswordprompt,type{password}andthenpress[Enter].
Connection to the switcher via the Ethernet can be password protected. There
are two levels of password protection: administrator and user. A person
loggedonasanadministratorhasfullaccesstoallCrossPointorMAV
switchingcapabilitiesandeditingfunctions.Userscanselectvideoand/or
audioforoutput,selecttestpatterns,setaudioorRS-232mutes,selectablue
screen, and view all settings with the exception of passwords. By default,
theCrossPointorMAVswitchershipswithbothpasswordssetto{carriage
return}.
Once you are logged in, the switcher returns either Login Administrator or
Login User. No further prompts are displayed until you break or disconnect
theconnectiontotheCrossPointorMAVswitcher.
Escape character and Esc key
When Telnet is first started, the utility advises that the Escape character is ‘Ctrl+]’.
ManySIScommandsincludethekeyboard
E
key. Consequently, some confusion
may exist between the Escape character and the Escape key.
The Telnet Escape character is a key combination, the
Ctrl
key and the
]
key
pressed simultaneously, that returns you to the Telnet prompt while leaving the
connectiontotheCrossPointorMAVswitcherintact.
The Escape key is the
E
key on the computer keyboard.