Connecting To The Lan Interface; Connecting To The Conference Link2 Interface - Polycom SoundStructure C16 Hardware Installation Manual

Hardware Installation Guide for the Polycom SoundStructure

Connecting to the LAN Interface

The SoundStructure device's Ethernet interface (as shown following figure) is a 10/100 Mbps interface that
supports Auto-MDIX (medium dependent interface crossover).
Auto-MDIX enables the use of a standard CAT5e cable to connect directly from the SoundStructure device
to either an Ethernet network or to a computer. The SoundStructure device will detect the connection and
work appropriately.
SoundStructure Ethernet Interface
LAN C-LINK2
By default the SoundStructure device has Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enabled and will
accept an IP address from a DHCP server. If a DHCP server can not be located, the SoundStructure device
will default to a link-local IP address of 169.254.1.1 to make it possible to connect the device directly to the
PC without the requirement of setting a manual static IP address on both the PC and the SoundStructure
device.
The SoundStructure device IP address can also be set to a static IP address using the SoundStructure
Studio software.

Connecting to the Conference Link2 Interface

The Conference Link2 interface, which is labeled as C-Link2 in the following figure, is used to connect the
SoundStructure devices to other Polycom equipment such as a Polycom HDX or RealPresence Group
Series system or a Polycom Digital Microphone Array.
Do not connect an Ethernet cable to the Conference Link2 Interface. Connecting an
Ethernet cable into the Conference Link2 interface of a SoundStructure device
could damage the SoundStructure device. To minimize improper cabling, plastic
plugs have been installed by default into the Conference Link2 ports.
Warning
Polycom, Inc.
PIN 2: TXD
PIN 3: RXD
PIN 5: GROUND
PIN 7: CTS
PIN 8: RTS
REMOTE CONTROL 1
RS-232
REMOTE CONTROL 2
OBAM IR
IN OUT 12V
LAN
1 2
1 2
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