Connecting Units In Cascade - ADDER AdderView CATxIP 5000 User Manual

Connecting units in cascade

The method for cascading AdderView CATxIP 5000 and AdderView CATx
1000 units is straightforward and requires no hardware settings or lengthy
configuration process.
The method of linking units is the same regardless of the cascade level, or
number of devices attached. Put simply:
• A single cascade link is made by connecting a
socket of the
ADDERVIEW CATxIP 5000
socket of the
ADDERVIEW CATx 1000
Please consider the following when making cascade connections between units.
Tips for successful cascading
• The maximum number of levels for a cascade is two.
• For each cascade link, use a standard category 5, 5e or 6 twisted-pair cable,
terminated at each end with an RJ45 connector. There must be no crossover
connections within the cable. The cascade link cables can be up to 10m (32
feet) in length providing that the total length from the AdderView CATxIP
5000 or AdderView CATx 1000 to any CAM also does not exceed 10m.
• The procedure given opposite may be carried out in any order but for
clarity the instruction will begin at the AdderView CATxIP 5000 unit. The
procedure remains the same regardless of exactly which cascade levels are
being connected. The basic rule is that each link is made by connecting a
port of the
COMPUTER CONNECTIONS
the (on the front panel) of the
REMOTE USER PORT
COMPUTER CONNECTIONS
unit to the
REMOTE USER PORT
unit below it.
(upper switch) to
ADDERVIEW CATxIP 5000
.
ADDERVIEW CATx 1000
To connect units in cascade
1 Ensure that power is disconnected from the
AdderView CATxIP 5000 and all other units
to be connected.
2 Connect one end of the cascade link cable
to an appropriate
COMPUTER CONNECTIONS
port on the rear panel of the AdderView
CATxIP 5000.
3 Connect the other end of the
cascade link cable to the remote
user port (RJ45 socket) on the
front panel of the AdderView
CATx 1000 unit.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the
cascade links between the
AdderView CATxIP 5000 and each
AdderView CATx 1000 unit.
Once the units and computers have been connected, you can edit their names
to make it much easier to locate them. See the
section in the 'Host configuration' page of
See also
• Addressing computers in a cascade
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To create a new host entry
Appendix 2
for more details.
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