ADDER AdderLink Infinity Manager User Manual page 14

Dashboard > Settings page
Click the Settings option below the Dashboard tab.
Most global configuration options for the AIM system are available in the
settings page. For configuration options that affect individual receivers, users
and channels, see the sections dealing with those tabs.
Check For Updates - If this setting is off, AIM will never attempt to connect to
the update server to check for updates. If it is on, the first time the AIM admin
section is visited each day, an online check takes place. This check is only ever
performed once per day. If new AIM software has been released, the Version
number at the top right of the page will now contain a link, allowing automatic
upgrade of AIM. See Dashboard > Updates page
Note: For the AIM unit to successfully locate and use updates it requires access
to the Internet, usually via the second Ethernet connection to the rear of the
unit. The IP address for the second Ethernet connection can be configured
within the Settings page.
Login Required
Determines whether a login is required to use AdderLink Infinity receivers. This
is a global setting that applies to all receivers but which can be overridden for
specific receivers or receiver groups. Options are:
• No: Anyone can use a receiver without login credentials, using the channels
granted to the "Anonymous User" (set further down the page).
• Yes: Users need to login to use a receiver.
Note: Within AIM, Login requirements filter down from the top (i.e. from
this setting), but can be overridden at lower levels, such as at the Receiver or
Receiver Group levels. See The Receivers Tab
Grant All Users Exclusive Access
Determines whether a user can connect to a channel exclusively and thus
prevent any other users from also connecting to that channel. If not set, users
can only connect in view-only mode or shared mode. Settings that are applied
specifically to a user will override settings applied to user groups they're in,
which in turn override this global setting.
Note: If a user has exclusive mode granted or NOT granted at user level, then it
doesn't matter what settings there are above (usergroups or global).
• If a user is set to inherit "allow exclusive mode" from their user groups,
if any one of their user groups has "allow exclusive mode" granted, then
the user will have it granted, even if the rest of the user's usergroups have
exclusive mode not granted.
• If a user is set to inherit "allow exclusive mode" from their user groups, and
one of the user groups is set to inherit from the global setting - if that global
setting is "allow exclusive mode," then effectively the user group is "allow
exclusive mode," so the user will be allowed exclusive mode.
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Allowed Connection Modes
Determines the global setting that will be applied to all new channels concerning
connection modes. The setting made here is only applied as a default and can be
overridden at the channel level, where necessary. Options are:
• View/Shared only: Prevents users from gaining exclusive access to a channel.
• Exclusive only: Ensures that all connections to a channel are made
singularly.
• View/Shared & Exclusive: Permits either type of connection to be made.
Note: By default, all new channels are set to inherit this global value. So it's easy
to change all channel connection modes simply by changing the global setting.
If a channel has its own setting, the global setting has no effect on that chan-
nel.
Initial Streaming Mode
All new connections are created in unicast mode in order to minimise multicast
traffic on network switches that may have limited
If a second receiver connects to the same channel, the unicast connection is
briefly disconnected and replaced with the new multicast connection. The first-
connected receiver would experience a brief screen black-out.
Selecting multicast in this option causes new connections to start directly in
multicast mode so that subsequent receivers can connect to the same channel
or video stream without causing any interruption to the initial video connection.
DDC
Allows you to force a particular DDC to be sent to receivers, or you can set it to
use the DDC of the monitor currently connected to the receiver.
Hot Plug Detect
Controls whether Hot Plug Detect is allowed to be brought up/down by ALIF RX
unit.
USB Speed
Determines the USB version/speed capability of the ALIF system that is reported
to the host computer (USB 2 Hi-Speed or USB 1 Full Speed).
USB Hub Size
Determines the USB hub size of the ALIF system that is reported to the host
computer (13 or 7 ports).
IGMP snooping capabilities.
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