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2. Installation and Getting Started Quick Installation
Page 8 VGA Bridge
Quick Installation
This section describes how to connect two VGA Bridge devices
and start transmitting images.
The VGA Bridge devices use UDP broadcasts on port 5557 to find
other VGA Bridge devices on the network.
To use this procedure, you must have the following:
• A VGA Bridge device to be used as a transmitter.
• A second VGA Bridge device to be used as a receiver.
• A VGA or DVI source in one location.
• A VGA or DVI monitor or projector, usually in a different
location than the VGA or DVI source.
• An Ethernet LAN. Both locations must have a connection to
the same Ethernet network subnet on the LAN. (Not required
for all configurations.)
• A DHCP server on the LAN to automatically configure the IP
addresses of the VGA Bridge devices.
Figure 2: Installing VGA Bridge devices
Consult your network administrator if you are not sure about the
LAN configuration.
Note: If the network does not have a DHCP server, you can
assign one or both of the VGA Bridge devices a static IP address
before completing this procedure. See “If the Network Does Not
Have a DHCP Server” on page 18 .
Ethernet
Cable
VGA or
DVI
Cable
Ethernet
Cable
VGA or
DVI
Cable
VGA or DVI Monitor
or Projector
VGA source
INPUT
OUTPUT
VGA Bridge
Transmitter
VGA Bridge
Receiver
VGA or DVI images transferred
over Ethernet network
Ethernet
Network