Configuration
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5.17 Matrix Grid
In this menu you can configure a Matrix Grid in order to connect two or
more matrices. This kind of configuration may become necessary if the
number of ports in the entire system has to be increased or if certain
important connections should be distributed to several matrices due to
reasons of redundancy.
The connections between two matrices have to be established by so
called Grid Lines that are connected between particular I/O ports as
connecting links. The Grid Lines can be used bidirectionally and can
respectively handle a full access connection of a CON Device to a CPU
Device.
The number of Grid Lines in the system specifies, if a CON Device can be
switched to a CPU Device in Non-Blocking Access or in Blocking Access
and has to be separately determined for each Grid environment.
In this case Non-Blocking Access means that a Grid Line for a cross-
matrix switching operation of a CON Device to a CPU Device is available
at any time.
Whereas Blocking Access means that for a certain switching operation no
Grid Line may be available according to the switching status within the
Grid. The result will be that no cross-matrix switching will be possible.
You have the following options to configure a Matrix Grid:
Administration of Settings
Within a Matrix Grid you have to differ between settings that have to be
made locally for each matrix and settings that can be made globally so
that they are valid for the whole Matrix Grid.
The settings in the following menus have to be made separately for each
matrix or within the master matrix in order to affect all matrices in the Grid:
System, Access, Switch, Network, Date + Time, SNMP, Matrix Grid,
Multi-Screen Control
