Pathway Connectivity
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OCTO Manual
November 2018
About Pathport OCTO
Pathway Connectivity’s Pathport® OCTO is a four-port DMX-over-Ethernet
gateway intended for use primarily in entertainment lighting systems. The OCTO
provides transparent transmission and receipt of the DMX512 lighting control
standard, using a number of widely accepted protocols, across a standard Ethernet
data network.
The OCTO may be used alone, networked with other OCTOs and Pathport
gateways, as well as with a number of other Ethernet-aware lighting control
products, such as consoles and controllers.
The OCTO, like all Pathports, is a routing device and does not provide control over
the protocols or the data being passed. It only provides control over the path the
data takes, how multiple DMX sources are treated (merged or prioritized), and
certain other routing characteristics including DMX transmission speed and signal
loss behavior.
Installation Instructions
The Pathport OCTO is intended for desktop use, or for mounting in a standard 19”
equipment rack, using the included rack ears.