AVOCENT® LONGVIEW™ 4000 SERIES
HIGH PERFORMANCE KVM EXTENDER SYSTEMS
Quick Installation Guide
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The LongView™ high performance
extender system provides the
fastest way to extend high quality
DVI video, digital audio and USB data
across your network. Transmitter and
receiver extenders can be configured in
a direct connect or a patch panel
configuration to best meet the needs of
your system. Configuration options are
illustrated on the right, and general
system information is provided in the
following section. Proceed to the next
page for installation instructions.
Supported Hardware
LongView™ 4010 and 4020
extenders support most standard
speakers/headsets, microphones,
USB keyboards and USB mice. DVI
monitors are also supported, and
the extender system transfers
video rates up to 165 Megapixels per
second. LongView™ 4020 extenders also
provide an additional video channel and
dual stereo audio.
Cable Extension Rules
•
A maximum extension distance
of 50 meters is supported with
single, uninterrupted runs of
CAT 7a patch or CAT 6 bulk/
trunk (not patch) cables at full
resolution.
•
Cable run rules: Overall cable
runs must be reduced by 5
meters for each additional
cable coupling. Run
specifications may be increased
by 10 meters when using
resolutions of 1280 x 1024 or
lower.
•
Patch cables: All patch cables
must be as short as possible
and no longer than 2 meters.
NOTE
: Prior to completing the
following steps, ensure your computer is
turned off.
1. Connecting transmitter
extender video
For the LongView 4010
extender, connect a single-link
digital cable from your
computer to the DVI-D port on
the extender. If using the
LongView 4020 extender,
connect the digital video link
cable from the primary video
port on the computer to the
bottom (primary) DVI-D port on
the extender. Then, connect the
video cable from the secondary
video port on the computer to
the top (secondary) DVI-D port
on the extender.
LongView™ Extender Direct Connect Configuration
LongView™ Extender Patch Panel Configuration
Transmitter
Extender
CAT7a - 50 m (maximum)
CAT6 - 50 m (maximum)
Additional video
channel and dual
stereo audio channels
Additional
CATx link
Receiver
Extender
CAT7a - 50 m (maximum)
CAT6 - 50 m (maximum)
Patch lead
<2 m max
Patch lead
<2 m max
Receiver
Extender
Transmitter
Extender
Patch Panel
Patch Panel
Additional CATx link
Additional video
channel and dual
stereo audio channels
SECONDARY
PRIMARY
