Installation and Setup
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Instruction Manual – DXLink Fiber Transmitters and Receivers
Setup Information
Setup Requirements
A PC with NetLinx Studio (v4.0 or later) installed
An understanding of which DXLink Fiber Mode the system will be used in (below and page 29)
An understanding of the DIP switch settings (page 44)
Important:
We recommend that DXLink Fiber equipment be installed by a technician with knowledge of
networks and experience with NetLinx Studio and its Telnet interface. NetLinx experience should include
changing device addresses, binding devices, updating firmware, etc.
The remainder of the “Setup Information” section covers information for system setup, network loop concerns,
DIP switch settings, mounting options, cable requirements and recommendations, and “audio type” precedence.
Important:
Compatibility between hardware requires matching model types: multimode to multimode and
single mode to single mode.
The specific installation’s requirements dictate the system setup, which generally takes one of the following three forms
(each allow for the transport of audio and video signal, but vary in their level of communication functionality):
Endpoint Mode (Switcher)
One or more DXLink Fiber TXs and/or RXs are connected to an Enova DGX Switcher containing an
integrated Master (see page 40). The TXs and RXs can be either multimode or single mode as long as each
one’s transceiver matches the fiber optic transceivers on the DXLink Fiber Input or Output Board it is
attached to.
Bidirectional Mode (Duplex only) – Ethernet, IR, RS-232, and USB HID (keyboard and mouse data) can be
sent over the fiber optic cable.
Unidirectional Mode* – Ethernet, IR, RS-232, and USB HID (keyboard and mouse data) cannot be sent over
the fiber optic cable. This functionality can be provided in Unidirectional Mode by connecting the ICS LAN
port to a network (for details, see “Unidirectional Mode LAN Configuration” on page 60).
Endpoint Mode (Standalone)
A standalone DXLink Fiber TX/RX pair are connected directly to each other (units
must
match, multimode to
multimode and single mode to single mode) but, in addition, either the TX or RX is connected to a NetLinx
Central Controller via a LAN or directly to the Controller (see page 42).
Bidirectional Mode (Duplex only) – Ethernet, IR, RS-232, and USB HID (keyboard and mouse data) can be
sent over the fiber optic cable.
Unidirectional Mode* – Ethernet, IR, RS-232, and USB HID (keyboard and mouse data) cannot be sent over
the fiber optic cable.This functionality can be provided in Unidirectional Mode by connecting both the TX
and RX ICS LAN port to a network (for details, see “Unidirectional Mode LAN Configuration” on
page 60).
Extender Mode (Standalone)
A standalone DXLink Fiber TX/RX pair are connected directly to each other (units
must
match, multimode to
multimode and single mode to single mode) as a simple extender solution (see page 42).
Bidirectional Mode – Ethernet, IR, RS-232, and USB (keyboard and mouse data) can be sent over the fiber
optic cable.
Unidirectional Mode – The TX and RX will not have use of Ethernet, IR, RS-232, and USB (keyboard and
mouse data) in this system setup option.
* The information in this bullet point applies to Simplex hardware in Unidirectional Mode (only mode available),
Duplex hardware that has been configured for Unidirectional Mode (see page 56), and Duplex hardware that has
dropped into Data Link-lost Mode (see page 56).
