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Connecting units in cascade
The method for cascading AdderView CATxIP 5000 and AdderView CATx
1000 units is straightforward and requires no hardware settings or lengthy
configuration process.
The method of linking units is the same regardless of the cascade level, or
number of devices attached. Put simply:
• A single cascade link is made by connecting a
COMPUTER CONNECTIONS
socket of the
ADDERVIEW CATxIP 5000
unit to the
REMOTE USER PORT
socket of the
ADDERVIEW CATx 1000
unit below it.
Please consider the following when making cascade connections between units.
Tips for successful cascading
• The maximum number of levels for a cascade is two.
• For each cascade link, use a standard category 5, 5e or 6 twisted-pair cable,
terminated at each end with an RJ45 connector. There must be no crossover
connections within the cable. The cascade link cables can be up to 10m (32
feet) in length providing that the total length from the AdderView CATxIP
5000 or AdderView CATx 1000 to any CAM also does not exceed 10m.
• The procedure given opposite may be carried out in any order but for
clarity the instruction will begin at the AdderView CATxIP 5000 unit. The
procedure remains the same regardless of exactly which cascade levels are
being connected. The basic rule is that each link is made by connecting a
COMPUTER CONNECTIONS
port of the
ADDERVIEW CATxIP 5000
(upper switch) to
the
REMOTE USER PORT
(on the front panel) of the
ADDERVIEW CATx 1000
.
To connect units in cascade
1 Ensure that power is disconnected from the AdderView CATxIP 5000 and all
other units to be connected.
2 Connect one end of the cascade link cable to an appropriate
COMPUTER
CONNECTIONS
port on the rear panel of the AdderView CATxIP 5000.
3 Connect the other end of the cascade link cable to the remote user port (RJ45
socket) on the front panel of the AdderView CATx 1000 unit.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the cascade links between the AdderView CATxIP 5000
and each AdderView CATx 1000 unit.
Once the units and computers have been connected, you can edit their names to
make it much easier to locate them. See the
To create a new host entry
section in
the ‘Host configuration’ page of
Appendix 2
for more details.
