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INSTALLATIONCONFIGURATIONOPERATION
FURTHER
INFORMATION
INDEX
Unit Name
Name details that you can alter to distinguish this unit from all others. The name entered here will be read by
A.I.M. units (if used) for administration purposes.
Unit Description
Allows you to optionally add a description of the unit, such as its location. Useful when many ALIF units are
being used.
System port
This section determines the IP address, netmask and gateway details for the main Gigabit Ethernet port located
on the right side of the front panel. The default IP address is 169.254.1.33 which is the zero cong IP address
that allows the unit to work immediately in point-to-point mode. You are recommended to change this to an
appropriate address in the private IP range 192.168.xxx.xxx
The default netmask is 255.255.0.0. If you change the IP address to the private range, you are recommended to
change this to 255.255.255.0 The default gateway address is 169.254.1.1
VNC port
Determines whether the port on the left side of the front panel is enabled and which IP address details it
should use. The default IP address is 192.168.1.42.
Teaming port
Determines whether the SFP socket on the right side of the front panel is enabled and which IP address details
it should use. The default IP address is 169.254.1.43 which is the zero cong IP address that allows the unit to
work immediately in point-to-point mode. You are recommended to change this to an appropriate address in
the private IP range 192.168.xxx.xxx The default netmask is 255.255.0.0. If you change the IP address to the
private range, you are recommended to change this to 255.255.255.0
The default gateway address is 169.254.1.1 Note: Before the Teaming port can be used for connection via a network,
you need to ensure that the System port has been congured away from its zero cong IP address.
Enable options
These checkboxes allow you to determine which peripheral options will be used: Video, audio, USB and serial.
Serial port options
These allow you to match the serial conguration being used by the attached PC host.
Identify unit
When clicked, these buttons cause the front panel indicators to ash to assist with identifying the ALIF unit
within a rack.
• The Identify Unit (short) button ashes the indicators for ve seconds.
• The Identify Unit (long) button ashes the indicators for one hour but can be overridden by clicking the
Identify Unit (short) button.
Target Multicast Conguration
The items within this section are required if a multicast group is being arranged i.e. many receivers connected
to the one transmitter. For the video port(s) and/or audio channel, you need to enter the multicast IP
addresses. In each case, the rst address relates to the System (Gigabit Ethernet) port and the second address
to the optional Teaming port.
In previous revisions of rmware, the destination IP address for video was decided by the RX. If multiple RX
units requested the same video source then all had to provide the same multicast destination IP address. In
revision 3.3 and above, the TX now decides the destination IP address for video and automatically informs any
interested RX units. In a system with a mix of new and old units, both RX and TX units must be congured
with the same destination IP address for video.
Note: All multicast addresses for each service endpoint must be unique across the whole ALIF installation.
TX System Conguration