User guide

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[ALIF2000]WhenmakingGigabitEthernetlinks
TX/RX network link
ALIFunitscanbeeitherconnecteddirectlytoeachotherorviaaGigabitEthernet
network.Additionally,ALIF2000unitscanbenetworkedbybreopticlinks.
FordirectlinksoverEthernetcable,thelengthofcableshouldnotexceed100
metres(328feet).Networkcablesusedforconnectionsmaybecategory5,5e,6or
7 twisted-pair cable. ALIF TX units have an autosensing capability on their network
interfaces,sofordirectpoint-to-pointconnections,no‘crossover’Ethernetcableis
required.
For direct links over fibre optic links, varying distances can be achieved depending
on the module and cable types used. Please refer to the table in Appendix E for
detailed information. The fibre cable(s) must be crossover cable(s).
To link ALIF units using Gigabit Ethernet
1 ConnectaCAT5,5e,6,or7cabletothesocketonthefrontpaneloftheALIF
unit.
LINK
ALIF RX
VIDEO
DISPLAY
USB
DEVICES
MIC &
SPEAKERS
POWER
IN
SERIAL
LINK
LINK
ALIF TX
VIDEO
LINK
USB
LINK
AUDIO
LINKS
POWER
IN
SERIAL
LINK
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CAT 5, 5e, 6, or 7 link either
directly from the other ALIF
unit or from a Gigabit Ethernet
switch
2 ConnecttheotherendofthecableeithertotheotherALIFunitortoa
GigabitEthernetswitch,asappropriate.
3 [Forconnectionsviaanetwork]repeatsteps1and2fortheotherALIFunit.
To link ALIF units using fibre optic links (ALIF2000 only)
1 Inserttheoptionalbremodule(SFP-MM-LCorSFP-SM-LC)intothe
apertureontheALIF2000frontpanel:
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AdderLink
NET SER AUD USB DVI PWR
Use only the right hand port
for Gigabit Ethernet links
Reserved for
future use
2 Connectthetransmitandreceivebrelinkstothebremoduleandclose
the latch over the link connectors to lock them into place.
Optional fibre module
3 Connect the other end of the fibre links either to the other AdderLink
Innityunitortoabre-equippedGigabitEthernetswitch,asappropriate.
Transmit and receive
fibre links
Please see Appendix A for important tips about networking ALIF units.