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AdderView CATx 000
User Guide
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Contents Introduction Configuration AdderView CATx 1000 features - front and rear .......................4 Overall initial configuration ....................................................18 What’s in the box.........................................................................5 Configuration menus ................................................................19 What you may additionally need ...............................................5 Configuration menus layout .....................
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HT Operation Further information Local and remote user access ....................................................33 Getting assistance ......................................................................39 Selecting a computer ............................................................33 Appendix 1 – Configuration menus .........................................40 User arbitration - simultaneous local and remote users.....35 Functions ..........................................................
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Introduction Thank you for choosing the AdderView CATx 1000 The AdderView CATx 1000 is available in two sizes, The user console can be either connected directly to the from Adder Technology. This compact unit has been directly supporting eight or sixteen computers Adderview CATx 1000 unit or placed up to 300m (980 created to allow a single operator to take full control of respectively. These numbers can be increased at any feet) away using either Adder X100 or X200 extenders many computer sys
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AdderView CATx 1000 features - front and rear The AdderView CATx 1000 units pack a great deal of functionality into a compact space. Both models occupy half of a single 1U rack space and provide most of their connectors at the rear face. The smart front face features the remote user link port and the operation indicators. Remote user port This port can either be used to connect a single remote user (with an optional X100 or X200 LOC REM OSD UPG LCK PWR extender module) at a distance of up t
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LOC REM OSD UPG LCK PWR KVM only www.adder.com What’s in the box AdderView CATx 000 AVX1008 – 8 computer connections, 1 local console connection, 1 remote user connection AVX1016 – 16 computer connections, 1 local console connection, 1 remote user connection 0W power adapter and country- specific power lead Four self-adhesive CD-ROM rubber feet What you may additionally need Computer Access Modules One required per connected computer. There are five different formats, depending on the re
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16 15 14 13 8 7 6 5 OPTIONS 5V 2.0A 1 2 1 1 1 0 9 4 3 2 1 COMPUTER CONNECTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTION S 16 15 14 13 8 7 6 5 16 15 14 13 8 7 6 5 OPTIONS OPTIONS 5 V 2 .0 A 1 2 1 1 1 0 9 4 3 2 1 5V 2.0A 1 2 1 1 1 0 9 4 3 2 1 COMPUTER CONNECTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTION S 6 5 16 15 14 13 OPTIONS 5 V 2 1 2.0A ECTIONS HT Installation Mounting The AdderView CATx 1000 units offer three main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet Single unit rack b
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Connections The AdderView CATx 1000 provides a great deal of flexibility in its configurations. This chapter details the various connections that can be made to achieve the required installation. Local Remote user REMOTEREMOTE user (via X100/X200 extender) USER USER page 8 page 9 X200 X200 LOCAL REMOTE USER USER X200 CAM CAM Power Multiple video POWER HOST in head connections IN COMPUTER page 11 page 16 CAM COMPUTER POWER Cascading SYSTEM SWITCH multiple units X200 page 13 Computer system
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1 6 1 O P T IO N S 5 V 2 . 0 A 1 2 1 C O M P U T Local user LOCAL REMOTE A locally connected video monitor, keyboard To connect the local user port USER USER (and mouse) are required during the initial 1 Position a suitable video monitor, keyboard, mouse (and speakers, if X200 configuration. These are also useful during required) in the vicinity of the AdderView CATx 1000 unit such that their POWER normal use to allow quick local control of any cables will easily reach. IN connected computer s
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KVM only Remote user (via X100/X200 extender) One user can be placed a maximum of 300 3 Lay a suitable length of category 5, 5e or 6 cabling between the Adder LOCAL REMOTE USER USER metres (980 feet) from the AdderView CATx X100/X200 module and the AdderView CATx 1000 unit. Please refer to the 1000 unit. The remote user is connected via section Cable lengths for remote user locations opposite. X200 an Adder X100 or X200 extender module and 4 Attach the connector of the cable run to the socket
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Computer system (via CAM) LOCAL REMOTE Each computer system is connected to the 4 Attach the connector of the cable USER USER AdderView CATx 1000 unit via a Computer run to the socket of the CAM. X200 Access Module (CAM) and standard category 5, POWER 5e or 6 cabling. CAMs are available in various Green indicator - power present IN formats to suit differing computer system types Yellow indicator - signal activity CAM and their particular connector styles. Each CAM uses Adder Keep Alive tech
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1 6 1 O P T IO N S 5 V 2 . 0 A 1 2 1 C O M P U T Power in connection LOCAL REMOTE The AdderView CATx 1000 unit is supplied 2 Connect the IEC connector of the supplied country-specific power lead to USER USER with a standard 10W power adapter. There the socket of the power adapter. X200 is no on/off switch on the unit, so operation POWER begins as soon as a power adapter is IN connected. CAM COMPUTER POWER SYSTEM SWITCH To connect the power supply 1 Attach the output lead from the power adapt
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1 6 1 O P T IO N S 5 V 2 . 0 A 1 2 1 C O M P U T To connect and address the switch boxes Power control port LOCAL REMOTE Note: The AdderView CATx 1000 unit can be powered on during this procedure, The options port of the AdderView CATx USER USER however, the switch boxes should be switched off. The configuration steps below 1000 can be used to connect to one or more X200 are for the Adder EPS-M8 and EPS-S8 power switches. Other power switches may optional power control units. This allows yo
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Cascading multiple units X200 The AdderView CATx 1000 units The cascade tree support up to eight or sixteen The diagram shows how multiple AdderView CATx 1000 units can be directly connected computer cascaded to two levels. Computer systems can be connected at any level. The local or remote user can access computer systems situated systems, however, this is by anywhere within the cascade tree. no means the limit. Instead of connecting computers to every CAM output port, you can instead
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KVM only 7 6 5 3 2 1 COMPUTER CONNECTIONS Connecting units in cascade The method for cascading AdderView CATx 1000 units is straightforward and To connect units in cascade requires no hardware settings or lengthy configuration process. 1 Ensure that power is disconnected from the AdderView CATx 1000 and all other units to The method of linking AdderView CATx 1000 units is the same regardless of the be connected. cascade level, or number of devices attached. Put simply: 2 Connect one end o
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1203 Addressing computers in a cascade Computer systems connected within a cascade arrangement are addressed using up to four digits, two for each cascade level. The pairs of digits specify which of the COMPUTER CONNECTIONS ports on each of the AdderView CATx 1000 units must be enabled to reach a specific computer. In the diagram given here, a portion of the previous cascade diagram indicates how the routes to two particular computers are formed and addressed. AdderView CATx 1000 Port 12
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Multiple video head connections REMOTEREMOTE Two or more AdderView CATx 1000 units can USER USER be connected together so that they operate in a synchronised manner. Synchronised operation X200 X200 is useful for applications that require multiple video signals to be switched together. This type of operation is usually required where each computer is fitted with multiple video cards or video cards Slave AdderView CATx 000 with multiple video heads. Whenever a AdderView CAM CAM CATx 1000
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1 6 1 O P T IO N S 5 V 2 . 0 A 1 2 1 C O M P U T Remote switching control The port switching functions of the AdderView CATx 1000 REMOTE CONTROL units can be remotely controlled by an RS232 link to the OPTIONS port on the rear panel. The sending device must use the following RS232 communication settings: AdderView CATx 000 Baud rate: 19200 bps rear panel Data bits: 8 Parity: None Cable from serial Stop bits: 1 control device No handshaking is implemented, however, valid command charac
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HT Configuration Almost all configuration and operational aspects of the AdderView CATx 1000 units are controlled via on-screen menu displays. Overall initial configuration When setting up a new installation, the following stages are recommended: 1 Enable the general ‘Security’ option. With security disabled (default setting), a local or remote user attached to the AdderView CATx 1000 will have full and unrestricted access to all computers and all AdderView CATx 1000 settings. In larger ins
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Configuration menus The configuration menus allow you to determine many aspects of the AdderView CATx 1000 capabilities. From here you can: Hotkeys • Create individual user accounts and determine access rights, Note: and are the standard hotkeys and can be altered to • Provide names for all connected computers to allow quick recognition, avoid clashes with other devices or software. If you change the hotkeys, remember to use the new ones in place of and when following • Set individua
