ADDERLink INFINITY dual Manual v30
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30 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX TX About AboutThis page displays key information about the TX unit that may be requested by Adder Technical Support. To get here1 Connect your computer to a port on the front panel. 2 Run a web browser and enter the IP address of the Management (ALIF dual only) or System port used: http://192.168.1.42 (management port) or http://169.254.1.33 (system port) If the address is unknown, perform a manual factory reset. 3 Click the About link.
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31 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX APPENDIX B - Receiver (RX) unit configuration pages This section covers the browser-based configuration utility for the AdderLink Infinity RX (receiver) unit. The RX utility has nine pages, titled as follows: • System Configuration • Statistics • USB Settings • Firmware Upgrade • Security • Reboot • AIM Manager • About • System Messages
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32 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX Unit NameName details that you can alter to distinguish this unit from all others. Unit DescriptionAllows you to add a description of the unit, such as its location. Useful when many ALIF units are being used. System portThis 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 169.254.1.32 which is the zero config IP...
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33 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX RX System Configuration (2 of 2) Target Transmitter Unit Settings This section is where you configure the IP address details of the ALIF transmitter(s) that this receiver will connect with. You can quickly set all peripheral feeds (video 1/2, audio, USB and serial) to use the same primary (and secondary) locations using the IP Address (System port) and IP Address 2 (Teaming port) entries. For normal one-to-one connections enter the IP...
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34 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX RX USB Settings Allow Human Interface Devices (HID) onlyWhen enabled, this option restricts supported USB devices to keyboards and mice only. The use of memory sticks and other devices will be disabled. Isochronous Endpoint OSD AlertsThe ALIF USB system does not support Isochronous USB. When enabled, this option will alert the user when an Isochronous USB device is connected. Enable Isochronous Endpoint AttachWhen enabled, this option...
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35 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX RX Security EncryptionThis setting allows you to apply encryption to the USB and control data passed across the link. Note that video data is never encrypted. Secure Web pages with password When ticked, this option enables https security so that the configuration pages are only accessible to the admin user with a password. Change/confirm passwordThese options allow you to change the admin password for the system. To get here1 Connect...
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36 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX RX AIM Manager Enable AIM ControlClick this button to allow an A.I.M. (Adder Infinity Manager) box to take control of this RX. When the button is clicked, the RX unit will be rebooted to allow the A.I.M. box to discover and control it. RX System Messages To get here1 Connect your computer to a port on the front panel. 2 Run a web browser and enter the IP address of the Management (ALIF dual only) or System port used: http://192.168.1.42...
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37 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX RX Statistics RX Firmware Upgrade RX Reboot UpgradeUse this page to upgrade the main or backup firmware image on the unit. Please see the section Performing an upgrade for details. Reboot Use this page to perform a reboot or a factory reset. Please see the section Manual factory reset for details. Enable collection of bandwidth statisticsThe ALIF unit can record data transfer statistics from the System port and plot them on a graph for...
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38 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX RX About AboutThis page displays key information about the RX unit that may be requested by Adder Technical Support. To get here1 Connect your computer to a port on the front panel. 2 Run a web browser and enter the IP address of the Management (ALIF dual only) or System port used: http://192.168.1.42 (management port) or http://169.254.1.32 (system port) If the address is unknown, perform a manual factory reset. 3 Click the About link.
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39 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX APPENDIX C - Tips for success when networking ALIF units ALIF units use multiple strategies to minimize the amount of data that they send across networks. However, data overheads can be quite high, particularly when very high resolution video is being transferred, so it is important to take steps to maximize network efficiency and help minimize data output. The tips given in this section have been proven to produce very beneficial...