ADDERLink INFINITY Manager Manual
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AdderLink Infinity Manager User Guide Experts in Connectivity Solutions .9M ([tenViRn 00360052004F00580057004C005200510056
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INSTALLATION 1 CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX Introduction Firmware version 3.3...........................................................................................3 ALIF /A.I.M. features ............................................................................................4 A.I.M. basics ...........................................................................................................6 Supplied items...
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INSTALLATION 2 CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX AdderLink Infinity transmitter and receiver units allow multiple remote users to access host computers in a very flexible manner. Such flexibility requires management and coordination – that is where A.I.M. (AdderLink Infinity Manager) becomes vital. A.I.M. is designed to promote the most efficient use of AdderLink Infinity (ALIF) units by allowing central control over any number of transmitters and receivers. Using the intuitive A.I.M....
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INSTALLATION 3 CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX FIRMWARE VERSION 3.3 IMPORTANT: Please read this section completely before attempting installation, upgrades or restoring backups. The basic rule is: If firmware version 3.3 is to be used anywhere in your A.I.M.-controlled AdderLink Infinity installation, then it must be used everywhere, and you must upgrade A.I.M. before you upgrade the AdderLink Infinity units. Important upgrade notes • Always upgrade the A.I.M. server(s) to v3.3...
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INSTALLATION 4 CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX ALIF /A.I.M. FEATURES AFZ lossless codec The AFZ compression scheme is primarily focused on improving the performance for “natural” images (i.e. photographs and movies) and is automatically selected whenever there is a benefit to do so. The AFZ codec is lossless and is very low latency (a small fraction of a frame delay). It generally achieves 50% improvement (in compression) over the RLE scheme for any areas of the screen that consist...
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INSTALLATION 5 CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX Teaming operation The units have dual network interface ports that can be used in parallel to produce important benefits: • Improved connection speeds up to 2 Gigabits per second, and • Important link redundancy that can maintain operation in the event of a failed connection. Teaming offers immediate speed improvements in a one-to-one arrangement... ...and also in multicast installations:
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INSTALLATION 6 CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX A.I.M. BASICS Channels Think of a channel as a ‘virtual transmitter’. It is virtual because the video, audio and USB streams of a channel do not necessarily have to originate from the same physical transmitter unit, although in most cases they will. For instance, you could arrange for video and USB streams to be received from one host computer, while the audio stream came from an alternative source. Alternatively, two channels could be...
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INSTALLATION 7 CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX Active Directory To streamline administration even further, A.I.M. supports Active Directory. By synchronizing with an LDAP/Active Directory server, details of users (including their usernames and group memberships) can be securely synchronised from existing databases in order to both minimize the initial configuration as well as streamline ongoing updates. A.I.M. interface A.I.M. appears in two main ways depending on whether you are an...
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INSTALLATION 8 CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX SUPPLIED ITEMS A.I.M. server unit 12V, 5A Power supply plus country-specific mains cable www.adder .com AdderLinkADM ADM USR USRUNC UNCETH1 ETH1 ETH2 ETH2 PWR PWR MANAGEMENT SERVER Rack mount brackets Information wallet containing: Four self-adhesive rubber feet Safety document
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9 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OPERATION FURTHERINFORMATION INDEX CONNECTIONS The A.I.M. server unit is supplied fully pre-loaded and permits no local user interaction. All configuration takes place remotely via the network connections and as a result only two connections are required: Network and power. Note: If an existing A.I.M. server must be replaced, follow the important advice given within Appendix C (Swapping out an A.I.M. server). Network connections The A.I.M. server has two network...