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ADM USR
USRUNC
UNCETH1
ETH1 ETH2
ETH2 PWR
PWR
MANAGEMENT SERVER
FRONT PANEL INDICATORS
To assist with operational checks and troubleshooting, the front panel provides the 
following indicators:
• ADM  
On when an administrator is logged in. Flashes when an        
    administrator is accessing the system.  
• USR  On if there are any connections between channels/receivers.  
    Flashes when a user is accessing the system.
• UNC Unconfigured RX or TX units are online
• ETH1 On when connected, flashes with network activity
• ETH2 On when connected, flashes with network activity
• PWR  On when power is applied
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
• A.I.M. v3.3 requires all ALIF units to be at firmware version 3.3 or greater, it is not 
possible to have mixed firmware versions on an A.I.M. network.
 Please read the important advice on page 3 before attempting installation, upgrades or 
restoring backups. 
 If an endpoint below 3.3 is added to the A.I.M. network, you will be prompted to trust 
the device first and then apply an upgrade to 3.3. Once you have upgraded to firmware 
version 3.3, downgrading is not permitted.
• If you do not wish to upgrade your A.I.M. box to 3.3, when you add a V3.3 AdderLink 
Infinity TX/RX units to your A.I.M. network you must first downgrade them to the 
version of A.I.M. that you are running: 
• A.I.M. 3.1 requires ALIF units to run firmware version 3.1 
• A.I.M. 2.5 requires ALIF units to run firmware version 2.9
• If you have an ALIF unit at v3.3 or higher, and you wish to downgrade its firmware via 
A.I.M. v2.5 to v2.9 (so as to use it within an A.I.M. v2.5 system), this can only be done 
via the copper interface and not the fiber interface.
• When upgrading an ALIF/A.I.M. network from firmware versions 2.0 to 3.0, proceed 
in the following order: First upgrade the A.I.M. to its version 3.0 firmware; it will 
subsequently report that it can no longer support the ALIF devices. Next upgrade the 
ALIF devices to their v3.0 firmware. 
• On the network switch(es) that have A.I.M. server(s) attached, ensure that the portfast 
option is enabled on each port to which an A.I.M. unit is connected. Where portfast 
is not enabled, if a second A.I.M. is added for redundancy, this could result in a mis-
configured back up server.
• 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).
• When configuring the installation for multicasting (and to improve overall 
performance), the network switch(es) being used must support a minimum of IGMP v2 
snooping. For faster performance use switches that support IGMP v3.
• In order to display video resolutions that use a horizontal video resolution of 2048 
pixels, the network switch must have support for Jumbo packets.
• Please also see Appendix A - Tips for success when networking ALIF units.   
						

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This section covers configuration of the AdderLink Infinity Manager Suite for administrators. 
For details about the regular user interface, please see the Operation section. 
SUPPORTED BROWSERS
The A.I.M. admin interface requires an A-grade browser with Javascript enabled.
The list of appropriate browsers is as follows:
• Google Chrome   v37 or greater
• Firefox   v32 or greater
• Internet Explorer   v11 or greater
• Safari   v7 or greater
LOGIN FOR ADMIN USERS
1 Ensure that the A.I.M. server is powered on (allow 3 minutes before accessing).
2  Using a computer located anywhere within the local network open a web browser 
(see Supported browsers list opposite) and enter the default IP address for the A.I.M. 
server: 169.254.1.3
 The Login page will be displayed:
3 Enter your Username and Password and click the Login button.
 The default username is admin and the default password is password. 
 You are strongly recommended to change the default admin password as one of your 
first actions: Go to Dashboard>Users. Click on the furthest right icon in the admin row 
(configure users) and change the password for the admin user.
 If you check the Remember Me box, a cookie will be stored on the computer, 
allowing you to access the admin section without having to log in each time. The 
cookie will survive for up to the A.I.M. Admin Timeout period. If you do not check the 
Remember Me box, you will remain logged in only for the duration of your browser 
session. 
IMPORTANT
When you log in for the first time on an A.I.M. server (firmware v3.1 or above) you need 
to specify a role before being able to configure the server. There are two options:
• Solo - There is only ever going to be one A.I.M. server on the network (with no 
redundancy and failover), or
• Primary - The server is going to be used in a network with a redundant cluster of 
A.I.M. servers and will be the main server used to manage the AdderLink Infinities.
If there is already a primary server on the network when the A.I.M. powers up, it will 
detect this and configure itself as a backup server automatically. After selecting the role 
you can then configure the server as you wish.
You will next be presented with the Settings page where you will need to change A.I.M. 
server’s default IP address to one that suits your existing network configuration. 
You will NOT be able to perform any other actions or navigate to any other pages within 
the A.I.M. admin interface until you have changed A.I.M.’s IP address.
To change the IP address, type in a new IP address in the relevant field (you should also 
change the gateway/netmask details for your network).
When you click Save, after a delay the web browser will automatically redirect itself to 
the new IP address so that you can continue administering A.I.M.
Note: Ensure that your access computer can view the new IP address, otherwise A.I.M. will 
appear to be offline. Depending on your network configuration and that of the access computer, 
you may need to change the access computer’s configuration to be able to see A.I.M.’s new 
network address.
You will then be asked to login again and will have full access to all of A.I.M.’s pages.
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).
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ADDING ADDERLINK INFINITY UNITS 
When new ALIF transmitters and receivers are added to a network, they are designed to 
automatically announce themselves* to the A.I.M. server. Once the A.I.M. server receives 
their announcement(s), the ALIF units will be added to the administrator’s view of the 
Dashboard (Note: If adding a pre 3.3 ALIF then the ALIF must be trusted first, then upgraded to 
3.3 and then can be configured). From here you can then begin to configure each new ALIF 
unit. Please read the important advice on page 3 before attempting installation, upgrades 
or restoring backups. 
* ALIF units can be configured either from their own browser-based configuration utility or via 
the A.I.M. server. Once an ALIF unit has been configured in one way, it cannot be reconfigured 
using the other method without undergoing a factory reset. This policy is in place to help prevent 
accidental overwriting of configurations. It also means that once an ALIF unit has been locally 
configured, it will not announce itself to the A.I.M. server upon being added to a network. Please 
see right for details about resetting an ALIF unit.     
If an ALIF unit is not located
There are several reasons why an ALIF unit might not be located by A.I.M.:
• The ALIF unit has been locally configured or is otherwise not using its factory default 
setting. Try performing a factory reset on an ALIF that is not being located.   
• The ALIF unit is not located in the same Ethernet segment as the A.I.M. server. Double 
check connections and move units where necessary, so that all reside within the same 
Ethernet segment. 
• There is a potential cabling problem between the ALIF and A.I.M. units. Check and 
where necessary, replace faulty cables. 
AdderLink Infinity manual factory reset
Where a previously configured ALIF unit is being added to a network for control by an 
A.I.M. server, you can use this method to reset the unit to its default configuration.  
To perform a manual factory reset
1 Remove power from the ALIF unit.
2 Use a narrow implement (e.g. a straightened-out paper clip) to press-and-hold the 
recessed reset button on the front panel. With the reset button still pressed, re-
apply power to the unit and then release the reset button. 
 After roughly eight seconds, when the factory reset has completed, five of the front 
panel indicators will flash for a period of three seconds to indicate a successful reset 
operation.
Use a straightened-out paper clip to press the reset button while powering on the unit
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Further information
Please also see: 
• Basic steps for a new configuration 
• Appendix A - Tips for success when networking ALIF units
• Appendix B - Troubleshooting
• Appendix C - Redundant servers: Setting up and swapping out
• Appendix D - Glossary
• Appendix  E  - A.I.M. API   
						

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BASIC STEPS FOR A NEW CONFIGURATION
When adding and configuring new devices using an A.I.M. server, these are the basic steps 
that you need to take:  
1 Add the new ALIF devices to the network and ensure that they are using a default 
factory configuration. If necessary, Reset each one.
2 Ensure that the A.I.M. server is attached to the same subnet (installing A.I.M.) as the 
ALIF units and is powered on.
3 On a host computer also connected to the same subnet, use a suitable web browser 
to login to the A.I.M. server as the admin user. The default IP address for A.I.M. servers 
is 169.254.1.3
4 View the Dashboard page. The ALIF units should announce themselves to the A.I.M. 
server and as they do so, they will be automatically added at the top of the Dashboard 
page. 
 If your ALIF units are not added to the Dashboard page, please see If an ALIF unit is 
not located. 
5 Either:
• Click ‘Configure’ for a particular ALIF entry to deal with an individual unit in 
isolation, or
• Click ‘Configure all new devices’ to list all units within the Configure New Devices 
page. 
6 Within the chosen configuration page, perform the following:
• Substitute the default IP address applied to each ALIF unit for a suitable one (e.g. 
192.168.x.y) within the subnet. 
• Optionally use the Description and Location fields to add unique identifying 
information for each ALIF unit - this is particularly important for medium to large 
installations.
 Note: Where necessary, click the  icon for a particular ALIF unit to flash the unit’s front 
panel indicators to confirm its location.
• Click the Save button. The new ALIF units will be restarted and will be changed to 
use their new IP addresses. 
7 The new ALIF units will be added to the relevant Transmitter and Receiver pages within 
the A.I.M. admin view. You can now refine their configurations and organise their 
relationships with each other and with registered users.         
Notes on Zero-config networking 
• If you are using a static zero-config address, then the recommended address to be set 
to at initial log in is 169.254.1.1  This will avoid any potential IP address clashes.
• The A.I.M./ALIF network uses the following zero-config addresses by default:
• Primary A.I.M. server: 169.254.1.2   This is a fixed address that is always present.
• A.I.M. ETH1 configuration: 169.254.1.3  This is the address to use for initial login 
and will be changed to a permanent network address.
• Backup A.I.M. server: If the A.I.M. server finds itself on the same network as an 
active A.I.M. server it will take the role of a backup A.I.M. server. In this role it will 
assign itself the zero-config address of 169.254.1.4
 Future versions of A.I.M. will allow for more than one backup server and will 
implement clustering. In such installations, the A.I.M. servers will auto assign 
themselves on the even zero-config addresses:  
 169.254.1.2 Master   169.254.1.4 First backup   169.254.1.6 Second backup. etc .
• ALIF TXs - These use the zero-config addresses of 169.254.1.31..33..35.
• ALIF RXs - These use the zero-config addresses of 169.254.1.32..34..36. 
• If there are more than 3 pairs on the network, the zero-config addresses are then 
randomly assigned but 169.254.1.1 would not get used.
     
						

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THE DASHBOARD TAB
The Dashboard is your main point of contact for checking and changing the general 
status of all A.I.M. operations.
Click the DASHBOARD tab to view its initial home page.  
The various other Dashboard pages (e.g. Settings, Backups, Updates, etc.) are selectable 
within the blue section located just below the tabs.
Dashboard > Home
• Shutdown button - Allows the admin user to shut down the A.I.M. server. The OSD 
will no longer work on Receivers. The A.I.M. server will need to be manually started 
again when next required.
• Restart - The admin user can reboot the A.I.M. server. The OSD and admin section 
will be unavailable while the server is rebooting. This currently takes about 75 seconds.
Within the Home page*, the different sections provide a variety of information:
• Warning messages - Live alerts are displayed concerning any devices that are offline, 
rebooting, recently added or unconfigured.  
• Latest Active  Connections - shows the five most recent active sessions, detailing 
for each: When the session started; which user/receiver/channel is involved; the 
connection type (icons show audio, video, serial, USB, exclusive) and IP addresses 
in use. The red unplug icon on the far right allows the admin user to disconnect a 
connection.
• Event Log - shows all actions performed by the admin or end-users within the A.I.M. 
system. See also the Event Log page.
• Latest Channels Created - shows the last five channels created within the 
A.I.M. system. A channel is created by default when a new transmitter is added and 
configured. The edit icon next to a channel allows the admin user to configure the 
channel. 
• Latest OSD Logins - shows the last five users who logged in at an AdderLink Infinity 
Receiver. 
• Latest User Registrations - shows the last five users added to the A.I.M. system, 
with a link to edit the user’s details/permissions. 
• Latest Channel Changes - shows the last five users who changed a channel, either 
while using the on-screen display (OSD) at an AdderLink Infinity Receiver, or via the 
A.I.M. admin control panel. 
• Latest  Receivers Added - shows the last five receivers to be added and configured 
within the A.I.M. network. Click  to configure a receiver; click  to connect to a 
channel; or click  to disconnect an existing connection.
• Latest Transmitters Added - shows the last five transmitters to be added and 
configured within the A.I.M. network. Click  to configure a transmitter.
* The Home page is auto-refreshed every ten seconds to ensure that the latest 
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Dashboard > Settings
Click the Settings option below the Dashboard tab.
The Settings section contains global configuration options for the A.I.M. system and is 
divided into eight pages, each accessible by clicking the relevant button located below the 
blue options bar:
Grant All Users Remote OSD Access
If enabled, allows receivers to be switched remotely from another receiver’s OSD menu.
Allowed Connection Modes
Determines the global setting that will be applied to all new channels concerning 
connection modes. The setting made here is only applied as a default and can be 
overridden at the channel level, where necessary. Options are:
• View only: Allows users only to view/hear the video and audio output, the USB channel 
is denied.
• View/Shared only*: Prevents users from gaining exclusive access to a channel.
• Shared only:* Ensures that all connections are shared.
• Exclusive only: Ensures that all connections to a channel are made singularly.
• View/Shared & Exclusive*: Permits either type of connection to be made. 
Note: By default, all new channels are set to inherit this global value. So it’s easy to change all 
channel connection modes simply by changing the global setting. If a channel has its own set-
ting, the global setting has no effect on that channel.
* If USB is disabled, Shared mode will not be available as an option.
Rows per page
The number of rows to display in all paginated tables in the admin section.
Locale
Determines the language shown on the OSD menus of the receivers. Note the admin 
configuration web pages remain in English.
Debug Level
This allows information to be collected for diagnostic purposes. Do not use the full level 
unless advised by an Adder FAE.
API Login required
If enabled, the anonymous use of the A.I.M. API will be disallowed.
Anonymous user
Determines the user permissions to be used when the API is accessed without logging in. 
Licence
Displays information about the number of devices that can be connected to the A.I.M. server.
General • Transmitters • Receivers • Servers • Network •  Time • Mail • Active Directory
For configuration options that affect individual receivers, users channels, etc., see the 
sections dealing with those tabs.
Dashboard > Settings > General
Receiver  OSD Timeout
Determines the time period of inactivity within the OSD after which a standard user will 
be automatically logged out. 
A.I.M. Admin Timeout
Determines the time period of inactivity within the A.I.M. config pages after which an 
admin user will be automatically logged out.
Anonymous User
Determines which user is shown in the log when a receiver is set to ‘No login required’. 
Hide Dormant Devices
If enabled, devices that have been offline for more than 24 hours will be hidden.
Grant All  Users  Exclusive Access
Determines whether a user can connect to a channel exclusively and thus prevent any other 
users from also connecting to that channel. If not set, users can only connect in view-only mode 
or shared mode. Settings that are applied specifically to a user will override settings applied to 
user groups they’re in, which in turn override this global setting.
Note: If a user has exclusive mode granted or NOT granted at user level, then it doesn’t matter 
what settings there are above (usergroups or global).
• If a user is set to inherit “allow exclusive mode” from their user groups, if any one of their user 
groups has “allow exclusive mode” granted, then the user will have it granted, even if the rest 
of the user’s usergroups have exclusive mode not granted.
• If a user is set to inherit “allow exclusive mode” from their user groups, and one of the user 
groups is set to inherit from the global setting - if that global setting is “allow exclusive mode,” 
then effectively the user group is “allow exclusive mode,” so the user will be allowed exclusive 
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Dashboard > Settings > Transmitters
This page applies a standard global configuration to all transmitters.
Magic Eye
Determines whether the Magic Eye feature should be enabled on ALIF (1002T, 2002T, 
2020T or 2112T models only) transmitters. Magic Eye works to overcome the issues 
with increased bandwidth usage caused by ‘dithering’ techniques used on some 
computers, such as Apple Macs. See the ALIF dual user guide for more details.
DDC
Determines whether video configuration details should be harvested from connected 
display screens or a static fixed EDID report should be used. Care must be taken when 
selecting a Dual Link Video resolution as only ALIF dual units support a Dual Link Video 
resolutions. In the case of a Dual Link EDID being set in the Global settings, no EDID will 
be set on Video port 2 of the ALIF dual transmitters.  
EDID optimisation
When this option is ticked, the Transmitters will compare the native resolution settings 
of their monitors when switching. If the monitor has the same native resolution as the 
previous one, the new EDID is not sent to the graphics card. This speeds up switching 
as the graphics card does not have to go through a hotplug detect routine when a new 
receiver is switched to that channel. If the new receiver has a monitor with a different 
native resolution, then the EDID will be updated to allow for a change in video mode. 
Hot Plug Detect Control
Determines whether to enable hot plug detection for monitors. By default this is enabled.
Hot Plug Detect Signal Period
By default this is set at 100ms, which is sufficient for most graphics cards. Occasionally it 
may be necessary to adjust this. An Adder FAE will advise if necessary.
Background Refresh
The number of frames between sending an entire frame of video data. Setting this to a 
longer period or disabling this will reduce the bandwidth required.
Compression Level
The newer AFZ+ codec compliments the existing AFZ codec by providing greater 
compression for increased speed where pixel perfect results are not the primary 
focus. The transmitter video configuration page allows you to choose the required 
compression mode. Choices are: 
• ‘Pixel perfect’ - only uses pixel perfect AFZ, 
• ‘Adaptive’ - guarantees frame rate, builds to pixel perfect, 
• ‘Smoothest video’ - forces the maximum compression, or 
• ‘Advanced’ - allows you to choose the mode: 
• ‘AFZ only (pixel perfect), 
• ‘AFZ+ Minimum compression’, 
• ‘AFZ+ Middle compression’, or 
• ‘AFZ+ Maximum compression’.
USB Speed
Select Low/full speed or High speed USB operation.
USB Hub Size
Select either a 13 or 7 port USB hub. This determines the number of USB devices that 
can be connected to a single Transmitter.
Note: It is not possible to reserve USB ports on the transmitter when used with A.I.M.
Enable Dummy Boot Keyboard
It is often necessary to have a keyboard reported at start up. This setting means that a 
“Virtual Keyboard” is always reported to the USB host. It may be necessary to disable 
this for use with some KVM switches.
Reserved USB ports
This setting lets you set aside a specific number of USB ports (up to 8) on the 
transmitter that can be made available for certain USB devices which require a quirk 
setting under advanced usb features, connected to a receiver.
Note: This setting can only be applied globally it is not found with individual transmitter 
configurations because all receivers need to know how many USB ports are available for the 
advanced USB features.
Serial port options 
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Dashboard > Settings > Receivers
This page applies a standard global configuration to all receivers.
Hotkey settings
The first few rows determine the Hotkeys that can be used to invoke certain functions. 
It is possible to select mouse keys to perform these functions, though it is not possible 
to use both mouse switching and a hot key combination. It is also not possible to mix left 
and right function keys. Left Ctrl and Left ALT are the default settings.
Login required 
Determines whether it is necessary to log into the receiver.
Enable Receiver OSD Alerts
Determine the required setting for pop up OSD alerts: No or Yes.
Video Compatibility Check
This reads the EDID from the attached monitor and determines whether the monitor is 
capable of displaying the selected video mode before connecting a channel. This prevents 
the receiver showing a black screen and the user being locked out because a dual link 
resolution has been selected to display on a single link monitor.
Force 60Hz
If enabled, the receiver frame rate is held at 60Hz regardless of the video input frame 
rate. The Video Switching options (below) cannot be altered when this option is enabled. 
Video switching
Provides two options for video switching:
• Fast Switching (default state) - Retains the same frame rate (at either 50Hz or 60Hz) 
depending upon which video resolution was displayed first. 
• Match Frame Rate - Follows the source frame rate and will change the frame rate every 
time this changes even if the video resolution doesn’t change. If you have one receiver 
switching between 1920x1080@60Hz and 1920x1080@50Hz then this setting will 
change the frame rate from 60Hz to 50 Hz every time that you switch.  
Receiver Keyboard Country Code
Select the country code of the keyboard connected to the receiver.
Audio  Input Type
Select the required audio input type.
USB Settings
HID only
If enabled, allows only HID (mice and keyboards) devices to be connected to the 
receivers.
Disable Isochronous Endpoint Alerts
When an isochronous USB device is connected to the receiver there will no longer be a 
warning message. ALIF units do not support isochronous devices.
Enable Isochronous Endpoint Attach
Some USB devices combine many USB devices behind a USB hub. e.g a keyboard with 
audio support. By enabling this option, devices will be allowed to connect to ALIF 
receivers, however, the isochronous part (e.g. the audio component) of the devices will 
not work. 
Advanced Port 
This section allows you to determine USB port behaviour for use with certain USB 
devices. 
The default is no reserved ports, Merging enabled and no feature code (or Quirk) set. 
It is recommended that these are left at the default settings and are only changed under 
advice from an Adder FAE.
For each of the four USB ports on the receiver, certain rules can be applied depending 
upon the USB device connected.
If you have reserved USB ports on the transmitter, you can select which USB port to use 
for a particular device. 
You can turn off USB merging for a particular port. This will slow down switching as the 
USB device will be enumerated every time that you switch.
You can also enter an advanced feature if it is necessary for your USB device. The drop 
down lists the feature codes for some known USB devices. Otherwise please contact 
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Dashboard > Settings > Servers
This page is used to configure redundant operation for the A.I.M. servers.
It is now possible to place two A.I.M. boxes on the same subnet. One A.I.M. box is the 
Primary (or Master) the other is the secondary (or Slave). If the Primary server fails for 
any particular reason then the Secondary will take over until the Primary is repaired.  
This functionality is only possible if both A.I.M. servers have an unlimited devices license 
and are at v3.xx. 
Primary Timeout
The time (in seconds) for the Primary server to be unavailable before the secondary 
takes over.
Quiescent Timeout
The time after which an inactive (Quiescent) server is assumed to have disappeared. 
Backup Check Interval
The interval between the Primary server querying its backups to determine if they are all 
on-line.
Backup Timeout
The period of time that a backup server can be off line or uncontactable before it is 
treated as a failed server.
Require Authentication
If set to No, this allows an unauthenticated A.I.M. HTTPS server to connect to the server 
in order to act as a Backup. This means that A.I.M. can join the network by merely being 
plugged in. If set to Yes, a password is required to validate the HTTPS client for A.I.M. to 
A.I.M. queries.
Cluster Password
This is the password that is used for A.I.M.-to A.I.M. https queries, if the Require 
Authentication option is enabled.
Dashboard > Settings > Network
This page applies global network parameters to the A.I.M. network.
Syslog Enabled
Determines whether Syslog should be used to record log data to an external Syslog 
server.
Syslog  IP Address
The address of the external syslog server.
Require SSL for Web
If set to yes, a certificate needs to be downloaded and all connections will then take 
place using HTTPs:// connections rather than the default HTTP:// connection types.
Multicast  IP Address
The start address for the multicast IP addresses to be used. Multicast IP addresses are 
in the range 237.1.1.1 to 239.255.255.255. This setting lets you adjust this range of IP 
Multicast addresses. It is important to allow sufficient addresses for your system. For 
instance, if the multicast IP address base was set to 239.255.255.252 there would only be 
4 multicast addresses available.  
IP Address  Pool
To make it easier to add new devices to the network you can now specify an IP address 
pool that can be used. By stating the lower and upper IP addresses, all those in between 
will be auto assigned to the ALIF devices when they are acquired by A.I.M.  
Ethernet Port 1
The IP address settings for the primary A.I.M. Ethernet port, which can only be 
configured on a static IP address.
Ethernet Port 2
The IP settings for Ethernet port 2 can be disabled, configured on a static IP address or 
DHCP used to set the IP address, as required.
SNMP
This option allows the A.I.M. to connect to an external SNMP server. If SNMP is enabled, 
there are three connection modes: 
• Authentication + privacy
• Authentication only
• No authentication
There are two authentication types SHA or MD5 and two Privacy types AES or DES.
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Dashboard > Settings > Time
This page deals with all time related settings for the installation and allows up to three 
external NTP servers to be defined.
NTP Enabled
Determines whether one or more external Network Time Protocol servers should be 
used to provide timing for the installation.
Server  1 Address
Enter the IP address of the NTP server.
NTP Key Number/NTP Key
If you wish to use Symmetric key authentication for the server, enter an appropriate NTP 
key number and key. 
If you need to add more NTP servers, click the Set option next to the NTP Server 2 or 
3 entries.
Time Zone Area and Time Zone Location
Use these entries to pinpoint the current location of the installation.
Dashboard > Settings > Active Directory
This page sets up the active directory server, if there is one on your network, and to use 
active directory to maintain the user database. 
AD Enabled?
Determines whether Active Directory features will be used.
Account Suffix
Enter the account suffix for your domain.
Base DN
Specify the base Distinguished Name for the top level of the directory service database 
that you wish to access.
Domain Controller
Enter the IP address or name of the server that holds the required directory service.
Username, Password
Enter the username and password for the domain account.
Sync Schedule
Choose the most appropriate synchronization schedule, from hourly intervals to daily or 
weekly.
Dashboard > Settings > Mail
This page sets up the email functionality of the A.I.M. server if required. An external Email 
server is required to sit on the network if this functionality is to be used.
Mail Enabled?
Determines whether the mail features of A.I.M. should be invoked.
SMTP Domain name/IP
Enter the name or IP address of the external SMTP server that will be used to process 
all outgoing mail.
SMTP Port
Enter the appropriate port on the SMTP server.
Username, Password
Enter the appropriate username and password for access to the SMTP server.
Email Address  for Alerts
Enter the email address that will be used to send alert messages.