ADDERLink INFINITY Manual V33

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TX USB link
ALIF units act as USB 2.0 hubs and so can 
provide four sockets at the RX unit with 
only a single connection at the TX unit.
OPTIO NS
1 2
1 2
2 
Connect the type A connector of the cable to a vacant USB socket on the 
host computer. 
TX AUX port
The AUX port is an RS232 serial port 
that allows extension of RS232 signals up 
to a baud rate of 115200. The port has 
software flow control, but no hardware 
flow control. 
AU X
USB...

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TX power in
Each ALIF unit is supplied with an 
appropriate power adapter. When all other 
connections have been made, connect and 
switch on the power adapter unit.
INDOOR
USE ONL Y
OPT
1
5V2.5A
1
2  Connect the IEC connector of the supplied country-specific power cord to the socket 
of the power adapter.
3 Connect the power cord to a nearby main supply socket.
Note: Both the unit and its power supply generate heat when in operation and...

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TX/RX network link
ALIF units can be either connected directly to each other or via a Gigabit Ethernet network.
For direct links via 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...

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RX video display
ALIF units support a single high 
resolution DVI-D digital video display at 
pixel clocks up to 165MHz (equating to 
an example display mode of 1920 x 1200 
at 60Hz refresh). 
DVI-D
To video display
RX microphone & speakers
The ALIF unit can support a microphone 
as well as speakers providing the 
necessary connections have been made 
between the ALIF TX unit and the host 
computer.
LINE IN /
LINE  OUT
CONSOLE
M IC IN...

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RX USB devices
The ALIF RX unit has four USB ports 
to which peripherals may be connected. 
The ports are interchangeable. To 
connect more than four peripherals, one 
or more USB hubs may be used. The 
total current that may be drawn from 
the USB ports is 1.2A, which should 
be sufficient for a keyboard, mouse (no 
more than 100mA each) and any two 
other devices (500mA maximum each). If 
more power for USB devices is required, use a...

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RX power in
Each ALIF unit is supplied with an 
appropriate power adapter. When all 
other connections have been made, 
connect and switch on the power 
adapter unit.
INDOOR
USE ONL Y
OPT
1
5V2.5A
1
2  Connect the IEC connector of the supplied country-specific power cord to the socket 
of the power adapter.
3 Connect the power cord to a nearby main supply socket.
Note: Both the unit and its power supply generate heat when in operation and...

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INITIAL CONFIGURATION
ALIF units are designed to be as flexible as possible and this principle extends also to 
their configuration.
Direct linking
Where an ALIF TX and an ALIF RX are directly linked to each other, no configuration 
action is required, provided that they have their factory default settings in place. If the 
standard settings have been changed in a previous installation, you merely need to 
perform a factory reset on each...

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AdderLink Infinity browser-based configuration utility
The browser-based configuration utility within all TX and RX units requires a network 
connection between the ALIF unit and a computer on the same network. The 
configuration utility allows you to perform all of the following functions:
• View/edit the IP network address and netmask,
• Configure separate IP network addresses for video, audio and USB,
• Configure multicast settings (on...

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A rough guide to configuring TX and RX units
TX (transmitter) unit configuration
In the ALIF system, the majority of configuration settings are dictated by the RX units. 
Therefore, the local TX unit setup (using its browser-based configuration utility) is usually 
concerned only with three main factors: Its IP address details, the data streams to enable/
disable and video signal optimization. Other TX unit pages, such as USB Settings,...

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RX (receiver) unit configuration
In the ALIF system, it is the RX unit (receiver) that determines where and how data 
signals are sent (and received) by the TX unit. Although numerous topologies (one-
to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, etc.) are made possible by the ALIF system, they 
are all dependent on two underlying modes of operation: either Unicast or Multicast 
transmission. Where multicast transmission is not invoked for video and/or...