ADDER CATx User Manual

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Contents
Introduction
AdderView CATx features - front and rear ................................5
What’s in the box ........................................................................6
What you may additionally need ...............................................6
Installation
Mounting .....................................................................................7
Connections .................................................................................8
Local user.................................................................................9
Remote user (via X100 extender).........................................10
Global user (IP network port) ..............................................11
Computer system (via CAM).................................................12
Modem/ISDN port .................................................................13
Power in connection.............................................................14
Power control port ...............................................................15
Cascading multiple units ......................................................16
How cascade connections operate..................................17
Addressing computers in a cascade ................................18
Connecting AdderView CATx units in cascade ...............19
Using cascaded computers...............................................20
Testing specic links to cascaded computers..................20
Multiple video head connections ........................................21
Conguration
Overall initial conguration ....................................................22
Conguration menus ................................................................23
Conguration menus layout
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General security and conguration steps ................................24
Registering users (edit user list)................................................25
Registering computers (edit computer list) .............................26
Video compensation..................................................................27
Computer video compensation............................................28
Remote user video compensation .......................................29
Remote user skew adjustment.............................................30
Autoscanning.............................................................................32
Saving and restoring conguration settings ...........................33
What to do if the ADMIN password has been forgotten...34
Hot plugging and mouse restoration..................................35
Initial IP conguration ..............................................................36
IP conguration by global user ................................................37
Encryption settings....................................................................38
Networking issues .....................................................................39
Positioning AdderView CATx IP in the network .................39
Placing AdderView CATx IP behind a router or rewall 40
Placing AdderView CATx IP alongside the rewall........42
Power switching conguration ................................................43
The KVMADMIN utility .............................................................44
Performing upgrades ................................................................45
Upgrading AdderView CATx models and CAMs .................45
Upgrading AdderView CATx IP models ...............................47
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ADDER CATx Specifications

General

Brand	ADDER
Model	CATx
Category	Switch
Language	English