Black Box ACURA001A, ACU2222A, ACUR001A, ACURA002A Interconnection Cable Requirements, Installation

INSTALLATION

3.2Interconnection Cable Requirements

To connect the Local and Remote units you will need CATx (any category 5, 5e, 6 or higher) cable terminated with RJ45 plugs.

Interconnect cables must be solid-core type. Stranded patch cable will give poor results over longer distances. The pairing of the cable and pinning of its connectors should normally be in accordance with EIA-568B (see page 56).

One CATx cable is required for each video channel.

•The Primary interconnect cable connects INTERCONNECT Port 1 on the Local and Remote units. This carries the main video channel and all data (plus audio/serial).

•A Secondary CATx cable (connected to INTERCONNECT Port 2) carries a second video channel on dual-head units.

In order to send Keyboard, Mouse, Audio and Serial signals to the PC, the Primary interconnect must be connected.

The Primary interconnect does not have to be connected in order to use the keyboard attached to the Remote unit for setup. However, if the Primary interconnect is disconnected, the keyboard cannot be used for configuration for 15 seconds after disconnection (to maintain data integrity).

With some cables, video performance may be improved by using a crossover patch cable at each end or an alternative RJ45 pin-out (see Appendix A: Example Applications, page 55).

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