Connecting units in cascade
The method for cascading AdderView CATx 1000 units is straightforward and requires no hardware settings or lengthy configuration process.
The method of linking AdderView CATx 1000 units is the same regardless of the cascade level, or number of devices attached. Put simply:
•A single cascade link is made by connecting a computer connections socket of one unit to the REMOTE user port socket of the unit below it.
Please consider the following when making cascade connections between AdderView CATx 1000 units.
Tips for successful cascading
•The maximum number of levels for a cascade is two.
•For each cascade link, use a standard category 5, 5e or 6
•The procedure given opposite may be carried out in any order but for clarity the instruction will begin at the higher level AdderView CATx 1000 unit (here called the upper unit), i.e. the one that is being fed into by a unit at the cascade level below (here called the lower unit). The procedure remains the same regardless of exactly which cascade levels are being connected. The basic rule is that each link is made by connecting a computer connectionS port of the upper switch to a CATx user portS of the lower switch.
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Once the AdderView CATx 1000 units and computers have been connected, you can edit their names to make it much
easier to locate them. See the To create/ edit computer names section in the Configuration chapter for more details.
See also
• Addressing computers in a cascade
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