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TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Figures

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List of Tables

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Chapter 1: Product Overview

1

Glossary

3

Component Overview

4

The AMX switch

5

The AMX user station

5

The AMX switch IQ modules

6

UTP cables

6

Safety Precautions

7

Chapter 2: Installation

9

AMX Switching Systems

9

Getting Started

9

Rack Mounting an AMX Switch

13

Installing an AMX Switch

13

Connecting Target Devices to the AMX Switch

15

Connecting Users to the AMX Switching System

17

Connecting a Local Server to the AMX Switching System

18

Connecting a User Station for Switch Redundancy

19

Connecting an AMIQDM Module for Dual Port Output

20

Installing a Cascaded AMX Switching System

21

Blocking and non-blocking configurations

22

Installing AMWorks Software

26

Configuring AMWorks software

27

AMX Switching Systems in Broadcast Environments

27

Using nVision routers

28

Flash Upgrading the AMX Switching System

29

Unit LEDs

29

AMX switch

29

AMX user station

30

IQ module

31

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