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Chapter 3: Installation
3.2 Interconnection Cable Requirements
To connect the Local and Remote units you will need:
• USB: Connect the supplied USB CPU cable to your CPU (KVM switch, etc.). Make sure that the connection is tension-free.
• DVI: Connect the supplied DVI CPU cable to your CPU (KVM switch, etc.). Make sure that the connection is tension-free.
• VGA/DVI: Connect the supplied VGA to DVI CPU cable to your CPU (KVM, switch, etc.). Make sure that the connection is
tension-free.
• CATx cable: Recommended cable: S/UTP ( CATx) according EIA/TIA 56A, TSB 36 or Digital STP 17-03170. Four-pair 24 AWG
connection according EIA/TIA 568A (10BASE-T). Use of cables from a higher category (CAT5e, CAT6, CAT7) is possible.
NOTE: The use of unshielded CATx Cable is possible, but because of the higher electromagnetic noise /sensitivity the device class
may not be reached.
NOTE: The use of flexible cables (patch cable) 26 or 27 AWG is possible. Because of the higher loss of the stranded cables, the
maximum distance is reduced to approximately half the value of solid cables.
NOTE: A point-to-point connection is required. Having one or more patch panels in the line is possible and allowed. Not allowed
is a connection from the CATx link interface (RJ-45) to any other products, especially telecommunications or network equipment.
• Fiber cable: Two strands of fiber are required for single-head devices, four strands for dual-head devices.
NOTE: The maximum distance will depend on device type and on fiber type used.
Recommended cables:
ACSxxxxA-MM: 50-µ multimode distance approximately 1312 ft. (400 m)
ACSxxxxA-MM: 62.5-µ multimode distance approximately 656 f t. (200 m)
ACSxxxxA-SM: Single-mode distance approximately 32,808 ft. (10 km)
A point-to-point connection is required. You can have one or more patch panels in the line. You can’t have a connection from the
fiber link interface (LC) to any other products, especially telecommunications or network equipment.
Single-mode devices often work well on multimode fibers , but the reverse isn’t true. In addition, however, single-mode devices
on multimode fibers may possibly double the distance on multimode fiber s. There is no guarantee of this, and users are asked to
perform tests within their own environments.
• Power supply: Connect the supplied 5-VDC power supplies to the plug terminal on the rear of both local and remote units.
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