The method for cascading AdderView CATxIP 5000 and AdderView CATx
1000 units is straightforward and requires no hardware settings or lengthy
configuration process.
The method of linking 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 the

ADDErViEW cAtxip 5000

unit to the

rEmotE uSEr port

socket of the

ADDErViEW cAtx 1000

unit below it.

Please consider the following when making cascade connections between 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 twisted-pair cable,

terminated at each end with an RJ45 connector. There must be no crossover
connections within the cable. The cascade link cables can be up to 10m (32
feet) in length providing that the total length from the AdderView CATxIP
5000 or AdderView CATx 1000 to any CAM also does not exceed 10m.

• The procedure given opposite may be carried out in any order but for

clarity the instruction will begin at the AdderView CATxIP 5000 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

ADDERVIEW CATxip 5000

(upper switch) to

the

REMOTE USER PORT

(on the front panel) of the

ADDERVIEW CATx 1000

See also

•

Addressing computers in a cascade

To connect units in cascade

1 Ensure that power is disconnected from the

AdderView CATxIP 5000 and all other units
to be connected.

2 Connect one end of the cascade link cable

to an appropriate

COMPUTER CONNECTIONS

port on the rear panel of the AdderView

AdderView

CATxIP 5000..

INDOOR

USE

ONL

COMPUTER

CONNECTIONS

Once the units and computers have been connected, you can edit their names
to make it much easier to locate them. See the

To create a new host entry

section in the ‘Host configuration’ page of

Appendix 2

for more details.