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Grass Valley K-Frame Installation Planning Guide Jul 07 2014 User Manual

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K-FRAME — Installation Planning Guide

Section 3 — K-Frame Cabling

Table 1. Customer Provided Equipment Ethernet Specifications

Cables

Type

10BaseT, 100BaseT, 1000BaseT compatible.
Category 5 cable, 8 conductor twisted pair.
The system will work at lower ratings with reduced performance.
1000BaseT components are highly recommended.

Connectors

RJ-45 male connector at each end of cable.

Length

10BaseT, 100BaseT, 1000BaseT: 328 ft. (100 m) maximum.
Use additional switches to exceed maximum cable runs.

Switch

Speed

10/100/1000 Mbps

Ports

RJ-45 auto-negotiating 10/100/1000 Mbps; number of ports required
is dependent upon system size. Frame ports are capable of 1000 Mbps.
Using a 1000 Mbps Ethernet switch enhances Image Store transfer
speeds.

Unmanaged

Recommended. Configuration not required, but does not provide
remote monitoring capability.

Managed

May be used. Requires configuration, but offers remote monitoring
capability.