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Multi-switchcascadedMatrixsystem

UptofourMatrixswitchesmaybeinterconnectedtocreatealargerswitchingsystemcapableofsupporting

morereceiversandtransmitters.Thisisreferredtoasacascadedsystem.WhencascadingMatrixswitches,you

canseamlesslyconnecttoanytargetdevicefromasinglelistintheOn-screenDisplay(OSD)interface,asifall

thetargetdeviceswereconnectedtooneswitch.Touseseamlesscascading,youwillneedtoconfigurethe

cascadedswitchesasamasterandslave(s).Therecanbeonlyonemasterinacascadedsystem.Theswitchthatis

settomastermodeisusedtoadministertheotherswitches,transmittersandreceiversinthesystemthroughthe

OBWI.Inasystemwithonlyoneswitch,thatswitchshouldalwaysbesettomastermode.

Whenaswitchissettoslavemode,thewebuserinterfaceontheswitchwillbecomeverylimited.Aslave

cannotadministerotherdevices.

Figure2.2:ExampleofaMulti-switchCascadedSystem

Number Description

1 Matrix transmitter

2 Matrix switch

3 Matrix receiver

4 Ethernet

IP connection

Direct connection

Table2.2:CascadedSwitchSystemComponents

ToinstallacascadedMatrixSwitchingSystem:

1. PositiontheMatrixswitchestobeattachedandselectaswitchtobethemasterswitch.

2. AttachoneendofanSTPcableintoanumberedRJ-45portonthemasterswitch.Attachtheotherendof

thecabletoanumberedRJ-45portontheslaveswitch.

3. YoucannowconnecttransmittersandreceiverstonumberedRJ-45portonthecascadedmasterandslave

switches.

4. Whenyouhaveconnectedthetransmittersandreceiverstotheswitchingsystem,youwillneedtoconfigure

thecascadedswitchasaslave.Switch Modeonpage22.

5. Youcanrepeatsteps2through4tocascadeathirdorfourthswitch.

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