Adder Technology 5000 User Manual

3  Connect the other end of the cascade 

link cable to the remote user port 
(RJ45 socket) on the front panel of 
the AdderView CATx 1000 unit.

AdderView CATx 1000 unit.

 unit. 

4  Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the 

cascade links between the 
AdderView CATxIP 5000 and each

each 

AdderView CATx 1000 unit.

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 

 

socket of the 

 unit to the 

 

socket of the 

 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

.

• 

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..

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

 for more details.