User guide
10
Remote user (via User Station)
Up to four users can be placed a
maximum of 300 metres (980 feet)
from the MC5 unit. Remote users
are connected via a User Station
extender module and suitable
category 5, 5e or 6 cabling (with
no crossover). The MC5-IP models
provide two remote user ports.
Cable lengths for remote user locations
The maximum length of cable between a remote user and the MC5 unit can
be up to 300 metres (980 feet). However, bear in mind that the overall distance
between any remote user and any computer system must not exceed 300
metres (980 feet).
REMOTE
USER
Overall maximum length between any remote user and
any host system must not exceed 300 metres (980 feet)
300 metres (980 feet)
maximum
50 metres
(160 feet)
maximum
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COMPUTER
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In situations where any computer system will be placed a signicant distance
from the MC5 unit, ensure that the distance to any remote user is similary less
than 300 metres (980 feet).
To connect a remote user
1 Place a User Station extender unit adjacent to the remote user location.
2 Attach the video monitor,
keyboard, mouse, power
adapter (and speaker)
connectors to the sockets
of the User Station
module.
3 Lay a suitable length of category 5, 5e or 6 cabling between the User Station
module and the MC5 unit. Please refer to the section Cable lengths for
remote user locations opposite.
4 Attach the connector of the cable run to the socket of the User Station.
5 At the other end of the cable run, attach the cable connector to one of the
sockets labelled CATx USER PORTS on the rear panel of the MC5 unit.
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Category 5, 5e or 6
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Category 5, 5e or 6 cable
from User Station module
6 Where necessary, use the in-built video compensation feature of the User
Station module to eliminate any effects caused by the cable run. However,
ensure that the links between the computers and the MC5 have been
compensated rst. See remote user video compensation for details.
User Station
module
User Station
module
MC5 rear panel
Note: The MC5 model
shown here is a non-IP
version. The IP-version
provides only remote
user ports 3 and 4.
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