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AXIST86MediaConverterSwitchSeries
Dipswitch
position
Description
Default
(middle)
BRemoveVLANtagsfromforwardedmulticastpackages.Usethissetting
whenconnectingtothenetwork,directlyorthrougharouterornetwork
switch.
LeftABlockmulticastpackagesthathaveaVLANtag.Usethissettingwhen
connectingtoadevicethatisnotintendedformulticastviewing.
Right
C
ForwardmulticastpackageswithaVLANtag.Usethissettingwhen
connectingtoanothermediaconverterswitch.
VLANtagsareusedtocreateindependentlogicalnetworks,virtuallocalareanetworks(VLANs),
withinaphysicalnetwork.Multiplemediaconverterswitchesthatareconnectedtoeachother
inadaisychainaremembersofthesameVLAN.Themediaconverterswitchestagthemulticast
packagesmovingbetweenthemsothatthenextmediaconverterswitchinlineknowsthe
destinationofthepackages.Inotherwords,theVLANtagservesasaVLANidentier.VLAN
taggingshouldonlybeusedwhenusingmultiplecamerasandmediaconverterswitchesbecause
forwardingmulticastpackageswithaVLANtagonlyservesapurposewhentheportisconnected
toanothermediaconverterswitch,whichmightbeconnectedtopotentialviewers.
Note
Whenconnectinganoutgoingmediaconverterswitchnetworkconnectortoanothertypeof
networkdevice,setthedipswitchtopositionAtoprotectthedevicefrommulticasttrafc.
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