<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> AdderLink INFINITY transmitter and receiver units allow multiple remote users to access host computers in a very flexible manner. Such flexibility requires management and coordination - that is where AdderLink INFINITY Manager (AIM) becomes vital.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Highlights</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> • Intuitive, multi-lingual user interface<br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> • Multiple switching methods<br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> • Configurable user access rights<br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> • Full audit trail<br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> • Easy centralized management<br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> • Open API for 3rd party control</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> AIM management server is a control suite which transforms AdderLink INFINITY extenders into a digital matrix solution. Using standard IP infrastructure it is possible to route any user station to any computer attached to the network without any compromises to video quality or control. It allows co-operative sharing of computers and the multicasting of video to any destination.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> AIM is designed to promote the most efficient use of AdderLink INFINITY units by allowing central control over any number of transmitters (more commonly referred to as 'Channels' within AIM) and receivers. Using the intuitive AIM webbased interface, one or more administrators can manage potentially thousands of users who are interacting with an almost unlimited number of devices.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Adder INFINITY Management operates from a self-contained compact server unit that can be situated anywhere within your network.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> AIM server is supplied pre-loaded and is straightforward to deploy, requiring only a network connection and a power input to begin operation.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> All configuration of your INFINITY transmitters (channels), receivers and users are performed using the intuitive AIM browser interface via a network connected computer.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Secure access and communications</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Using TLS (transport layer security) and HTTPS, communications between AdderLink units and AIM and between AIM and the outside world are all secure.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Redundant operation</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> For 24/7 reliability a second hot AIM can be added to ensure constant uptime and with dual NIC interfaces on every AdderLink INFINITY unit, systems can be easily designed for maximum resilience.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">User access rights management and audit trails</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Administrators can manage access rights to each device on a user by user basis either manually through the web browser or automatically using Active Directory. Reports showing the history of devices, user logins and device connections can be viewed and exported to a CSV file or via SYSLOG.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Easy centralized management</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Accessed via a web browser, the dashboard gives a real time overview of system connections and users. Tabs enable you to navigate between settings and device or user sub-menus.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Control Channel and Presets connections</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> AIM can be used to make connections between an individual pair of transmitter and receiver devices centrally from within the management system. Using Presets, a list of pre-defined connections, multiscreen, video wall or signage setups can be forced with a single click.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Internationalization</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> The user desks can select different keyboard configurations to suite their requirements and as a global setting select the language for the OSD from a choice of over 14 languages.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">On screen display at each user station</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Users login and choose channel connections from an intuitive OSD similar to that of a Digital TV. Users can also use Presets to change channels for multiple screens across multiple receivers.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Remote OSD</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> The remote OSD allows the user to "push" video and control to another station or to a video wall or projector.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Favourites and hotkey switching</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Each user can select their favourite channels within the OSD and allocate a hotkey for fast switching between channels.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Choice of connection modes</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Administrators can choose to give users the ability to connect in three modes: View only, Shared or Exclusive. Each permitted mode is then made available within the OSD.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Fast video and USB switching</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> The switching time between computers is less than 1 second to provide a quality user experience.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Multicasting</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Network multicasting allows the system to share video simultaneously from one transmitter to an unlimited number of receivers. Suitable for signage, monitoring and sharing of desktops.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">USB sharing</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> USB sharing allows multiple users to connect to and control a single computer at the same time. Each transmitter can report 12 unique USB devices (identified by VID/PID codes) but will merge devices with the same ID to allow many more.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Channels</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Considered as a Virtual Transmitter, a channel may combine video, audio and USB from different transmitters as a single source. Ideal where audio alerts or mixed video sources are required.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Open API for 3rd party control systems</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Adder Technology publishes a simple API structure to allow easy integration with other 3rd Party control systems supplied by companies like AMX, Crestron , HRS or MediaLon at a HTTP level.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">LDAP integration</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> To help ease setup, the system has an LDAP interface so users and passwords from other systems can easily be imported.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">SNMP v3 get / walk</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> External machines can interrogate AIM to find out the status of the AdderLink INFINITY network and units. SNMP v3 security is implemented, supporting AES/DES transport with MD5/SHA authentication.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">External NTP server support – NTPv4.2</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Connect up to 3 NTP servers with authenticated connections using MD5 and Key ID as defined in the NTP standards. All AdderLink INFINITY units in an AIM network now get time using authenticated NTP from AIM</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">System backups</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> Backups of the database can be saved internally, externally or emailed automatically. Automatic updates can be scheduled on an hourly, daily or weekly basis.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Centralized firmware upgrades</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> As well as managing its own firmware upgrade, AIM manages the upgrade of each device on the network and can deploy firmware to hundreds of devices at the same time, meaning a system-wide upgrade takes only a few minutes.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;">Easy matrix setup<br style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" /> </strong>Using Zero Configuration networking, AIM automatically obtains the MAC addresses of extender devices as they are attached to the network. The administrator allocates IP addresses, names and locations so that devices are easy to identify, configure and control.</p>
