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Title: CIM Connection Port
Post by: san_typ on October 28, 2021, 09:51:14 AM
Dear:

Good morning, I am trying to configure an ASUS II via "CIM" on a Mitel Mxe III but I have no experience in these configurations, please your help with a manual or the steps that I must follow to configure.
And if you can confirm that:
1) Is the CIM cable a crossover cable?
2) What is the maximum distance the CIM cable reaches?

Thank you for the information you can give me.
Title: Re: CIM Connection Port
Post by: bajangerry on October 28, 2021, 11:44:33 AM
Ethernet Crossover cable (not a std. cable) and can be located up to 30 meters (100 feet) long. Connect the ASU-II to the CIM 1 port then power up the ASU-II and the controller will auto-detect it.

The built-in HELP screen on the 3300 should be able to guide you from here.
Title: Re: CIM Connection Port
Post by: san_typ on October 28, 2021, 04:56:15 PM
Dear:

Do you know if there is a way to extend the distance of 30 m?

Thanks for your help.
An excellent afternoon.

Best Regards,
Santiago P
Title: Re: CIM Connection Port
Post by: acejavelin on October 28, 2021, 05:49:58 PM
No, they are not IP based... It must be within 33m... It uses a proprietary ATM protocol to communicate. You used to be able to get a fiber interface that would could run for several kilometers, but that isn't available anymore.
Title: Re: CIM Connection Port
Post by: san_typ on October 29, 2021, 11:34:01 AM
Thanks for your valuable help.
Title: Re: CIM Connection Port
Post by: imanm93 on October 29, 2021, 05:44:49 PM
If you tend to use it for distances more than 33m, you should check some third party devices to transmit layer 1 connections over fiber optic or etc.
Title: Re: CIM Connection Port
Post by: ZuluAlpha on November 01, 2021, 04:06:25 PM
If you tend to use it for distances more than 33m, you should check some third party devices to transmit layer 1 connections over fiber optic or etc.

Usually that works with IP but since these aren't actually IP based I have not been able to get those to work (I have tried). For analog connections over 30M you will have to use some nature of feeder cable (like a 25 or 50 pair copper cable) and then cross-connect to where your ASU terminates or you can use an analog to SIP adapter like the TA-7100 which goes on the network at the far end.
Title: Re: CIM Connection Port
Post by: san_typ on November 08, 2021, 08:22:49 AM
Thank you for your valuable help, it is clear to me.