Questions:

Are both Ethernet ports on the back set up the same? 

Can the user connect either one to their network?

Can the 2^nd port be used for a redundant network connection?

Solution:

Both Ethernet ports on IP-Antenna (IPT) and V-IRIS panels are two ports on the internal Ethernet Switch. They are to be treated exactly like you would two ports of any Ethernet switch. That means:

• You can connect either one to your network and all the AoIP and Admin traffic will go through
• Ethernet traffic is switched from one port to the other, meaning you can daisy-chain equipment. IPTs are more sensitive to daisy-chaining and PTP might become unstable as you add equipment to the chain
• V-IRIS and IPT do not currently support splitting Admin/IVC and AoIP/AES67 like on the E-IPA card so both IP addresses must be in the same subnet.
• You cannot connect both ports to the same network or daisy-chain to a full loop, you will bring your network down.
• IPT and V-IRIS do not currently support redundant IP addresses. Therefore even if you connect each port to a different network, you will need to manually change IP addresses to switch from one to the other.