Thrulink Operations Manual
THRULINK TOPOLOGY
The KBC ThruLink creates a tunnel between a Server and its associated Client device/s.
The connection can be one Client to one Server or multiple Clients to one Server. In
addition, if a second Server is deployed, it can act as a fail over Server for any of the
Clients whose primary Server is a different unit. High Capacity (HC) units are often
used as servers with several Client Standard Capacity units set to connect to the HC.
The following are simple diagrams of a few of the topologies which can be created.
STANDARD CAPACITY - POINT TO POINT
In the above diagram, IP video is tunneled across an existing LAN or WAN through the
ThruLink Client and Server to an NVR.
STANDARD CAPACITY - MULTIPOINT
SEVERAL STANDARD CAPACITY LOCATIONS TO ONE HIGH CAPACITY SERVER
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THRULINK TUNNEL SET UP
A.
OBTAIN NETWORK INFORMATION TO CONFIGURE WAN SETTINGS
KBC recommends that network information be retrieved from the network
administrator.
B.
ESTABLISHING AND UNDERSTANDING THE THRULINK TUNNEL
Out of the box, the ThruLink units are set to default “Tunnel Mode Disabled.”
In order to connect two or more units together one unit must be enabled as
SERVER and the other(s) to which the Server will connect must be configured
as CLIENT(S). Each Client must have its respective Server WAN IP entered into
the “Primary Server IP” section.
The WAN Configuration above shows the IP and netmask chosen for the Server. Below,
the Client Tunnel Mode Primary Server is the WAN IP of the Server. However, in public
WAN applications the Primary Server IP is the public IP at the server location.
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LAN or WAN
NVR
IP Camera
LAN or WAN
LAN or WAN
THLK-S2-WA
In Client Mode
THLK-S2-WA
In Client Mode
THLK-S2-WA
In Client Mode
THLK-S2-WA
In Client Mode
THLK-S2-WA
In Client Mode
THLK-S2-WA
In Client Mode
THLK-H2-RA
In Server Mode
THLK-S2-WA
In Server Mode
THLK-S2-WA
In Client Mode
THLK-S2-WA
In Server Mode
NVR
NVR
The High capacity server is
used when throughput exceeds
80 Mbps (30 Mbps encrypted)
Server WAN Configuration. Gateway would be
used if the Client WAN is on a different subnet
Client Tunnel Mode System
Configuration
LAN connection IP shown. If
connection over public WAN then
Static Public WAN IP or domain
server hostname will be used.
