Connecting 3 multiswitches?

[dinotheo]

Hi all,
Currently I have 1 WB616 and 1 SWM8 connected in parallel. (each sat signal is split and sent to each switch) I am looking at adding another SWM8. My question is:
How do I do this? Do I use 3-way splitters at the feeds and then send to each of the 3 switches or do I split after the split? Meaning split the sat feed and then off of the one leg split that feed again.

Or does it not matter.

Thanks,

[veryoldschool]

Hi all,
Currently I have 1 WB616 and 1 SWM8 connected in parallel. (each sat signal is split and sent to each switch) I am looking at adding another SWM8. My question is:
How do I do this? Do I use 3-way splitters at the feeds and then send to each of the 3 switches or do I split after the split? Meaning split the sat feed and then off of the one leg split that feed again.

Or does it not matter.

Thanks,
The "3-way" is just that: a 2-way off another 2-way [it's just all in one package].

[houskamp]

looking at your signature, I would run the dish to wb616.. then run 2 SWM8's from there.. that would give you 8 'reg' ports and 16 SWM availible..

[dinotheo]

looking at your signature, I would run the dish to wb616.. then run 2 SWM8's from there.. that would give you 8 'reg' ports and 16 SWM availible..

I thought of that but having been burned by a switch dying in the past, that setup would give me a single point of failure. :D (if the WB616 dies, I lose everything)
I just bought another HR22 and really need to add that one receiver to my setup. But I only have 1 coax running to that location.
I also have a 95 dish so I'd still need to split that to send to each multiswitch if I went the serial route.

[houskamp]

That "95 dish" does throw a curve.. hopefully they will move off that location soon :)