Black Box servswitch 4site flex manual Connecting Video Sources/Computers, Connecting USB Devices

Chapter 3: Installation

NOTE: The maximum cable length for video (DVI/VGA) is up to 64 feet (20 meters). Maximum cable length for USB/PS2 keyboard and mouse is up to 16 feet (5 meters). For greater distances, ServSwitch 4site Flex supports most KVM extenders, video (DVI / VGA) extenders, and USB extenders.

3.3 Connecting Video Sources/Computers

1.Switch off the computer and disconnect the keyboard, monitor and mouse.

2.Connect keyboard and mouse ports of ServSwitch 4site Flex to the computer ports either with a single USB cable or via the PS/2 interface (use the Y cable) up to 5 meters. For greater distances use a KVM or USB extender.

3.To connect an analog video / computer source (VGA) to ServSwitch 4site Flex, use a VGA-DVI cable. Digital video sources are connected via a DVI cable up to 20 meters. For greater distances, use a DVI or VGA extender.

3.4 Connecting USB Devices

Connect a USB device to one of the four transparent USB ports to switch it to computers connected to ServSwitch 4site Flex. ServSwitch 4site Flex supports transparent USB devices such as printer, external memory, 3D mouse, and finger printer.

	PS/2 “Y” cable
Keyboard
Mouse
	or USB cable (A–B)
Keyboard
and mouse
Digital or	DVI-I HD15 or DVI cable
analog

Connect USB

devices

Figure 3-3. Typical installation.

3.5 Powering Up the System

Switch on ServSwitch 4site Flex with the power switch on the rear panel. All front-panel LEDs light up briefly, indicating that ServSwitch 4site Flex is ready for operation. ServSwitch 4site Flex is now in Quad mode (default).

Power up all connected computers. ServSwitch 4site Flex recognizes all input video sources automatically and displays them on your monitor screen.

To select another display mode, use the relevant keyboard commands or buttons on the front panel.

3.6 Connecting Audio

The ServSwitch 4site Flex can be connected to external, powered speakers or audio devices so that sound coming from the four connected sources can be played back.

Three different connection options are made available (see Figure 3-4):

1.3.5-mm analog stereo jack

2.Digital cinch connector

3.TOSLINK optical audio jack

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