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Connecting Multiple KVM Devices (Daisy-Chaining)
You can daisy-chain up to 15 additional Rack-Mount Console KVM Switches and other Belkin ENTERPRISE KVM Switches and Expanders together with your Rack-Mount Console KVM Switch. This will allow a server administrator to control up to a maximum of 248 servers. Each daisy-chained KVM device becomes a unit that is referred to as a “BANK” and is assigned an address. The first KVM switch (BANK 00) is referred to as a “primary” KVM switch. BANKs
00 through 03 can be configured as primary KVM switches, allowing up to four consoles to be connected. BANKs 04 through 15 can only be configured as secondary KVM switches (without console support). If BANKs 00 through 03 do not have a console attached, they function as secondary KVM switches. However, the connections on these BANKs are hot swappable. For example, if a console is added to one of the first two BANKs, it will immediately become a primary KVM switch.
NOTE: A Daisy-Chain Cable (F1D9402-XX) is required to daisy-chain each Rack-Mount Console KVM Switch, other KVM switch, and KVM expander, and is available through your Belkin reseller or online at www.belkin.com.
All KVM switches and KVM expanders feature a “BANK DIP” switch. The “BANK DIP” switch is used to assign the proper BANK address to each KVM device. The Rack-Mount Console KVM Switch does not feature a “BANK DIP” switch; the BANK address can be assigned in the OSD [refer to the “Unit ID (Assign BANK Address)” section on page 32].
•For a single-unit configuration, set the “BANK DIP” switch on the KVM switch or KVM expander to the “standalone” (BANK address 00) setting. This is the factory default setting.
•For a multi-unit configuration, the “BANK DIP” switch on the primary units must be set to BANK address 00 or 01. Secondary units must be set to a unique BANK address (from 02 through 15). Refer to the chart on page 17 for DIP switch settings.
NOTE: BANK address 00 operates as standalone by default; refer to the section on the “OSD Options” page for instructions on how to configure BANK 00 to join a daisy-chain.