Operating the DVI KVM over IP
Unicast and Multicast Modes
Configuring Unicast Mode
The term unicast is used to describe a configuration where information is sent from one point to another point. It is possible to have multiple Sender and Receiver units connected in a system. However, in unicast mode a Sender unit can communicate with only one Receiver unit at a time. In unicast mode, the DVI KVM over IP functions similiar to a DVI KVM switcher.
NOTE: The DVI KVM over IP Sender and Receiver units shipped from the factory in unicast mode.
The illustration, below, shows 3 Sender units (S1, S2, and S3) and 2 Receiver units (R1 and R2) on a network, operating in unicast mode. The video channels are notated in blue.
Figure 2.1 - Unicast mode: A Sender unit can communicate with only one Receiver unit at a time.
DVI Out | Receiver unit |
LAN
2
DVI Out | Receiver unit |
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1 
R1
R2
2
Sender unit
Sender unit
S3
DVI In
| 1 | S2 |
| Sender unit |
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5 |
| DVI In |
S |
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| 1 |
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DVI In
1.Access the Web interface for each Sender and Receiver unit that will be using unicast mode. In this example, we will start with Receiver unit R1.
2.Click the Network tab.
TIP: In unicast mode, the DVI KVM over IP behaves as a DVI KVM
Switcher.
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