AdderView MATRIX MP Installation and Use Page 29
Creating entries for computers connected to cascaded AdderViews
You can cascade AdderView MATRIX MP units using one or two KVM links. Section
2.5 explains the rules that you must follow when installing a AdderView cascade.
The number of cascade links that you install determines the number of simultaneous
users that can access computers on the cascaded AdderViews. Ideally if you are
cascading AdderView MATRIX units then you should use two cascade links as this
will cause no blocking and will allow both users simultaneous access to all
computers.
Each computer name that you add to the on-screen menu has an associated port
number that tells the AdderView where to find the computer. Port numbers for
computers attached to a single AdderView are simply the port number that the
computer is attached to. Port numbers for computers connected to cascaded
AdderViews are constructed by defining the port routing that is required to get from
the user's KVM to the computer.
Figure 6 illustrates how port numbers are constructed and how the physical
configuration of a cascaded system relates to entries in the on-screen menu. The
illustrated configuration is an unlikely configuration in practice but has been chosen
for explanation purposes. If you make multiple cascade links then they must be
connected to the groups of ports defined in figure 7. These ports have associated
group port numbers. The AdderView uses this group port number to connect to the
first available port in that group. For example, group port number 21 comprises of
ports 1 and 2. If these ports are linked to a cascaded AdderView and users try to
connect to computers that are attached to the cascaded AdderView, the system will
allocate the cascade links to the first two users on a first come first served basis.