Installation

Before you Begin

1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting
up have been turned off. You must unplug the power cords of
any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function.
Otherwise, the switch will still receive power from the computer.
2. To prevent damage to your equipment due to ground potential
difference, make sure that all devices on the installation are properly
grounded. Consult your dealer for technical details, if necessary.

Cable Connection

To set up your Master View ACS-1712 / ACS-1714 installation do the following:
1. Plug your USB keyboard and USB mouse into the USB Ports located on the
unit’s front panel.
2. Plug your monitor into the Console monitor port located on the unit’s rear
panel.
3. Plug the B end of a USB cable into any available CPU Section USB port;
plug the A end of the cable into the computer you are connecting up.
4. Plug the female end of a video cable into the CPU Section video port that
corresponds to the USB port you selected in step 3; plug the male end of the
cable into the video port of the computer you are connecting up.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other computers you are connecting up.
6. Plug the power adapter cable into the Master View’s Power Jack, then plug
the power adapter into an AC power source.
7. Turn on the power to the computers.
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