ACS1208 / ACS1216 User Manual
Daisy Chaining
To control even more computers, up to 31 additional switches can be daisy chained down from the first unit. As many as 512 computers can be controlled from a single console in a complete installation. Tables showing the relation between the number of computers and the number of Master View ACS1208 / ACS1216 units needed to control them are provided on page 41 in the Appendix.
To set up a daisy chained installation, do the following:
1.Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up has been turned off.
2.Use a daisy chain cable set (described in the Cables section, page 4), to connect the Chain Out port of the parent ACS1208 / ACS1216 unit to the Chain In port of the child ACS1208 / ACS1216 unit (First Station Out to Second Station In, Second Station Out to Third Station In, etc.).
Note: You cannot use the Chain In port of the First Station Master View, since it is the highest level parent.
3.Use KVM cable sets (described in the Cables section, page 4), to connect any available CPU Port on the ACS1208 / ACS1216 installation to the Keyboard, Video and Mouse ports of the computers you are installing.
4.Repeat the above steps for any additional ACS1208 / ACS1216 units you wish to add to the chain.
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