Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
Daisy Chain Installations
To control even more computers, up to 31 compatible KVM switches can be daisy chained down from the CL5708 / CL5716 (see the Appendix for a list of compatible ATEN switches). In a complete installation, as many as 256 or 512 computers can be controlled from the CL5708 / CL5716. Tables showing the relation between the number of computers and the number of units needed to control them are provided on page 75 in the Appendix.
To set up a daisy chain installation, first make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting have been turned off. Then, refer to the daisy chain installation diagram on page 20, as you do the following:
1.Use a daisy chain cable set (described in the Cables section, page 5), to connect the Chain Out port of the CL5708 / CL5716 to the Chain In port of the first slave switch (first station out to second station in, second station out to third station in, etc.).
2.Use compatible KVM cable sets to connect any available KVM port on the daisy chained switch to the keyboard, video and mouse ports of the computers you are installing. See KVM Cable Installation Diagrams, page 18.
Note: The maximum distance between the switch and a computer is 10 m.
3.Repeat the above steps for any additional units you wish to add to the chain.
4.Power up the installation according to the following procedure:
a)Power on the CL5708 / CL5716.
b)Power on each station on the installation in turn (second station, then third station, etc.).
In each case, wait for the station ID to be ascertained and displayed on the current station before powering on the next one.
c)After all the stations are turned on, power on the computers.
Note: 1. The maximum distance between any two stations is 15 m.
2.The total maximum distance from the first station to the last station is 100 m, regardless of the number of stations in the chain.
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