Chapter 3. Basic Operation
Hot Plugging
The CL5708 / CL5716 supports hot plugging - components can be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging their cables from the ports without the need to shut the unit down. In order for hot plugging to work properly, however, the procedures described below must be followed:
Changing Station Positions
You can change a station’s position by simply disconnecting it from its master and reconnecting it to another switch in the chain. In order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change, the station IDs must be reset in the OSD.
See RESET STATION IDS, page 41, for details.
Hot Plugging KVM Ports
You can add or remove computers by plugging/unplugging them into/from a switch’s KVM ports. In order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change, however, you must manually reconfigure the OSD to reflect the new Port information. See F3: SET, page 36, and F4: ADM, page 38, for details.
Note: If the computer's Operating System does not support hot plugging, this function may not work properly.
Hot Plugging External Console Ports
The external keyboard, monitor, mouse and front panel mouse connections can all be hot plugged. When hot plugging a mouse:
You may unplug and replug the mouse (to reset the mouse, for example), as long as you use the same mouse.
If you plug in a different mouse, all the stations and all the computers on the installation must be shut down for 10 seconds, then restarted following the power up sequence described under Step 5 on page 19.
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