CS-88A User Manual

Two Stage Installation

To control even more computers, up to eight additional Master View CS-88A units can be cascaded from the KVM ports of the First Stage unit. The cascaded Master Views that connect back to the First Stage unit are considered Second Stage units. As many as 64 computers can be controlled in a complete two stage installation. A table showing the relation between the number of computers and the number of Master View units needed to control them is provided on page 42.

Note: 1. Mixing different Master View models on the same installation can cause problems with OSD port switching. We strongly recommend that all cascaded units be the same model as the First Stage unit.

2.If you are adding this switch into an already existing CS-88A configuration, be sure to make it the First Stage unit. Otherwise, you won’t get the benefit of its improved OSD features and functions.

To set up a two stage installation do the following:

1.Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up, including all preexisting devices on the installation, have been turned off.

2.Use a KVM cable set (described in the Cables section, page 3), to connect any available KVM Port on the First Stage unit to the Console Port connectors of the Second Stage unit.

3.Use KVM cable sets (described in the Cables section, page 3), to connect any available KVM port on the Second Stage unit to the Keyboard, Video, and Mouse ports of the computer you are installing.

4.Plug the power adapter cable into the Master View’s Power Jack, then plug the adapter into an AC power source.

5.Repeat these steps for any other Second Stage units you wish to connect.

6.Plug in the power adapter for the First Stage Master View unit.

7.Turn on the power to all the computers.

Note: The Power On sequence requires that all Second Stage units be powered on first. After all the Second Stage units have been powered on, the First Stage unit must be powered on next. After the Second and First stage units have been powered on, the computers can be powered on.

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