Chapter 3

Basic Operation

Hot Plugging

The CS-88A 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:

Hot Plugging KVM Ports

When hot plugging cables from the KVM ports:

1.The cable must be plugged back into the same port it was removed from.

2.The mouse cable must be plugged in before the keyboard cable.

3.After plugging the cable back in, you must perform a KVM Reset on the First Stage unit (by pressing the Reset switch In).

Hot Plugging Console Ports

The unit supports hot plugging of the keyboard, monitor, and mouse. When hot plugging the mouse from the Master View’s console mouse port:

1.You may unplug the mouse and plug it back in again (to reset the mouse, for example), as long as you use the same mouse.

2.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. (Refer back to the note describing the Power On sequence on page 10, if necessary.)

Note: If, after hot plugging (or at any other time), there is no response to mouse or PS/2 keyboard input, simultaneously press and hold Port Select buttons 1 and 2 on the First Stage unit for 3 seconds to perform a PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse reset.

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