3. Basic Operation

Port ID Numbering

Each KVM Port on a Master View installation is assigned a unique Port ID. You can directly access any computer on any level of the installation by specifying the Port ID of the KVM port that the computer is connected to – either with the Hotkey port selection method, or with the OSD.

The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number. It is determined by the Stage Level and KVM Port number of the Master View unit that a computer is connected to.

The first digit represents the KVM Port number of the First Stage unit; the second digit represents the KVM Port number of the Second Stage unit; the third digit represents the KVM Port number of the Third Stage unit.

ŠA computer attached to a First Stage unit has a one digit Port ID (from 1 to 4 for the CS9134; from 1 to 8 for the CS9138). The number corresponds to the KVM Port number that the computer is connected to.

ŠA computer attached to a Second Stage unit has a two digit Port ID:

ŠThe first digit represents the KVM Port number on the First Stage unit that the Second Stage unit links back to.

ŠThe second digit represents the KVM Port number on the Second Stage unit that the computer is connected to.

For example, a Port ID of 2 3 refers to a computer that is connected to KVM Port 3 of a Second Stage unit that links back to KVM Port 2 of the First Stage unit.

ŠLikewise, a computer attached to a Third Stage unit has a three digit Port ID. A Port ID of 2 4 1 refers to a computer that is connected to KVM Port 1 of a Third Stage unit, that links back to KVM Port 4 of a Second Stage unit, which, in turn, links back to KVM Port 2 of the First Stage unit.

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