KM0216 / KM0432 User Manual
belonging to each Slave switch only control the computers (up to 16 / 32) connected to their switch. (See Computer Connection Tables, page 65, for tables showing the relation between the number of computers and the number of switches needed to control them.)
To set up a daisy chained installation, refer to the diagram on page 21 and do the following:
1.Power down the target device(s) that will be part of your matrix KVM switch installation.
2.Use a daisy chain cable set (see Cables, page 5) to connect the Chain Out port of the parent KM0216 / KM0432 unit to the Chain In port of the child KM0216 / KM0432 unit (First Station Out to Second Station In, Second Station Out to Third Station In, etc.).
Note: You cannot use the Chain In port of the First Station KM0216 / KM0432, since it is the highest level parent.
3.If you wish to install any consoles on this switch, follow the procedure described for the Single Stage Installation on page 17.
4.Use KVM adapter cables (see Cables, page 5) to connect any available KVM port on the KM0216 / KM0432 to the keyboard, video and mouse ports of the computers you are installing.
(Repeat the above steps for any additional KM0216 / KM0432 units you wish to add to the chain.)
5.Plug the power cord into an AC power source and into the KM0216 / KM0432's power socket.
6.Power up the installation according to the following procedure:
a)Switch on the power for the First Station. Wait for the unit to ascertain its Station ID and display it on the Station ID LED. (The Station ID for the First Stage unit is 01, the ID for the Second Stage unit is 02, the ID for the Third Stage unit is 03, etc.).
b)Switch on the power for 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 up, power on the computers.
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