Daisy Chaining
Up to 7 additional KM0216 / KM0432 units can be daisy chained together; each capable of supporting four independent consoles. The first KM0216 / KM0432 is considered the Master unit; the daisy chained KM0216 / KM0432s are considered Slaves.
In a complete daisy chained installation, the two (KM0216) or four (KM0432) consoles that belong to the Master switch can access and control all of the computers (up to 128 or 256) on the installation. The two / four consoles belonging to each Slave switch only control the computers (up to 16 / 32) connected to their switch. (See the Computer Connection Tables, p. 69, 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 20 and do the following:
1.Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up has been turned off.
2.Use a daisy chain cable set (described in the Cables section, p. 4), 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 p. 14
4.Use KVM Adapter cables (described in the Cables section, p. 4), to connect any available CPU Port on the KM0216 / KM0432 to the Keyboard, Video and Mouse ports of the computers you are installing.
5.Repeat the above steps for any additional KM0216 / KM0432 units you wish to add to the chain.
6.Plug the power cord into an AC power source and into the KM0216 / KM0432’s power socket.
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