Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
Cascading
KM0532 and KM0932 switches support a 3 level cascade for KM0532 / KM0932 units. They support a 1 level cascade for other compatible model KVM switches (see Supported KVM Switches, page 129). In other words, slave switches cannot be cascaded from
The UIs of
/KM0932’s GUI, so that when the first level consoles bring up the UI, the port directory listing for all of the computers connected to all of the cascaded switches is displayed in the Sidebar tree (see page 35).
Note: 1. For non
2.A list of supported KVM switches – indicating their GUI compatibility status – is provided in the Appendix on page 129.
In cascaded installations, the number of bus connections between a parent and child KVM switch determines the number of users that can simultaneously access the KVM ports of the child switch. A bus connection is established by connecting a KVM port on the parent switch to a Console port on the child switch. The KM0532 / KM0932 supports a maximum of 5 (KM0532) or 9 (KM0932) bus connections for each cascaded KM0532 / KM0932, and usually no more than one for other KVM switches.
In order for all the KVM consoles on the first level KM0532 or KM0932 to be able to access the KVM ports of a cascaded KM0532 / KM0932 at the same time, you must create the maximum number of bus connections between the first level parent switch and the child switch. If the two switches are not directly connected, the intermediary switch(es) must have the maximum number of bus connections to the parent and child switches.
KVM consoles connected to the KVM ports of a cascaded KVM switch can access KVM ports on their cascade level as well as ports on cascaded child switches. They cannot access KVM ports of switches above their cascade level.
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