MATRIX SERVSWITCH™
6.Plug each (remaining) CPU Cable’s video-, keyboard-, and (on IBM type cables) mouse-port connectors into the corresponding ports on each CPU (or into the Video Adapter on a non-VGA Mac). For various reasons, the CPU should be OFF when you do this. (The Switch also needs to be configured before you turn ON the CPUs; see Section 3.6.) Avoid plugging CPUs into the Switch if they are already ON; if you accidentally do so with an IBM type CPU, see Section 4.3 to make sure the Switch is set for the proper keyboard mode.
CAUTION!
Do not attach docking stations for older models of the ThinkPad® or other portable computers to the Matrix ServSwitch. The Switch currently supports only “stream mode” (continuous) mouse data but older ThinkPad models have to see “prompt mode” (burst-on-request) mouse data. Some newer docking stations and some newer ThinkPad models might work with the Switch, but determining whether a particular device will do so will probably require trial and error.
3.3.6CONNECTING OTHER MATRIX SERVSWITCHES (OPTIONAL)
To connect one or more other Matrix ServSwitches together, all of the chassis must have Expansion Modules installed. You will need to run Expansion Cables (see Appendix B for product codes) between the Expansion Modules, always from the IN port of one Module to the OUT port of another Module (never IN to IN or OUT to OUT). How you lay out your daisychained system and connect your cabling will depend on where your users are; see Section 3.4 for more detailed information. (Just remember that IN and OUT refer to video-signal flow, so for a user station to display a CPU’s video, Expansion Cable must lead from OUT on the CPU’s Switch to IN on the user’s Switch.) We recommend that you configure and check each Switch in the chain either before or as you install it, rather than installing everything and then working on the entire chain; see Section 3.6. Before installing an advanced configuration, please call Black Box and discuss your application with a technician.
