Black Box SW627A-R2 The Rear Panel, 2. The rear panel of a 4-port ServSwitch Jr. MP SW628A-R2

CHAPTER 2: Introduction

2.4 The Rear Panel

All cable connections are made at the ServSwitch Jr. MP’s rear panel, as illustrated (in Figure 2-2) and described below.

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Figure 2-2. The rear panel of a 4-port ServSwitch Jr. MP (SW628A-R2).

Panel Label Connector Description

Ports 1, 2, 3, 4* DB25 F Connect the sharing computers to these ports with special CPU Cables. At the Switch end, these cables have a DB25 male connector; at the other ends, they have appropriate connectors to plug into your CPUs’ video, keyboard, and (on PC CPUs) mouse ports. These cables take the signals that would normally pass between the CPUs’ ports and the monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and carry them between the CPUs’ ports and the ServSwitch Jr. MP instead.

*On the 2-port (SW627A-R2) model, port 1 is for the PC CPU, port 2 is for the Mac CPU. On the 4-port (SW628A-R2) model, ports 1 and 2 are for the PC CPUs, ports 3 and 4 are for the Mac CPUs.

	(VGA	HD15 F	Attach the shared monitor’s video cable directly to
MONITOR)			this port.
	(PS/2	6-pin mini- Attach the shared PS/2 type (regular or wheel)
MOUSE)		DIN F	mouse directly to this port.
	(PS/2	6-pin mini- Attach the shared PS/2 type keyboard, attach it
KEYBOARD)		DIN F	directly to this port.
[None]		3.5-mm	Attach the power supply’s output cord to this jack.
		barrel jack

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