Cyclades User's Guide manual Cascading a KVM Expander

KVM Expander

Cascading a KVM Expander

The KVM Expander can support up to two users simultaneously accessing its KVM ports. In a two-user configuration, a primary KVM switch uses two connections for each KVM Expander-to-primary KVM switch configuration:

•User A port – One CAT5 cable between a KVM port on the primary KVM unit and the User A port on the KVM Expander

•User B port – One CAT5 cable between a KVM port on the primary KVM unit and the User B port on the KVM Expander

In a single user configuration, only one CAT5 cable is connected from a KVM port on the primary KVM unit to either of the user ports on the KVM Expander.

The following diagram displays a KVM Expander cascaded from a KVM/net.

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