IOGear 8-port dvi kvmp switch Multiview installation

CPU 8 CPU 7 CPU 6 CPU 5 CPU 4 CPU 3 CPU 2 CPU 1

USB Type A to

Type B cable

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Computer with 2

video output

DVI Cables

Third / Fourth Stage Units

First Switch

Second Switch

Multiview installation

GCS1108 and GCS1208 have a very unique feature which is to support multiple video out

installations, up to 4 video out, recommended only for the DVI installations.

The multiview installation is achieved by stacking multiple GCS1108s or GCS1208s together

with different cabling (different from the usual cascading), at the same time cascading is

disabled. Because the unique cabling requires using port #8 on the KVM, the multiview

installation is limited to support maximum 7 computers.

Below is an example of a dual view DVI installation because each computer has 2 DVI

outputs. This installation requires one additional USB A-B cable, a DVI cable, and two

pieces of either GCS1108 or GCS1208 depending on the resolution of the video outs from

the computers. This allows you to view both video outs when you switch from computer to

computer. The installation procedure is as follows:

1. Use the USB A-B cable to connect the USB port of the #8 CPU port of the 1st level

KVM to the console USB port of the 2nd level KVM;

2. Use the recommended DVI KVM cable to connect the computer’s primary DVI port,

USB and audio ports, to the corresponding CPU port on the 1st level KVM (the drawing

is using port #5 as an example);

3. Use the DVI cable to connect the secondary DVI port on the computer to the

corresponding DVI port of the 2nd level KVM (Note: only DVI port is connected on the

2nd level KVM). In the example below, the DVI cable connects #5 computer’s secondary

DVI port, to the #5 DVI port on the 2nd level KVM;

4. ConnecttherstDVImonitorandtherestoftheconsoledevicessuchaskeyboardand

mouse to the console ports of the 1st level KVM;

5. Connect the 2nd DVI monitor to the DVI console port of the 2nd level KVM;

6. Power on all KVMs then power on all computers.

If your computers have 3 or 4 DVI video outs, repeat the procedure above by adding one or

two more KVMs.