IOGear GCS138 installation manual Port ID Numbering

Port ID Numbering

Since each CPU Port on a MiniViewTM installation is assigned a unique Port ID, you can directly access any computer on any level. Specify the Port ID using the Hotkey port selection method or the OSD Main Menu.

The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number that is determined by the Stage Level and CPU Port number of the MiniViewTM unit that the computer is connected to. The first digit represents the CPU Port number of the First Stage unit; the second digit represents the CPU Port number of the Second Stage; the third digit represents the CPU Port number of the Third Stage.

For example, a computer attached to a First Sage unit has a one digit Port ID Number (1-8), that corresponds to the CPU Port number that the computer is connected to.

A computer attached to a Second Stage unit has a two digit Port ID number. The first digit represents the CPU Port number (1-8), on the First Stage unit that the second Stage unit is cascaded down from; the second digit represents the CPU Port number on the second Stage unit that the computer is connected to. For example, a Port ID of 23 refers to a computer that is connected to CPU Port 3 of a Second Stage unit that, in turn, is cascaded down form CPU Port 2 of the First Stage unit.

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