Network Technologies ST-xU operation manual Configuration, Cascaded Installation

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH

NOTES:

•Port 1 of the Master Unit with Slave Unit #1 connected to it will function and be controlled as ports 1-4 for an ST- 4U (1-8 for an ST-8U, etc.)

•Master Unit Port 2 with Slave Unit #2 connected will function and be controlled as the next sequential port numbers (5-8 for an ST-4U, 9-16 for an ST-8U, etc.).

•Consecutive ports on the master used for locally connected CPU’s will function and be controlled as the next consecutive port number. (I.e. Ports 3 and 4 of a 4-port master with only two 4-port slaves connected will

function and be controlled as ports 9 and 10 respectively.) See Fig. 15 on page 12 for an illustration of this.

f.All units must be powered OFF during configuration and interconnecting.

g.For multi-platform cascaded systems (systems with MAC, SUN, and/or PS/2 CPUs mixed together), each slave unit is “uni-

platform” - that is, slaves can only have CPUs of the same platform connected to them and the cable between the slave and master unit must support that platform.

h. Cascading is not available if the Touch-Screen Support option (page 25) is installed.

Configuration

All units are configured using switches 1 thru 6 of the 8-position dip-switch (located on the front of each unit) according to Tables 1 and 2. (Switches 7 and 8 are configured for the keyboard on page 5.)

NOTE: Dip-switches are only found in legacy NODEMUX switches. If no dip- switches are present, refer to "Switch Configuration" on page 17. Then continue with "Cascaded Installation" below.

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1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		1	8
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Front Panel Configuration Switches

Table 1	* (default settings)
Switch				1		5		6
STAND-ALONE SWITCH					OFF*	OFF*		OFF*
SLAVE					ON	OFF		OFF
MASTER W/4-PORT SLAVES					OFF	OFF		ON
MASTER W/8-PORT SLAVES					OFF	ON		OFF
MASTER W/16-PORT SLAVES					OFF	ON		ON
Table 2	* (default settings)		Master & Slave dip-switch 2-4 Settings
2	3	4	Master with-				Slave Setting
OFF*	OFF*	OFF*	No Slave Attached					N/A
OFF	OFF	OFF	1	Slave attached			Slave Unit #1
OFF	OFF	ON	2	Slaves attached			Slave Unit #2
OFF	ON	OFF	3	Slaves attached			Slave Unit #3
OFF	ON	ON	4	Slaves attached			Slave Unit #4
ON	OFF	OFF	5	Slaves attached			Slave Unit #5
ON	OFF	ON	6	Slaves attached			Slave Unit #6
ON	ON	OFF	7	Slaves attached			Slave Unit #7
ON	ON	ON	8	Slaves attached			Slave Unit #8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON

OFF

8-POSITION DIP-SWITCH

About Table 2:

These switch settings are used by the slave(s) to establish its identity (i.e. location in the group) to the master.

In a master, the same switches are used to configure the master for how many slaves are attached to it.

Cascaded Installation

a.Connect all slaves consecutively to the master switch.

•Perform steps 1-3 under INSTALLATION (on page 5) for each slave unit.

•Configure each switch as per tables above under Configuration before proceeding.

•Attach the slaves to the master:

•With a VEXT-xx-MM cable, connect slave #1’s “MONITOR” port to the master’s “VIDEO 1” port (see Fig. 15 on page 11).

•With an SKTINT-xx-MM or VKTINT-1/VKTINT-xx-MM pair or MKTINT-xx-MM, connect slave #1’s “DEVICES” port to the master’s “CPU 1” port (see Fig. 15 on page 12 and the cables and adapters chart on page 10).

•Repeat these steps for each additional slave unit, keeping in mind that each slave will connect into the next available master’s port (i.e. slave #2 to master’s “VIDEO 2” and “CPU 2”, etc.).

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