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Figure 155. Making Connection
3. Add multiple connections:
a. Select the source devices you want to connect. To select consecutive devices, select the first device, press and hold the Shift key
down, then select the last device. To select nonconsecutive devices, hold the Ctrl key down while selecting. Now select the
destination devices you want to connect to the sources.
b. Click the Connect button , or select Tools > Connect, or right-click one of the selected devices and select Connect from the
pop-up menu.
The destination devices move beside the source devices in the left pane. The highest destination device in the list connects to the
highest source device, the second highest destination connects to the second highest source, and so on.
If you selected more destination devices than source devices, the extra destination devices at the bottom of the list remain
unconnected. If you selected more source devices than destination devices, the extra source devices remain unconnected.
4. Remove a connection: In the left pane, select the connection you want to remove and select Tools > Disconnect or click the Disconnect
button . Alternatively, double-click the connection, or right-click the connection and select Disconnect from the pop-up menu.
The destination device moves to the right pane.
5. Remove multiple connections:
a. In the left pane, select the connections you want to remove. To select consecutive connections, select the first connection, press and
hold the Shift key down, then select the last connection. To select non-consecutive connections, hold the Ctrl key down while
selecting.
b. Select Tools > Disconnect, or click the Disconnect button , or right-click one of the selected connections and select Disconnect
from the pop-up menu. The destination devices move to the right pane.
6. Remove all connections:
a. Click the left pane to make it active. Select Edit > Select All, or press Ctrl-A, or right-click a connection and select Select All from the
pop-up menu. All the connections are selected.
b. Select Tools > Disconnect, or click the Disconnect button , or right-click one of the selected connections and select Disconnect
from the pop-up menu. The destination devices move to the right pane.
7. Modify a connection: You can change which source device a destination device is connected to by moving the destination device up or
down in the left pane.
a. Move up: To move a destination device up in the list of connections, select the connection and select Tools > Move Up or click the
Move Up button . Alternatively, right-click the connection and select Move Up from the pop-up menu.
The destination device moves up to connect to the next available source device above it in the list, leaving the source device it was
originally connected to unconnected. If all the source devices above the destination device are already connected, the destination
device will not move.