Rose electronic QuadraVista manual Installing the Computers, CPU Connect

Installing the Computers

Connect up to four computers to the corresponding video (DVI-I), keyboard/mouse ports on the QuadraVista as shown in Figure 4. It is recommended that the computers being connected and QuadraVista be powered off until all cable connections have been made.

Connect a computer's video output port (DVI or VGA) to the QuadraVista's DVI-I connector for computer #1. If a VGA (HD15F) connector is on the computer, a VGA to DVI cable must be used. Next connect a USB cable from the computer's keyboard/mouse USB port to the QuadraVista's USB input port. If the keyboard and mouse ports on the computer are PS/2, use a PS/2 "Y" cable to connect from the computer's keyboard and mouse PS/2 ports to the PS/2 keyboard/mouse input port on the QuadraVista.

Connect computer #2, #3, and #4 to the corresponding connectors on the QuadraVista's rear panel. You are not limited in using the CPU ports to connect to a computer. The CPU port can also be connected to a Rose KVM switch’s KVM port. This can provide access to as many as 1,000 computers or servers. The DVI video input can accept any analog or digital video signal from devices like surveillance cameras, a DVD player, or other compatible video sources and display it on your KVM monitor.

When all cable connections have been made, turn the power on to the QuadraVista and the computers. All six front panel LEDs will flash momentarily, then the green QUAD led will light indicating that the unit is ready for operation and the user monitor will display in the Quad mode, showing all four computers video. If only two video sources are connected, quadrant 3 and 4 will be blank.

PS/2 “Y” cable

Or

USB cable

DVI to DVI

Or

VGA to DVI cable

Figure 4. CPU Connect

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