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Daisy Chaining
Up to 7 additional KM0432 units can be daisy chained together; each capable
of supporting four independent consoles. The first KM0432 is considered the
Master unit; the daisy chained KM0432s are considered Slaves.
In a complete daisy chained installation, the four consoles that belong to the
Master switch can access and control all of the computers (up to 256) on the
installation. The four consoles belonging to each Slave switch only control the
computers (up to 32) connected to their switch. (See the Computer Connection
Table, p. 67, for a table showing the relation between the number of systems
and the number of switches needed to control them.)
To set up a daisy chained installation, refer to the diagram on page 18 and do
the following:
1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up has been
turned off.
2. Use a daisy chain cable set (described in the Cables section, p. 4), to
connect the Chain Out port of the parent KM0432 unit to the Chain In port
of the child KM0432 unit (First Station Out to Second Station In, Second
Station Out to Third Station In, etc.).
Note: You cannot use the Chain In port of the First Station KM0432, since
it is the highest level parent.
3. If you wish to install any consoles on this switch, follow the procedure
described for the Single Stage Installation on p. 12
4. Use KVM Adapter cables (described in the Cables section, p. 4), to connect
any available CPU Port on the KM0432 to the Keyboard, Video and Mouse
ports of the computers you are installing.
5. Repeat the above steps for any additional KM0432 units you wish to add to
the chain.
6. Plug the power cord into an AC power source and into the KM0432’s power
socket.
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