Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
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Two Level Installation
To control even more computers, up to 16 additional switches can be cascaded
from the first CS1308 / CS1316. As many as 256 computers can be controlled
from a single console in a complete installation. Tables showing the relation
between the number of computers and the number of CS1308 / CS1316 units
needed to control them are provided on page 52 in the Appendix.
To set up a two level installation, do the following:
1. Ground the master CS1308 / CS1316 and make sure that power has been
turned off to all the computers you will be connecting up.
2. Using the console cable provided, connect a keyboard, mouse, and
monitor to the CS1308 / CS1316 console port. Refer to the
on the following page.
3. Using a KVM cable, connect any available KVM port on the master
CS1308 / CS1316 to the console port on the slave CS1308 / CS1316.
4. Use KVM cable sets (described in the
Cables
section, page 3), to connect
any available KVM port on the CS1308 / CS1316 installation to the
keyboard, video and mouse ports of the computers you are installing.
5. Repeat the above steps for any additional units you wish to add to the
installation.
6. The Power On sequence requires that all slave units be powered on first.
After they are all on, the master unit must be powered on next. Only after
all the switches have been powered on in this sequence, can the computers
be powered on.
