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CS-88A User Manual
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Three Stage Installation
The procedures for setting up a three stage installation are essentially the same
as for a two stage installation. With a three stage setup, as many as 512
computers can be controlled in a complete installation. A table showing the
relation between the number of computers and the number of Master View
units needed to control them is provided on page 42.
Note: 1. See Notes 1 and 2 at the beginning of the Two Stage Installation
section.
2. Master View units cannot be cascaded beyond the third level.
To set up a three stage installation do the following:
1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up,
including all preexisting devices on the installation, have been turned off.
2. Use a KVM cable set (described in the Cables section, page 3), to connect
any available KVM Port on the Second Stage unit to the Console Port
connectors of the Third Stage unit.
3. Use KVM cable sets (described in the Cables section, page 3), to connect
any available KVM port on the Third Stage unit to the Keyboard, Video,
and Mouse ports of the computer you are installing.
4. Plug the power adapter cable into the Master View’s Power Jack, then plug
the adapter into an AC power source.
5. Repeat these steps for any other Third Stage units you wish to connect.
6. Plug in the power adapters for all the Second Stage Master View units.
7. Plug in the power adapter for the First Stage Master View unit.
8. Turn on the power to all the computers.
Note: The Power On sequence requires that all Third Stage units be
powered on first. After they are all on, the Second Stage units must
be powered on next. After all the Second Stage units are on, the First
Stage unit must be powered on. Only after all the Master Views have
been powered on in this sequence, can the computers be powered
on.