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5. Accessing ServSwitch Features
Once you access and configure the ServSwitch unit’s networking component, you
can use it to select and control the managed computers connected to it. This
section describes how to add ServSwitch units to the master unit for greater
flexibility and how to use the on-screen display (OSD) system to manage your
computers. Once you have established a VNC session with the ServSwitch, you can
access the KVM features as though you were at a local console.
5.1 Cascade Configuration
You can connect a second level of ServSwitch units to one or more of your
ServSwitch units via its PC 1–8 ports. The ServSwitch units connected to the first
ServSwitch (the master switch) are known as slaves. Once connected, the units will
automatically configure themselves as either masters or slaves. You can only
connect an equal or smaller ServSwitch to the master: a 16-port master switch can
have both 16-port and 8-port slave ServSwitch units, an 8-port master switch can
have 8-port and 4-port slaves, and so on.
For example, the 16-port unit can support 136 computers, with 8 units of 16-port
slave ServSwitch units, each connected to 16 computers. The slave ServSwitch units
must be connected to the PC 1–8 ports, not the PC A–H ports.
To cascade your ServSwitch units, use a 3-in-1 PS/2 ServSwitch cable (EHN70001-
0006, EHN70001-0010, EHN9000P-0015, or EHN9000P-0030) to connect one of
your master switch’s PC 1-8 ports to the slave ServSwitch unit’s console port. When
turning on your cascaded switches, turn on the master switch before turning on
any of the others.
Figure 5-1 shows a typical cascade configuration.
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