TruLink™ 4-Port USB 2.0 and PS2 KVM Switch
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3. Installation
3.1 System Requirements
-One available USB port and one available VGA port
-Windows 98 or later, Mac OS9/OSX,
Solaris 8 (SUN BLADE 100), Linux Kernel
2.3 or later
3.2 Hardware Installation
1. Make sure that the USB port of your computer is enabled and working properly.
2. Connect the USB cable Type-A end to the USB port of your computer, and the USB
cable Type-B end to any available port on the KVM Switch.
3. Connect the VGA male-to-female cable between the video port of your computer
and video port that corresponds to the USB port you selected in step 2.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for any other computers you are connecting up. Up to 4 computers
can be connected at the same time.
5. Plug the power adapter cable into the KVM switch.
3.3 Powering Up The Systems
Boot the computers. For best performance from your display, make sure to select a
port first, and let that PC completely boot before switching to another port. Sun Micro
users; this is required. For other users, this is highly recommended.
3.4 Hot Plugging
The
KVM switch supports USB plug & play technology. USB devices can be added
and removed to the front panel hub at any time without the need to shutdown.
Note: Windows 98 users will need to install drivers. See Appendix A.
3.4 Notice for Sun Micro System Users
Since some Sun Micro systems do not support the USB 2.0 HUB feature during the
booting period time, it is possible you may get a “keyboard not detected” error, the
screen to go blank for few minutes, and then the login screen to appear.
If you are using a USB keyboard and/or mouse as your primary means of input, you
will need to enable the Auto Switch function. See page 12 for details.
