G&D DVIMUX2-DL-PS/2, Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation
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Installation
Overview of the interfaces
The front panel of the KVM switch
The front panel of the KVM switch provides two USB interfaces to connect a USB
keyboard and/or mouse.
The front panel also provides a Service port. This port is used for operating the setup
menu (see Operating the setup menu on page 14 ff.), for switching the active channel
via a serial device and for carrying out firmware updates.
The active channel can be selected by using one of the two buttons on the front
panel. The front panel also provides several LEDs (see Status displays on page 7).
The back panel of the KVM switch
The back panel of the KVM switch provides interfaces to connect the console devices
and the computers. The following page contains a detailed description of these inter-
faces.
Setting up the device
1. Ensure that the computers, which are to be connected to the KVM switch, are
turned off. If the computers are provided with both keyboards and mouses,
unplug the cables of the input devices from the PS/2 interfaces.
2. Place the KVM switch between the computers and the console. Please mind the
maximum cable length of five metres between the KVM switch and the computers
which are to be connected.
3. Before installing the KVM switch, decide which button on the front panel of the
device should be assigned to which computer.
NOTE:
The PS/2 interfaces to connect both console keyboard and console mouse
(on the back panel of the KVM switch) and the USB interfaces on the front panel of
the device can be used simultaneously .
Figure 1: Front view of the KVM switch
USB K/M
Active
Status
User CPU 2 CPU 1 Service