G&D DVIMUX8-OSD-USB, Installation And Operation Manual

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Increasing the number of connectable computers
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Increasing the number of connectable
computers
By cascading several KVM switches, you can increase the number of connectable
computers to up to 64 computers.
For this, simply connect more KVM switches to one or multiple CPU interfaces of
the KVM switch.
Connecting a slave switch to the master switch
CPU × : Connect the USB variant of the computer connection cable (CPU) to the
master switch.
Keyb./Mouse: Insert the USB plug of the computer connection cable (CPU) con-
nected to the master switch.
NOTE: The
master switch
is the KVM switch of a cascade to which the console
devices are connected. The
slave switches
are connected to the
CPU
interfaces of the
master switch
.
EXAMPLE: Instead of a computer, connect the slave switch to the CPU 1 interface of
the master switch. You can connect up to eight computers to the slave switch that
can be accessed from the console connected to the master switch.
NOTE: Instead of a computer, you can also connect a slave switch to each CPU
interface of the master switch.
Follow the instructions below to connect a slave switch to each
CPU interface.
Figure 5: CPU interfaces of the master switch
Figure 6: Interfaces for the connection of slave and master switch
Monitor 1
Keyb./Mouse Speaker
CON
Line In Line In
CPU 1
DVI-I CPU 1
USB 2.0 Line Out Line In
CPU 2
DVI-I CPU 2
USB 2.0 Line Out Line In
CPU 8
DVI-I CPU 8
USB 2.0 Line Out Line Out Line In
CPU 7
DVI-I CPU 7
USB 2.0
Power
Power
Monitor 1
Keyb./Mouse Speaker
CON
Line In Line In USB 2.0 Line Out
CPU 1
DVI-I CPU 1
Line In USB 2.0 Line Out
CPU 2
DVI-I CPU 2
Line In USB 2.0 Line Out
CPU 8
DVI-I CPU 8
Line In USB 2.0 Line Out
CPU 7
DVI-I CPU 7