Expanding switchable signals
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Expanding the system through stacking
In
Stacking
mode, you can switch multiple matrix switches at the same time.
For this, connect the matrix switches via
Bus
ports and assign them with continuous
bus addresses.
Each stacking matrix switch consists of a matrix switch that provides the
KVM Main
Channel
. You can add up to 9 satellite matrix switches to the matrix switch. The sat-
ellites can be used either as
Video Follower Channel
or as
USB/RS232 Main Channel
.
When using three matrix switches, for example, you can transmit a second video
signal and USB 2.0 signals in addition to the standard signals of a user module
(video signal and keyboard and mouse signals):
Connecting a stack matrix switch
A stack matrix switch is a matrix switch that transmits
additional
signals of a com-
puter or a console.
A stack matrix switch is not switched by users, but by the primary matrix switch. If
the user accesses a port at the primary matrix switch, the port is also accessed at the
stack matrix switches.
You can include up to ten matrix switches(1 × primary, 9 × satellites) in a stack cas-
cade.
IMPORTANT:
Within a channel, you can only use compatible target and user
modules:
Video Follower Channel:
User and target modules of the
DVI-CON
or
DVI-CPU
series
USB/RS232 Main Channel:
User and target modules of the
U2-CON
or
U2-CPU
series
NOTE:
Connect the user modules of
one
console to the same port numbers of the
different channels.
The same applies for the different target modules of
one
computer.
Matrix switch
User module
Signals
Matrix switch 1 (Primary)
DVI-CON
DVI, PS/2, USB
Matrix switch 2 (Satellite 1)
DVI-CON-Video
DVI
Matrix switch 3 (Satellite 2)
U2-R-CON
USB 2.0, RS 232
