HDC16046 Rev. 1.
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Objectives
• This guide includes instructions for installing
Vertiv™
Cybex™
SC820DP, SC840DP, SC845DP, SC885DP
DP
to D
P
KVM
switch
es.
• A KVM
switch
allows sharing keyboard, video, mouse, audio and USB peripherals between multiple computers.
• For further assistance
,
please refer to
the
Vertiv website: http://www.
V
ertiv
C
o.com.
General
• Verify that all peripherals and computers are turned OFF prior to
connecting them to the product.
• The
switch
’s back panel is divided into sections of Console
p
orts
and
c
omputer
p
orts.
–
Connect the peripherals to be shared by the
switch
to the
Console
p
orts.
–
Connect each computer that needs access to shared
peripherals to a specific
c
omputer
p
orts section.
–
Make sure that every computer is connected to a separate
c
omputer
p
orts section.
–
The push buttons on the product’s front panel indicate
which computer has currently access to shared peripherals.
–
To switch peripherals between computers, press the
appropriate push button on the product’s front panel.
SC845DP Model shown
Quick Installation Guide
2/4/8 Ports High Security Single-Head DP-DP KVM Switches
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2
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Connect peripherals to the
switch
Console
p
orts:
•
Keyboard:
Connect either a USB or PS/2
keyboard to the corresponding
switch
C
onsole keyboard port.
•
Video:
Connect the monitor cable to
the
switch
C
onsole video port.
•
Mouse:
Connect either a USB or PS/2
mouse to the corresponding
switch
Co
nsole mouse port.
•
Audio peripherals:
Connect
headphones / speakers to the
switch
C
onsole audio-out port.
•
USB peripherals:
Connect USB
peripherals to the
switch
C
onsole
DPP port.
Note:
Authentication devices such as
smartcard and biometric readers are enabled
by default.
Connect computers to the
switch
c
omputer ports:
•
Computer keyboard
and
mouse
connection:
Connect each computer to
the
switch
keyboard
and
mouse computer
port using a USB A to USB B cable.
Connect the USB A end to the computer
and the USB B end to
the
switch
.
•
Computer video connection:
Connect
each computer to the
switch
computer
video port using the corresponding
video cable (DisplayPort).
•
Computer audio connection:
Connect each computer to the
switch
audio-in port using an audio cable.
Connect one end of the cable to the
computer’s audio-out port using the
1/8" (3.5mm) stereo plug. Connect the
other end of the audio cable to the
switch
audio-in computer port.
•
Connect USB peripherals:
Connect
each computer to the
switch
USB
computer port using a USB A to USB B
cable. Connect the USB A end to the
computer and the USB B end to
switch
.
Connect
the
Console DPP port to
a
USB
peripheral as required
(e.g. smart card reader).
Power ON your system:
•
Power ON the monitor:
Make sure
that the monitor is turned ON prior to
powering ON the
switch
.
•
Power ON the system:
Connect all
peripherals and computers to the
switch
prior to powering it up. Power ON the
switch
by plugging it to the AC wall outlet.
By default, after
the
product power
s on
,
the active channel will be computer #1
as
indicated by the applicable front panel
push button LED
being
lit.
Cybex™ SC
DisplayPort KVM Switch
es
Cybex™ SC820DP, SC840DP, SC845DP, SC885DP KVM Switches
