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User Instructions for
VIP-808-B Series "SwitchCaster"
Keyboard, Mouse and Video Switch/Multicaster
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when equipment is operated in
a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at their expense.
CE
This equipment has been tested and found to conform to the directives and standards for a Class A Information Technology
Equipment type and for the Commercial Light Industrial equipment class.
INTRODUCTION
The VIP-808-B "SwitchCaster"
Keyboard/Mouse/Video Switch/Multicaster is a table top KVM Switch with multicast
capability. It allows one KVM Peripheral set consisting of a PC Keyboard, a PS/2 Mouse, and video Monitor to control and
work with up to eight PC's. Up to 64 PC’s can be controlled
(Available on –X Models only)
using the expansion feature to
interconnect up to eight “SwitchCasters”. Dedicated expansion connectors are used, allowing each switch to handle its full
eight PC capacity. All SwitchCasters are full function electronic KVM Switches with keyboard control switching and full
keyboard and mouse emulation giving error-free boot-up under all conditions and for all platforms.
Note: The SwitchCaster does not come with keyboard, mouse, or VGA extension cables.
They may be ordered
from VETRA separately, or you may use your own.
INSTALLATION
Before making any connections, make sure that all PC’s are powered down.
1. Bank Dip Switch Settings
The SwitchCaster has the capability to be daisy-chained to seven more units
(Available on –X Models only
for a total of
8), giving you access to over 64 computers. Each SwitchCaster unit is defined as a "BANK”. BANK numbers range from 1
to 8. BANK 1 is the MASTER unit, while banks 2 through 7 are the slave units. The MASTER unit is the unit to which the
keyboard, mouse, and monitor are to be connected to.
The Bank Dip switches located on the front of the VIP-808-B series SwitchCaster must be set correctly for proper
operation. See the table below for the actual settings.
If you are using the SwitchCaster in a single unit configuration, it must be set as the MASTER unit (BANK 1, all four
switches UP), which is the factory default setting. If it is to be used as a slave unit, then it must be set to any unused
unique BANK number 2 through 7. The slave BANK numbers need not be consecutive, but they need to be unique.