KVM Switch
15
g
Audio Stick
An optional multimedia module can be LINKed to the back of each
StreamLine for selecting microphone and stereo speaker signals.
There are two options for
Audio Stick
:
ON
and
Off
. When set to '
On
',
audio selection follows computer selection. When set to '
Off
', audio
selection stops following computer selection. It is useful if you want to
listen to a particular computer's audio signal while operating other
computers.
Left
Ctrl
+ left
Ctrl
+
F5
The StreamLine generates 1 or 2 beeps corresponding to
On
and
Off
respectively.
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Cascade Configuration
Cascade Configuration
Connection
Before connecting a device (a computer or a Slave KVM switch) to the
Master
StreamLine
KVM switch under power, you must turn off the device.
The Master must have equal or more '
PC x
' ports than that of the Slave,
i.e., if SL-18 is the master, SL-18 can be a Slave, but not the SL-216.
The ports labeled "
PC 1
"~”
PC 8
” can be connected to either a compu ter
or a
Slave
's
CONSOLE
port, as shown in figure 8. The ports “
PC A
"~”
PC
H
” can only be connected to a computer.
Figure 8: Slave console connection
The maximum number of computers controlled by a master/slave
configuration with all 8-port units is 64 -- with 8
Slaves
and each
Slave
connects to 8 computers, see figure 9.
KVM Switch
16
Figure 9: Cascaded 8-port
StreamLine
KVM switches
For OSD menu:
After connection completes, you should re-activate
the OSD menu to check if the
Master
recognizes the
Slaves
. A triangle mark (
4
) is placed to the right of
the channel name indicating the port is connected to
a
Slave
not
a computer. A number to the left of the
triangle mark indicates the
Slave
model, i.e.
8
4
for
an 8-port switch.
