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KORAT-70 / KORAT-76
KORAT-70/KORAT-76
MuLTipLe sTAGe insTALLATiOn
(KORAT-1716)
Daisy-chaining
For greater expansion capability of your installation, the Black cAT5 KvM
switch is designed for 15 levels of daisy-chaining. Unlike cascading, which
uses a KvM switch’s cpU ports to connect to a slave switch, Daisy-chaining
uses dedicated daisy-chain ports. On an installation with 15 daisy-chained
switches, a system administrator can control up to 256 computers.
To set up a Multiple Level installation, do the following;
1. power off all computers and connected devices.
2. Using Black cAT5’s daisy-chain cable set, connect the chain Out port of the
KORAT-1716(Master switch) to the chain in port of the Black cAT5 KvM
switch you are installing.
3. Using standard cAT5e cable, connect one end of the cable to user port 1
on the rear of the switch. connect the other end of the cable to the RJ-45
port of the Hamster cAT5 Dongle (p/n: Hamster-p / Hamster-U).
4. connect the keyboard, video and mouse connectors of the Hamster cAT5
Dongle to the computers you are installing.
5. Repeat the above steps for any other additional Black cAT5 switches you
wish to add to the daisy-chain installation.
note:
1. The use of cAT5 cabling allows computers to be placed at a maximum distance of 30m (100 feet)
away. performance and vgA quality may degrade beyond this distance.
2. signal transmission cannot pass through network hubs or switches as data signals are not
transmitted in packets. instead patch cables, patch panels and the alike can be used to channel data
traffic.
3. Only the ps/2 connection is shown on the connection diagram. UsB connection is similar except that
only one UsB port is needed for both UsB keyboard and UsB mouse.
BAnK 00
(MAsTeR)
BAnK 01
(sLAVe)
Connecting the power supply
1. connect the supplied power cord to the KORAT’s power jack and plug the
other end of the power cord into an available power outlet.
2. connect the power adapter to the Black cAT5’s power jack and plug
the power adapter into an available power outlet. Do the same for all other
connected switches.
3. power up the installation in turn. power On each switch starting with the
KORAT Master switch, in each case wait for the BAnK iD to display before
powering on the next.
4. perform a manual reset of the “Master” KvM switch by simultaneously
pressing for port 1 and port 2 simultaneously selectors, located on the
front panel. All port leDs of the “Master” switch will flash green for reset
confirmation.
5. power On all computers.