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Single Station Installation
Installation without cascaded CPU Switches:
1. Plug your keyboard, mouse, and monitor into the unit’s Console Ports.
2. Connect all PCs to all of the CPU Switch ports (1 - 8). (Use KVM cables as described in the
Cables section).
3. If you choose to use external power for the CPU Switch, plug the power adapter into an AC
power source, then plug the cable into the CPU Switch’s Power Jack.
The unit is designed for non-powered operation in a single stage installation by taking
its power from the computers via the keyboard and mouse cables. If a computer, only
supplies 3.3V of power instead of 5V for the keyboard and mouse (as in the case of
Notebooks, for example), the unit will not receive enough power, and you will need to
use the external power adapter.
4. Turn on the power to the PCs.
Note:
If you choose to use external power, the unit must be plugged in and receiving
power prior to turning on the power to the PCs.
Two Stage Installation
To provide control for more than just eight PCs, additional LINDY CPU Switch LITE OSD-8 units
can be cascaded from the CPU ports of the First Stage unit. As many as 64 PCs can be
controlled in a complete two stage installation.
Note: While it is physically possible to mix different LINDY CPU Switch models on the same
cascaded installation, we strongly recommend against it, as doing so can cause problems with
Hotkey and OSD port switching. Please use all units of the same model when cascading units.
To set up a two stage installation, do the following:
1.
Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up (including all pre-existing
devices on the installation) have been turned off.
2.
Use KVM connector cables (as described in the Cables section) to connect the Console Port
connectors of the Second Stage CPU Switch unit to any available CPU Port on the First
Stage unit.
