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Two-Tier Installation
In a two-tier installation, all units must be MasterConsole SMX models. (Figure 20 &
Figure 22).
Special Note For Two-Tier Configurations: If a keyboard language other than English
is required, then all SMX units in your configuration – whether a base SMX unit or a
second tier SMX unit – must be configured by following all of step #4 on page 17 prior to
being connected.
Install Base Unit (First-Tier) SMX
Follow the One-Tier installation procedure with the exceptions noted on the next page:
Note: If a keyboard in a language other than English is required, remember all of step #4
on page 17 must be performed on this base SMX unit
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Reserve up to 4 consecutive base unit channels for each SMX unit you will
cascade as a second-tier unit. The number of channels reserved depends on the
number of user ports you have on the second-tier unit and number of paths you
desire to have from the base tier unit to the second-tier unit. For example, if you
have a SMX28 as a second-tier unit, you should reserve 2 channels on the base
tier unit.
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Power off the base SMX unit and then begin the procedure to connect second-tier
SMX(s) to the base unit as described below.
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If computers have already been connected to the base SMX unit, you do not have to
shut down the computers, even when powered off, the SMX’s keyboard/mouse keep-
alive feature continues performing keyboard/mouse emulation on all attached Sun
computers.
Connect a SMX unit for second-tier operation:
Special Note For Second-Tier SMX Units: If a keyboard language other than English is
required, then each second-tier SMX unit in your configuration must be configured by
following all of step #4 on page 17, prior to being connected to the base SMX unit.
Power off all SMX units before connecting them to the base SMX . Follow the procedures
below to install the second-tier SMX. Next, perform the appropriate channel configuration
from the Administration Menu, described in the next section. (page 20) It is recommended
that channel configuration be performed incrementally after each second-tier installation.
1. Using a cascading cable (CCPnnE), plug the DB25 connector (female) into one of the
user ports of the second-tier SMX .
2. Plug the cable’s other DB25 connector (male) into the first channel you reserved on
the base SMX back panel.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to connect the remaining user ports to the channels reserved on
the base SMX .
4. Power on the second-tier SMX .