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ServerLink Installation
Set up the Console
The console is the location where you sit to use the computers
connected through the ServerLink. It can be adjacent to the
computers or possibly in another room. The cables from
the keyboard, monitor and mouse will need to reach the rear
panel of the ServerLink. Plug the cables in to the back of
the ServerLink in the area marked ‘Console’. Plug in the
keyboard to the ‘KB’ socket, the mouse into the ‘M’ socket
and the monitor cable into the ‘Monitor’ socket.
Connect the first computer
Choose a computer to connect to the ServerLink. Take the
cables and plug them into the keyboard, video and mouse
sockets of this computer. Plug the other ends into one of
the inputs on the back of the ServerLink. Match the colour
of the connectors with the sockets on the computer and
ServerLink. It is best to use input 1 as this is the default
selection when the Serverlink boots.
Turn on the system.
The ServerLink uses power from the computer’s keyboard
cable. Switch on the video monitor and let it warm up.
Switch on the ServerLink and then computer 1. Both the
computer and the ServerLink will now boot.
After both units have booted, the keyboard, monitor and
mouse should seem as though they are plugged directly into
the computer.
Connect Additional Computers
You can plug in a new computer while the ServerLink is
running. It can use any numbered input. Turn on the
computer, and switch the ServerLink to it.
It is better to test the oparation of each new computer prior
to plugging in another one.
Continue installing all the remaining computers, testing each
in turn until they are all connected.
