SH-6580 User Guide
SH-6580 User Guide
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Cascade Configuration
Connection
Before connecting a device (a computer or a Slave) to the Master
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 KVM104D is
the master, KVM104 can be Slaves, but KVM108 can not.
The ports labeled "
PC 1
"~”
PC 8
” can be connected to either a
computer or a
Slave
's
CONSOLE
port, as shown in figure 10. A
power adapter with DC 12V output rating must be connected to the
Master
.
Figure 11: Cascaded 8-port KVM Switches
For OSD model:
After connection completes, you should re-activate the
OSD menu to check if the
Master
recognizes the
Slaves
. A triangle mark (
) 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
for
KVM108 or KVM108D.
Figure 10: Slave console connection
The maximum number of computers controlled by a master/slave
configuration with all KVM104s is 16 with 4
Slaves
and each
Slave
connects to 4 computers, see figure. For an all KVM108s
configuration, the number is 64 with 8
Slaves
and each
Slave
connects to 8 computers, see figure 11.
Change Configuration while Running
Devices at any '
PC
x' port can be changed at any time after initial
power-up. If you change any one of the “
PC 1
” to “
PC 8
” ports
connection from a computer to a
Slave
or vice versa, or replace the
devices of a port; the OSD will update this change the next time it is
activated.
[NOTE: Any new device, a computer or a Slave, must be
turned off before it is connected to the Master.]
