SH-6580-4(108D) User Guide
Cascade (Master/Slave) Configuration
You can connect a second level of one or more KVM Switches to “
PC
1
”~”
PC 4
” (KVM104) or "
PC 1
"~”
PC 8
” ports (KVM108) of a
Master
unit. Cascade configuration expands system ability allowing you to
select computers connected to the
Master
or
Slaves
(There is only
one
Master
, which has a mouse, a keyboard and a monitor
connected to its
CONSOLE
port directly operated by a user). Once
connected, KVM Switches automatically configure themselves to
either
Master
or
Slave
.
Slaves
of different KVM Switches models
can be mixed in cascade configuration.
[NOTE: Master must have
equal or more PC ports than that of Slaves, i.e., if KVM104 is a
master, KVM104 can be Slaves, but KVM108 can not.]
Figure 2: A cascade KVM Switches configuration
Throughout this manual,
Master
is the SH-6580.
Slave
is a KVM
Switches that has its
CONSOLE
port connected to a
Master's
“
PC
x”
port.
Slave
only exists in cascade configuration.
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Installation
Device Connection
Determine the channel address of each computer. For computers
using PS/2 mouse, connect the computer's mouse and keyboard
cables to the KVM Switches’s connectors marked with a mouse and
keyboard respectively, as shown in figure 4.
Figure 4: Master computer connection
For computers using serial mouse, connect the DB-9 to mini-DIN-6
adapter (supplied with the KVM Switches) to the computer mouse
port, then use PS/2 cables to connect the mouse to KVM Switches,
see figure 5. Connect the computer's monitor cable to the
HD-DB-15 VGA connector. Repeat above steps for all remaining
computers to be connected to the KVM Switches.
Figure 5: Adapter and serial mouse connection
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