Increasing The Number Of Connectable Computers; Connecting A Slave Switch To The Master Switch - Guntermann & Drunck DVIMUX8-OSD-PS/2 Installationsanleitung

Increasing the number of connectable
computers
By cascading several KVM switches, you can increase the number of connectable
computers to up to 64 computers.
For this, simply connect more KVM switches to one or multiple
the KVM switch.
NOTE: The master switch is the KVM switch of a cascade to which the console
devices are connected. The slave switches are connected to the
master switch.
EXAMPLE: Instead of a computer, connect the slave switch to the
the master switch. You can connect up to eight computers to the slave switch that
can be accessed from the console connected to the master switch.

Connecting a slave switch to the master switch

NOTE: Instead of a computer, you can also connect a slave switch to each
interface of the master switch.
Follow the instructions below to connect a slave switch to each
Monitor 1 DVI-I CPU 1
CON
Keyb. Mouse Speaker Line In Keyb.
ü
Figure 5: CPU interfaces of the master switch
CPU ×: Connect the PS/2 variant of the computer connection cable (CPU) to the
master switch.
Monitor 1 DVI-I CPU 1
CON
Mouse Speaker Line In
Keyb. Keyb.
Figure 6: Interfaces for the connection of slave and master switch
Insert the purple plug of the computer connection cable (CPU) that is con-
Keyb.:
nected to the master switch.
Mouse: Insert the green plug of the computer connection cable (CPU) that is con-
nected to the master switch.

Increasing the number of connectable computers

DVI-I CPU 2
CPU 1 CPU 2
Mouse Line In Keyb. Mouse Line In
DVI-I CPU 2
CPU 1 CPU 2
Line In Line In
Mouse Keyb. Mouse
CPU
CPU 1
CPU
DVI-I CPU 7 DVI-I CPU 8
CPU 7 CPU 8
Keyb. Mouse Line In Keyb. Mouse
DVI-I CPU 7 DVI-I CPU 8
CPU 7 CPU 8
Line In
Keyb. Mouse Keyb. Mouse
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interfaces of
CPU
interfaces of the
interface of
CPU
interface.