Installation
Mounting the device
1. Turn off the computers you want to connect to the KVM switch. Now, unplug
any keyboard and mouse cables from the USB interfaces.
2. Place the KVM switch between the computers and the console. Mind the maxi-
mum cable length of five metres between the KVM switch and the computers
you want to connect.
3. Before installing the KVM switch, decide which button on the front panel of the
device you want to assign to which computer.
Connecting console devices
NOTE:
Connect the console devices preferably block by block and from the bottom up.
By doing so, you will avoid already connected cables blocking your view of the inter-
faces.
Console
Keyb./Mouse Line In Speaker
Line In
Plug the connection cable of the USB keyboard in this interface.
Keyb.:
Mouse:
Plug the connection cable of the USB mouse in this interface.
IMPORTANT:
You can also connect both input devices to the
front panel of the device.
In this case, you cannot use the keyboard to switch between channels.
Line In:
Connect a microphone or a headset to this interface.
Speaker:
Connect the speakers to this interface for output of the audio signals of the
active computer.
USB 2.0 Devices:
If you want the USB devices (for example a printer or a mass stor-
age device) to be available to the connected computers, connect these devices to the
interfaces on the front panel (see figure on page 4).
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LED Out 1
LED Out 6
CPU 1
CPU 6
Line In
Line Out
USB 2.0
Line Out
USB 2.0
LED Out 7
LED Out 8
CPU 7
CPU 8
Line In
Line Out
USB 2.0
Line In
Line Out
USB 2.0
USB 2.0 Devices
on the