ATEN CL-1208 - Manual (Page 19)

Chapter 2.
Installation
Before you Begin
Single Stage Installation
In a Single Stage installation, there are no additional switches daisy chained
down from the first unit. To set up a single stage installation, refer to the
installation diagram on the next page (the numbers in the diagram
correspond to the numbers of the installation steps), and do the following:
1. Plug your external console’s keyboard, monitor, and mouse into the
Console Ports located on the switch’s rear panel. The ports are color
coded and marked with an appropriate icon to indicate themselves.
Note: This step is optional.
2. For each of the computers you are installing, use a KVM cable set (as
described in the Cables section on p. 4), to connect any available CPU
Port to the computer’s keyboard, video and mouse ports.
Note: Ignore the Daisy Chain Port at this time. It is only used when
daisy chaining additional Master View units. Daisy chaining is
described in the next section.
3. Use the Power cord provided with this package to connect the switch’s
Power Socket to an AC power source.
1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting
up have been turned off. You must unplug the power cords of
any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function.
Otherwise, the switch will receive power from the computer.
2. To prevent damage to your installation make sure that all devices
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