Connecting computers to the kvm switch – StarTech.com SV431UADVI User Manual

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Connecting Computers to the KVM Switch

This section describes how to connect a computer you wish to control to the KVM switch.
Repeat these steps for each computer you wish to connect.
1. Remove any existing keyboards, mice, monitors, speakers, and microphones from

the computer.

2. Using a DVI-I or DVI-D male-to-male switchbox cable, connect one end to the video

out connector on the computer. (This will be the same connector from which you

disconnected the monitor in step 1, if applicable.) Connect the opposite end to the

DVI connector on the KVM switch that corresponds to the computer number you

wish to use for that system (marked PC 1 ~ PC 2 or PC 1 ~ PC 4 as applicable).

3. Using a USB Type A to Type B cable, connect the “A” (flat) end to an available

USB port on the computer. Connect the opposite end to the “B” (D-shaped) USB

connector on the KVM switch that corresponds to the computer number you wishto

use for that system (directly under the monitor connection in step 2). This will

provide both keyboard and mouse access to that system.

4. Optional:You can use 3.5mm male-to-male phono speaker cable to connect the

speaker and/or microphone outputs on the computer to the corresponding

connectors on the KVM switch, located under the monitor connector that

corresponds to that computer on the KVM. Most computers have sound and

microphone connectors that are color-coded to the standard used on the KVM

switch: green for speakers, pink for microphone. See the documentation for the

computer for assistance, if needed.

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