Linksys ProConnect SVIEW08 v2 - Manual (Page 6)

1. Using one 8-Station KVM Switch as a Primary unit and the other eight 8-
Station KVM Switches as Secondary units, use a Cabling Kit to connect the
Console ports of the Secondary Units to the CPU ports of the Primary unit.
In this way, the 64 CPU ports of the Secondary units are available through
the Primary unit.
2. Connect the monitor, keyboard, and mouse ports of your PC(s), up to 64, to
a CPU port in one the Secondary units with a Cabling Kit.
3. Plug the AC Power Adapters into the 8-Station KVM Switches’ power
ports, then plug each AC Power Adapter into an AC power source.
4. Power on the connected PC(s).
To control the maximum number of PCs under the Three State Installation, you
will need to connect eight additional 8-Station KVM Switches to your first 8-
Station KVM Switch and each of those eight additional 8-Station KVM
Switches will need eight 8-Station KVM Switches connected to them, as
shown in the diagrams on the following pages. This is the Three Stage
Installation process. It will create 512 open ports for controlling PCs. A table
showing the relation between the number of computers and the number of 8-
Station KVM Switches needed to control them is provided in the Appendix.
Three Stage Installation
3. Plug the AC Power Adapter into the 8-Station KVM Switch’s power port,
then plug the AC Power Adapter into an AC power source.
4. Power on the connected PC(s).
To control up to 64 PCs through the 8-Station KVM Switch, you will need to
connect eight additional 8-Station KVM Switches to your first 8-Station KVM
Switch. This is the Two Stage Installation process. It will create 64 open ports
for controlling PCs. A table showing the relation between the number of com-
puters and the number of 8-Station KVM Switches needed to control them is
provided in the Appendix.
Two Stage Installation
NOTE: Daisy-chaining different models of KVM
Switches can cause problems with Hotkey and OSD port
switching. To prevent this, only use ProConnect
® 8-Station
KVM Switches when daisy-chaining them together.
NOTE: Daisy-chaining different models of KVM
Switches can cause problems with Hotkey and OSD port
switching. To prevent this, only use ProConnect
® 8-Station
KVM Switches when daisy-chaining them together.
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