Black Box ACS235A - Manual (Page 36)

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CHAPTER 5: Installation
3. ACS235A: Run a PS/2 mouse-extension cable from the switch’s PS/2 CPU-
mouse port to the 6-pin mini-DIN female mouse port on the Remote Module
(the port labeled with the picture of a mouse). (The switch’s CPU-mouse port
must be PS/2 type.)
4A. ACS235A: If the switch has an input-only CPU-parallel port that is pinned
(and functions) the same way as a parallel printer’s port, you can run a
parallel cable from this port to the Remote Module’s DB25 female printer
port (labeled with the picture of a printer).
4B. ACS236A: If the switch has a serial port, you can run a serial-cable from the
port to the Remote Module’s DB9 male serial port (pinned as DTE, labeled
“Serial”). This cable should be the same type that you’d use to attach the
device to one of the serial ports on an IBM compatible PC.
Take these steps to attach a KVM switch with single, composite CPU-side
connectors to the Extender’s Remote Module:
1. Attach a CPU-video/keyboard/mouse/etc. “breakout” cable to one of the
switch’s composite CPU ports.
2. Plug the video strand of this cable into the Remote Module’s HD15 or 13W3
female video port (labeled with the picture of a monitor).
3. Plug the keyboard strand of this cable into the 6-pin or 8-pin mini-DIN female
keyboard port on the Remote Module (the port labeled with the picture of a
keyboard). ACS235A: If the cable’s keyboard strand is 5-pin DIN PC/AT type,
use a keyboard adapter such as our FA211.
4. ACS235A: Plug the PS/2 mouse strand of this cable into the 6-pin mini-DIN
female mouse port on the Remote Module (the port labeled with the picture
of a mouse). (The mouse strand of this cable must be PS/2 type.)
5A. ACS235A: If the switch supports parallel-interface switching, you can plug the
parallel strand of the breakout cable into the Remote Module’s DB25 female
printer port (labeled with the picture of a printer).
5B. ACS236A: If the KVM switch supports serial-interface switching, you can plug
the serial strand of the breakout cable into the Remote Module’s DB9 male
serial port (pinned as DTE, labeled “Serial”).