Port id numbering, Port selection, Port id numbering port selection – ATEN KN Series 32-Port KVM over IP Switch with Dual Power/LAN (1-Local + 4-Remote Access) User Manual

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Port ID Numbering

Each server on the installation is assigned a unique Port ID. Its Port ID is a one
or two segment number that is determined as follows:

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A server attached to a First Stage unit has a one segment Port ID (from 1–
64) that corresponds to the KVM Port number that it is connected to.

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A server attached to a Second Stage unit has a two segment Port ID:

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The second segment (from 1–16), represents the KVM Port number on
the Second Stage unit that the server is connected to.

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The first segment (from 1–64) represents the KVM Port number on the
First Stage unit that the Second Stage unit links back to.

For example, a Port ID of 20 - 3 refers to a server that is connected to KVM
Port 3 of a Second Stage unit that links back to KVM Port 20 of the First Stage
unit:

Port Selection

Port selection is accomplished by means of the GUI. Port selection details are
discussed in Chapter 6,

Port Access

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Port 3

Port 20

ID = 20-3

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