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Contents
Welcome
Introduction.................................................................................3
What’s in the box
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What you may additionally need ...............................................4
Installation
Mounting ....................................................................................5
Connections .................................................................................5
Computer port connections ...................................................6
Local user port connections ...................................................6
Extended user port connections ............................................7
Remote (IP) user port connections.........................................7
Power supply connection .......................................................9
Power switching connections.................................................9
Cascade connections.............................................................11
How cascade connections operate..................................12
Addressing computers in a cascade ................................13
Using cascaded computers...............................................14
Testing specic links to cascaded computers..................14
Multiple video head connections ........................................15
Conguration
Overall initial conguration ....................................................16
KVM conguration menus
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Autoscanning ........................................................................19
Saving and restoring KVM conguration settings .............20
Preparations for KVM conguration save/load .............20
What to do if the ADMIN password has been forgotten...21
Hot plugging and mouse restoration..................................22
Which restore setting do I use?.......................................22
Resetting user port keyboards and mice.............................23
Power switching conguration............................................23
Editing power strings.......................................................24
Creating power port groups............................................24
IP conguration panels .............................................................25
Organising users and groups ...............................................26
Using the User/Group Management panel.....................26
Using the User/Group Permissions panel ........................28
Selecting appropriate security settings ...............................29
Determining computer ports display and selection ...........30
Selecting computers (IP section) .........................................31
Using Remote Console to synchronise operation ...............31
Disabling mouse acceleration..........................................32
Logging access activity .........................................................32