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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
15
Two Level Installation
To control even more computers, up to 8/16 additional switches can be cascaded
from the first CL1308 / CL1316 (see the Appendix for a list of compatible ATEN
switches). As many as 128 (CS1308) or 256 (CS1316) computers can be
controlled from a single console in a complete cascade installation. Tables
showing the relation between the number of computers and the number of
switches needed to control them are provided on page 62 in the Appendix.
To set up a two level installation, do the following:
1. Ground the master CL1308 / CL1316 and make sure that power has been
turned off to all the computers you will be connecting up.
2. Using a KVM cable, connect any available KVM Port on the first level
switch to the Console port on the second level unit*.
3. Use KVM cable sets (described in the Cables section, page 3), to connect
any available KVM port on the CL1308 / CL1316 installation to the
keyboard, video and mouse ports of the computers you are installing.
4. Repeat the above steps for any additional units you wish to add to the
installation.
5. The Power On sequence requires that all slave units be powered on first.
After they are all on, the master unit must be powered on next. Only after
all the switches have been powered on in this sequence, can the computers
be powered on.
Note: The CL1308 / CL1316 can only be installed as the first switch in a two
level installation as its LCD, keyboard and mouse are used as the console and all
second level switches require an external console port to be cascaded.