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Installing the AlterPath KVM RP
132 AlterPath KVM/net Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide
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To Connect the KVM RP to the Local Work Station
1. Connect your monitor’s VGA cable to the PC VGA port on the KVM RP.
2. Connect your keyboard’s PS/2 cord to the PC keyboard PS/2 port on the
KVM RP.
3. Connect your mouse’s PS/2 cord to the PC mouse PS/2 port on the KVM
RP.
4. Use a KVM cable to connect the VGA port, PS/2 keyboard port, and PS/2
mouse port on the back of your PC to the PC VGA port, PS/2 keyboard
port, and PS/2 mouse port on the KVM RP.
Note: When the KVM RP is connected to the local PC, as described in the previous
procedure, the KVM RP receives power from the PC and does not need to be
plugged into a power supply.
Supplying Power to the KVM RP
The KVM RP can be powered by a power cord connected to its power supply
port, or it can be powered by the local work station. Power can be transmitted
from the PC through a KVM cable to the KVM RP.
T To Power On the KVM RP
1. If the KVM RP has its own dedicates keyboard, monitor, and mouse
connected to its USER port, do the following:
a. Make sure the KVM/net’s power switch is off.
b. Plug in the power cable.
c. Turn the KVM/net’s power switch on.
2. If the KVM RP is connected to the local PC, turn the KVM/net’s power
switch on.
The power is supplied by the PC. See “To Connect the KVM RP to the
Local Work Station” on page 132 for instructions on connecting the KVM
RP to the local PC.