IOGear GCS138 Switch User Manual


 
Port ID Numbering
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Since each CPU Port on a MiniView installation is assigned a unique Port ID, you can
directly access any computer on any level. Specify the Port ID using the Hotkey port
selection method or the On Screen Display menu.
The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number that is determined by the Stage Level
and CPU Port number of the MiniView unit that the computer is connected to. The first
digit represents the CPU Port number of the First Stage unit; the second digit
represents the CPU Port number of the Second Stage; the third digit represents the
CPU Port number of the Third Stage.
For example, a computer attached to a First Stage unit has a one digit Port ID Number
(1 - 8), that corresponds to the CPU Port number to which the computer is connected.
A computer attached to a Second Stage unit has a two digit Port ID number. The first
digit represents the CPU Port number (1 - 8), on the First Stage unit that the Second
Stage unit is cascaded down from; the second digit represents the CPU Port number
on the Second Stage unit that the computer is connected to. For example, a Port ID of
23 refers to a computer that is connected to CPU Port 3 of a Second Stage unit that,
in turn, is cascaded down from CPU Port 2 of the First Stage unit.