IOGear GCS1758 Switch User Manual


 
Operation
16
Powering Off:
If it becomes necessary to power off one of the
GCS1758 units, you must do the following:
Shut down all the computers that are attached to the
unit which do not support hot plugging feature, such
as PS/2 computers or computers with Novell OS, etc.
Port ID Numbering:
Each CPU Port on a GCS1758 installation is
assigned a unique
Port ID
. You can directly access
any computer on any level of the installation by
specifying the Port ID of the CPU port that the
computer is connected to - either with the Hotkey
port selection method (see p. 20), or with the OSD
(see p. 27).
The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number. It is
determined by the Stage Level and CPU Port number
of the switch that a 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
unit; the third digit represents the CPU Port number
of the Third Stage unit.