Tripp Lite B020-U08-19KTAA Switch User Manual


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AllKVMswitchessupporthotplugging—componentscanberemovedandaddedbackintotheinstallationbyunpluggingtheircablesfromtheports
withouthavingtoshuttheswitchdown.However,inorderforhotpluggingtoworkproperly,theseproceduresmustbefollowed:
Switching Station Positions
Switchstationpositionsbysimplyunpluggingthedaisy-chaincablefromtheoldparentandpluggingintoanewone.Afteryoudo,inorderfortheOSD
menustocorrespondtothechange,youmustresettheStationIDsviatheOSD.Seepage17fordetails.
Hot Plugging CPU Ports
SwitchCPUportsbyunpluggingtheKVMcablekitandrepluggingintothedesiredport.InorderfortheOSDmenustocorrespondtothechangemade,
youmustmanuallyreconfiguretheOSDinformationforthenewport.SeetheF3 SET (page15)andF4 ADM (page16),functionsfordetails.
Note: If the computer’s Operating System does not support hot plugging, this function may not work properly.
Hot Plugging Console Ports
Keyboard,monitor,andmousecanallbehotplugged.Whenhotpluggingthemouse:
1.Youmayunplugthemouseandplugitbackinagain(toresetthemouse,forexample),aslongasyouusethesame mouse.
2.Ifyoupluginadifferentmouse,allthestationsandallthecomputersontheinstallationmustbeshutdownfor10seconds,thenrestartedusingthe
PowerUpSequencedescribedonpage8.
Theconsoleislocatedunderthetopcover.Toaccesstheconsole,slidethe
consolemoduleoutandraisethecover.
Note: As a safety precaution, to keep the console from accidentally sliding out, the console is
locked into the in position. Before you can pull the console module out, you must release it by
pushing the catches on the unit’s front panel toward the center of the switch.
4.8 Hot Plugging
5.1 Opening the NetDirector Console KVM
5.2 Closing the NetDirector Console KVM
4. Installation
5. Basic Operation
Toslidetheconsolemodulebackin,closethecoveranddothefollowing:
1. Pullthesafetycatchesontheunit’ssiderailstowardyouandpushthe
moduleinuntilitstops.
2. Releasethecatches;pullthemoduleslightlytowardyou;thenpushit
all the way in.
Note: The reason for the two-step procedure is to minimize the chances of pinching your
fingers when sliding the module in.
TheB022-U16KVMSwitchcanbecascadedoffofaB020-008-17-IPorB020-016-17-IPConsoleKVMSwitchtoexpandthenumberofconnected
computers.Beforeyoucanstartacascadedinstallation,youmustupgradetheB022-U16firmwaretobecascadecompatible.(SeeFirmwareUpgradeon
page18fordetails.)Forcascadedinstallationdetails,seetheowner’smanualoftheB020-008-17-IPorB020-016-17-IPConsoleKVMSwitch.
4.7 Multiple Station (Cascaded) Installation
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