Port Id Numbering - ATEN CS9134 User Manual

Port ID Numbering

Each KVM Port on a Master View 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 KVM port that the computer is connected to –
either with the Hotkey port selection method, or with the OSD.
The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number. It is determined by the Stage
Level and KVM Port number of the Master View unit that a computer is
connected to.
The first digit represents the KVM Port number of the First Stage unit; the
second digit represents the KVM Port number of the Second Stage unit; the
third digit represents the KVM Port number of the Third Stage unit.
A computer attached to a First Stage unit has a one digit Port ID (from 1 to
4 for the CS9134; from 1 to 8 for the CS9138). The number corresponds to
the KVM Port number that the computer is connected to.
A computer attached to a Second Stage unit has a two digit Port ID:
The first digit represents the KVM Port number on the First Stage unit
that the Second Stage unit links back to.
The second digit represents the KVM Port number on the Second Stage
unit that the computer is connected to.
For example, a Port ID of 2 3 refers to a computer that is connected to
KVM Port 3 of a Second Stage unit that links back to KVM Port 2 of the
First Stage unit.
Likewise, a computer attached to a Third Stage unit has a three digit Port
ID. A Port ID of 2 4 1 refers to a computer that is connected to KVM Port
1 of a Third Stage unit, that links back to KVM Port 4 of a Second Stage
unit, which, in turn, links back to KVM Port 2 of the First Stage unit.
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