Expanding Through Port Grouping; Creating A New Channel Group - Guntermann & Drunck ControlCenter-Compact-16C Installation And Operation Manual

Expanding switchable signals
By using pools, you can grant up to four users the right to access the USB 2.0/
RS 232 channel at the same time. For this, the matrix switch selects an available device
from the pool after switching.
Assigning multiple channels to a console or computer creates a channel group.
NOTE:
The OSD does not show any user or computer modules that you added as
additional channels to the channel group.

Expanding through port grouping

Creating a new channel group

How to create a new channel group:
1. In the directory tree, click
or Target modules
2. Right-click a user or computer module that is not assigned to a channel group.
3. On the context menu, click
The chosen module is assigned to the first KVM channel and is shown in the
column. The left column (
gned
can add to the new channel group.
NOTE:
You can assign up to seven additional video channels, one USB or
RS232 channel to a console's KVM channel.
You can assign up to seven additional video channels to the KVM channel of the
computer, too. In addition, you can create a
RS 232 channel.
NOTE: All channels of a channel group are switched at the same time.
4. In the left column (
column ( Assigned
NOTE:
To change the order of already added channels, mark a channel and
click (arrow down) or
5. Click (arrow right) to assign the module to the chosen channel.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add another module to the channel group.
7. Click OK to save the new channel group.
NOTE: The user module and the computer modules of the channel group are
marked with a plus sign in the list of modules.
Click the plus sign to view the list of modules.
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KVM matrix systems > [Name] > User modules
.
Channel grouping
Unassigned
Unassigned ), click on the module you want to add. In the right
), click on the channel you want to add the module to.
(arrow up). The chosen channel is moved up or down.
.
) lists the matrix switch modules you
of four devices for the USB 2.0/
pool
Assi-