Installation; System Requirements; Hardware Installation; Powering Up The Systems - Cables to Go Port Authority2 User Manual

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3.1 System Requirements

-One available USB port and one available VGA port
-Windows 98 or later, Mac OS9/OSX, Solaris 8 (SUN BLADE 100), Linux
Kernel 2.3 or later

3.2 Hardware Installation

1. Make sure that the USB port of your computer is enabled and working
properly.
2. Connect the USB cable Type-A end to the USB port of your computer, and the
USB cable Type-B end to any available port on the KVM Switch.
3. Connect the VGA male-to-female cable between the video port of your
computer and video port that corresponds to the USB port you selected in step 2.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for any other computers you are connecting up. Up to 4
computers can be connected at the same time.
5. Plug the power adaptor cable into the KVM switch.

3.3 Powering Up The Systems

Boot the computers. For best performance from your display, make sure to select
a port first, and let that PC completely boot before switching to another port. Sun
Micro users; this is required. For other users, this is highly recommended.

3.4 Hot Plugging

The KVM switch supports USB plug & play technology. USB devices can be
added and removed to the front panel hub at any time without the need to
shutdown.
If you are using a USB keyboard and/or mouse as your primary means of input, you
will need to enable the Auto Switch function. See page 12 for details.
Note: Windows 98 users will need to install drivers. See Appendix A.
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