Hardware Setup; Cable Connections - ATEN CS1842 User Manual

1. Important safety information regarding the placement of this
device is provided on page 55. Please review it before
proceeding.
2. To prevent damage to your installation from power surges or
static electricity. It is important that all connected devices are
properly grounded.
3. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be installing has
been turned off. You must unplug the power cords of any
computers that have the Keyboard Power On function.

Cable Connections

To set up your installation, refer to the installation diagram on the following
page (the numbers in the diagram on page 13 correspond to the steps below),
and do the following:
1. Ground the CS1842 / CS1844 by connecting one end of a grounding wire
to the Grounding Terminal and the other end to a suitable grounded object.
Note: Do not omit this step. Proper grounding helps to prevent damage to
the unit from power surges or static electricity.
2. Plug your USB keyboard and USB mouse into the USB console ports from
the Console Ports Section located on the unit's rear panel.
3. Plug your HDMI monitors into the HDMI console ports from the Console
Ports Section located on the unit's rear panel and power on the monitors.
4. Plug your microphone and speakers into the Audio Jacks located on the
unit's front panel. Audio cables are required to be connected on the CPU
side for this connection to work.
5. Plug your secondary microphone and speakers into the Audio Jacks
located on the unit's rear panel.
Note: The microphone and speakers plugged into the front panel have
priority over those plugged into these jacks.

Hardware Setup

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