Hot Plugging; Changing Station Positions; Hot Plugging Kvm Ports; Hot Plugging External Console Ports - ATEN CL5716I User Manual

Hot Plugging

The CL5708I / CL5716I supports hot plugging - components can be removed
and added back into the installation by unplugging their cables from the ports
without the need to shut the unit down. In order for hot plugging to work
properly, however, the procedures described below must be followed:

Changing Station Positions

You can change a station's position by simply disconnecting it from its master
and reconnecting it to another switch in the chain. In order for the OSD menus
to correspond to the change, the station IDs must be reset in the OSD.
See RESET STATION IDS, page 39, for details.

Hot Plugging KVM Ports

You can add or remove computers by plugging/unplugging them into/from a
switch's KVM ports. In order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change,
however, you must manually reconfigure the OSD to reflect the new Port
information. See F3: SET, page 36, and F4: ADM, page 38, for details.
Note: If the computer's Operating System does not support hot plugging, this
function may not work properly.

Hot Plugging External Console Ports

The external keyboard, monitor, mouse and front panel mouse connections can
all be hot plugged. When hot plugging a mouse:
You may unplug and replug the mouse (to reset the mouse, for example),
as long as you use the same mouse.
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 following
the power up sequence described under Step 5 on page 19.
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