Installation; Overview Of The Interfaces; Setting Up The Device - G&D DP1.4-MUX2-NT Manual

Installation

Installation
We recommend connecting the cables of the workstation and the computers in
blocks and from bottom to top. This prevents cables that are already plugged in from
blocking the view of the interface names.

Overview of the interfaces

Front panel of the KVM switch
The front panel of the KVM switch provides two USB 3.0 interfaces to connect any
USB devices. If a printer or mass storage device is connected to one of these inter-
faces, these devices are available to the active computer.
The front panel also provide a service port, which is usually not used during opera-
tion.
Power
Red.
Main
Figure 1: Section of the front panel of the KVM switch
In addition to the interfaces, the front panel provides two buttons for selecting the
active channel and several LEDs (see Status displays on page 10).
Back panel of the KVM switch
The interfaces for connecting the workstation devices and the computers are located
on the back panel of the KVM switch. You can find a detailed description of the
interfaces on the following pages.

Setting up the device

1. Make sure that the computers you want to connect to the KVM switch are turned
off. If the computers are equipped with keyboard and mouse devices, disconnect
the cables of these devices from the PS/2 or USB interfaces.
2. Place the KVM switch between the computers and the workstation. Note the
maximum cable length of two meters between the KVM switch and the comput-
ers to be connected.
3. Before installing the KVM switch, decide which button on the front of the device
you want to assign to which computer.
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Status
Ready
CPU 1
System
Service
Fail
Ident.
CPU 2
USB 3.0 Devices