Powering Up The System; Switching From The Keyboard - Black Box ServSwitch Jr. SW621A-R2 Manual

CHAPTER 3: Installation

3.4 Powering Up the System

Power up the connected CPUs one by one, giving each one time to boot
completely before turning ON the next one. (After you turn ON the first CPU, the
ServSwitch Jr. itself will begin operating; it gets its power from the CPUs and has no
ON/OFF switch.) The Switch emulates all keyboard and mouse functions for
automatic boot-up, although you might have to issue the Mode command Mn (see
Section 4.3.11) to get proper keyboard communication.
SW629A-R2 only: If your attached computers don't provide enough power on
their keyboard ports for the 8-port ServSwitch Jr. to consistently operate properly,
you can plug in an optional power supply (our product code PS255, available
separately). To do this, first plug the power supply's output cord into the barrel
jack on the back of the Switch. Then run an input cord from the power supply's
IEC 320 male inlet to an AC wall jack. The Switch should begin operating
immediately.

3.5 Switching from the Keyboard

Your ServSwitch Jr. is now ready for operation using its default settings. To take full
advantage of the Switch's features, refer to Chapter 4, which gives detailed
information about each of the Switch commands, describing each command's
function and keystroke sequence. For your convenience, this information is
summarized in Section 4.2. To begin switching immediately, however, just press
and release your keyboard's left Control key ([Ctrl]), then—within the next two
seconds—type in your desired port number with the regular number keys (not the
numeric keypad).
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