Vertiv Avocent HMX 6200 DP Quick Installation Manual

Avocent® HMX 6200 DP
High Performance KVM Extender System
Quick Installation Guide
The Vertiv™ Avocent HMX 6200 DP
high performance KVM extender
system offers flexible ways to link
peripherals and systems across
standard networks by encoding high
quality DP video, digital audio and USB
data into IP messages. Prior to
completing the following steps, ensure
your computer is turned off.
NOTE: All references to the installer/
user guide in this document refer to the
Vertiv™ Avocent® HMX High
Performance KVM Extender System
Installer/User Guide.
1. Connecting transmitter video
Connect the DP video link cable
from the primary video port on the
computer to video port 1 on the rear
of the transmitter. If your
configuration supports the second
video link, connect the DP video
cable from the secondary video port
on the computer to video port 2 on
the rear of the transmitter.
2. Connecting other transmitter
peripherals
For speakers/microphones, attach
the cable to the appropriately labeled
transmitter port. If your computer is
equipped with separate speaker and
microphone ports, use an audio
splitter cable (not supplied) to
reduce the speakers and microphone
cables to a single plug for attachment
to the transmitter.
Plug the type B connector of a USB
cable into the designated USB
transmitter port and the other end
into a USB computer port.
3. Connecting the transmitter to
the receiver
The HMX 6200 extenders may be
connected directly or in a matrix
configuration.
NOTE: All references to CAT cables
include CAT 5, 5e, 6 or 7.
DIRECT CONNECTION
Insert a fiber channel or active
copper SFP module into either of
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