ServSwitch User's Manual

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MATRIX SERVSWITCH™
6. Plug each (remaining) CPU Cable’s video-, keyboard-, and (on IBM type
cables) mouse-port connectors into the corresponding ports on each CPU (or
into the Video Adapter on a non-VGA Mac). For various reasons, the CPU
should be OFF when you do this. (The Switch also needs to be configured
before you turn ON the CPUs; see Section 3.6.) Avoid
plugging CPUs into the
Switch if they are already ON; if you accidentally do so with an IBM type CPU,
see Section 4.3 to make sure the Switch is set for the proper keyboard mode.
CAUTION!
Do not attach docking stations for older models of the ThinkPad
®
or
other portable computers to the Matrix ServSwitch. T
he Switch currently
supports only “stream mode” (continuous) mouse data but older
ThinkPad models have to see “prompt mode” (burst-on-request) mouse
data. Some newer docking stations and some newer ThinkPad models
might work with the Switch, but determining whether a particular device
will do so will probably require trial and error.
3.3.6 C ONNECTING O THER M ATRIX S ERV S WITCHES (O PTIONAL )
To connect one or more other Matrix ServSwitches together, all of the chassis must
have Expansion Modules installed. You will need to run Expansion Cables (see
Appendix B for product codes) between the Expansion Modules, always from the
IN port of one Module to the OUT port of another Module (never IN to IN or
OUT to OUT). How you lay out your daisychained system and connect your
cabling will depend on where your users are; see Section 3.4 for more detailed
information. (Just remember that IN and OUT refer to video-signal flow, so for a
user station to display a CPU’s video, Expansion Cable must lead from OUT on the
CPU’s Switch to IN on the user’s Switch.) W
e recommend that you configure and
check each Switch
in the chain either before or as you install it, rather than installing
everything and then working on the entire chain; see Section 3.6. Before installing
an advanced configuration, please call Black Box and discuss your application with
a technician.