Specifications

 Chapter 4 Accessing KVM Features
(For ALL models except DS-11215)
Once you can access and configure the networking component of the Digital KVM via IP, you can
use it to select and control the managed computers connected to it. This section describes how to
add additional KVM switches to the master unit for greater flexibility, and how to use the KVM on-
screen display (KVM-OSD) system to manage your computers. Once you have established a VNC
session with the Digital KVM via IP, you can access the KVM features as though you were at a local
console.
A. Cascade Configuration
You can connect a second level of KVMs to one or more of your Digital KVM via IP’s PC 1~8 ports.
The KVM switches connected to the Digital KVM via IP (the “Master switch
”) are known as Slaves.
Once connected, the units will automatically configure themselves as either Masters or Slaves. You
can only connect an equal or “smaller” KVM to the Master: a 16-port Master switch
can have both 16-
port and 8-port slave KVMs
, an 8 port Master switch can have 8-port and 4-port Slaves, and so on.
For example, the 16-port unit can support 136 computers, with 8 units of 16-port Slave KVMs
, each
connected to 16 computers. The Slave KVMs
must be connected to the PC 1~8 ports, not the PC A~H
ports.
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