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5. Installation (continued)

To reset the KVM switch, press both "Select" buttons on the front panel simultaneously. The Server

Interface Units are unaffected by this reset.

5.7 Resetting the KVM Switch

Figure 5.9 Cascading NetCommander KVM Switches

SIU = Server Interface Unit

To cascade two or more NetCommander KVM Switches, follow the instructions below. You can

connect up to 256 computers/servers in a complete 2-level installation. Note: The distance

between the first- and second-level KVMs, and between the second-level KVMs and connected

computers, cannot total more than 100 ft.

1. ConnectaCPUportontheNetCommanderKVMSwitchtoaB078-101-PS2SIUusinga

Cat5e/6 cable

2. ConnecttheB078-101-PS2'sVGAconnectortotheVGAconsoleportoftheNetCommander

KVM Switch being cascaded

3. ConnecttheB078-101-PS2'skeyboardandmouseconnectorstothePS/2consoleportson

the NetCommander KVM Switch being cascaded

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each additional NetCommander KVM Switch being cascaded

5. ConnectanyUSBserverstothecascadedB072-SeriesKVMSwitchusingtheB078-101-USB-1

6. ConnectanyPS/2serverstothecascadedB072-SeriesKVMSwitchusingtheB078-101-PS2

Note: In order to access the cascaded KVM's OSD, you must change the cascaded KVM's Hotkey

(see page 10 for details). Once the cascaded NetCommander KVM Switch is accessed, the

only way to access the cascaded KVM's ports is via the cascaded KVM's keyboard Hotkeys

or OSD. If the cascaded KVM's OSD security is set to On, the only way to access the

cascaded KVM's ports is by using your password to access the OSD.

5.8 Cascading NetCommander KVM Switches

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