Cyclades User's Guide Manuel D’Utilisation
KVM Expander
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AlterPath KVM/net Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide
Cascading a KVM Expander
The KVM Expander can support up to two users simultaneously accessing its
KVM ports. In a two-user configuration, a primary KVM switch uses two
connections for each KVM Expander-to-primary KVM switch configuration:
KVM ports. In a two-user configuration, a primary KVM switch uses two
connections for each KVM Expander-to-primary KVM switch configuration:
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User A port – One CAT5 cable between a KVM port on the primary KVM
unit and the User A port on the KVM Expander
unit and the User A port on the KVM Expander
•
User B port – One CAT5 cable between a KVM port on the primary KVM
unit and the User B port on the KVM Expander
unit and the User B port on the KVM Expander
In a single user configuration, only one CAT5 cable is connected from a KVM
port on the primary KVM unit to either of the user ports on the KVM
Expander.
port on the primary KVM unit to either of the user ports on the KVM
Expander.
The following diagram displays a KVM Expander cascaded from a KVM/net.