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Creating entries for computers connected to cascaded ServSwitches
You can cascade ServSwitch Uno/Duo USB units using one or two KVM links.
Section 2.5 explains the rules that you must follow when installing a ServSwitch
cascade. The number of cascade links that you install determines the number of
simultaneous users that can access computers on the cascaded ServSwitches.
Ideally if you are cascading ServSwitch Duo units then you should use two cascade
links as this will cause no blocking and will allow both users simultaneous access to
all computers.
Each computer name that you add to the on-screen menu has an associated port
number that tells the ServSwitch where to find the computer. Port numbers for
computers attached to a single ServSwitch are simply the port number that the
computer is attached to. Port numbers for computers connected to cascaded
ServSwitches are constructed by defining the port routing that is required to get from
the user's KVM to the computer.
Figure 6 illustrates how port numbers are constructed and how the physical
configuration of a cascaded system relates to entries in the on-screen menu. The
illustrated configuration is an unlikely configuration in practice but has been chosen
for explanation purposes. If you make multiple cascade links then they must be
connected to the groups of ports defined in figure 7. These ports have associated
group port numbers. The ServSwitch uses this group port number to connect to the
first available port in that group. For example, group port number 21 comprises of
ports 1 and 2. If these ports are linked to a cascaded ServSwitch and users try to
connect to computers that are attached to the cascaded ServSwitch, the system will
allocate the cascade links to the first two users on a first come first served basis.
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