User guide

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Contents
Welcome
Introduction.................................................................................3
What’s in the box
........................................................................4
What you may additionally need ...............................................4
Installation
Mounting ....................................................................................5
Connections .................................................................................5
User port connections.............................................................6
Computer port connections to standard computers ............6
Computer port connections to alternative computers.........7
Connections to a Sun® computer .....................................7
Connections to a USB port.................................................8
Power supply connection .......................................................9
AdderLink IP connections.....................................................10
Power switching connections...............................................11
Cascade connections.............................................................12
How cascade connections operate..................................13
Addressing computers in a cascade ................................14
Using cascaded computers...............................................15
Testing specic links to cascaded computers..................15
Multiple video head connections ........................................16
Conguration
Overall initial conguration ....................................................17
Conguration menus
................................................................18
Conguration menus layout ................................................19
Registering users...................................................................20
Registering computers..........................................................20
Autoscanning ........................................................................21
Saving and restoring conguration settings
.......................22
Preparations for conguration save/load ......................22
What to do if the ADMIN password has been forgotten...23
Ensuring that the serial port is available for other functions23
Hot plugging and mouse restoration..................................24
Which restore setting do I use?.......................................24
Resetting user port keyboards and mice.............................25
Disabling mouse acceleration ..............................................25
Power switching conguration............................................26
Editing power strings.......................................................27
Creating power port groups............................................27
Logging access activity .........................................................28
Display Data Channel (DDC).................................................28
Adder Port Direct..................................................................29
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