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8.....Avocent® Matrix High Performance KVM Switching System
On-screenDisplay(OSD)interface,asifallthetargetdeviceswereconnectedtooneswitch.To
useseamlesscascading,youwillneedtoconfigurethecascadedswitchesasamasterandslave
(s).Therecanbeonlyonemasterinacascadedsystem.
NOTE: Ifyouneedtolimitthenumberofinterconnectsbeingusedinyourcascadedsystem,youcan
connectthetransmittersandreceiversdirectlytoaslaveswitch.
TheswitchthatissettoMasterModeisusedtoadministertheotherswitches,transmittersand
receiversinthesystemthroughtheOBWI.Inasystemwithonlyoneswitch,thatswitchshould
alwaysbesettoMasterMode.
WhenaswitchissettoSlaveMode,thewebuserinterfaceontheswitchwillbecomeverylimited.A
slavecannotadministerotherdevices.
Example of a Multi-switch Cascaded System
Number Description
1 Matrixtransmitter
2 Matrixswitch
3 Matrixreceiver
4 Ethernet
IPconnection
Directconnection
Cascaded Switch System Components
To install a cascaded Matrix switching system:
1. PositiontheMatrixswitchestobeattachedandselectaswitchtobethemasterswitch.
2. AttachoneendofanSTPcableintoanumberedRJ-45portonthemasterswitch.Attachthe
otherendofthecabletoanumberedRJ-45portontheslaveswitch.