Specifications

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SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY
3.3 Installation Procedure
This section provides complete instructions for the hardware setup of a single
ServSwitch Affinity. (For instructions on installing a daisychained Affinity system,
see Sections 3.3.6 and 3.4.) For an illustrated example of the elements of a basic
setup, see Figure 3-1.
For the procedure you should use to power up the system, see Section 3.5. For
the initial configuration procedure, see Section 3.6.
NOTE
Initially configuring a ServSwitch Affinity will require you either to
attach a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to one of its KVM ports or to
attach a complete computer system to one of its serial ports. If this
attachment will be difficult to make after a particular Affinity has been
physically installed in a given location, you should configure that unit
before you install it; see Section 3.6.
3.3.1 PLACEMENT
The ServSwitch Affinity is best located as close as possible to the CPUs that are
attached to it. This way you can use shorter CPU Cables, so your installation is
neater and less expensive. You should also place the Affinity as close as possible to
the AC outlet you want to plug it into.
CAUTION!
Avoid routing cable near fluorescent lights, air-conditioning
compressors, or machines that may create electrical noise. Total length
of original Serv type CPU or User Cable (not including Expansion Cable)
from the keyboard, monitor, and mouse to any given CPU should not
exceed 40 ft. (12.2 m). For typical equipment and
video resolutions,
length of coaxial
CPU or User C able (again, not including expansion
cable) should not exceed 20 ft. (6.1 m)
from a ServSwitch Affinity to any
attached device (keyboard, monitor, mouse, CPU, or other KVM switch).
However, we do provide coaxial cable in lengths up to 100 ft. (30.5 m),
because some CPUs can drive and receive keyboard and mouse signals
at greater distances than others. To go even farther, you might want to
use Station Extenders or CAT5 KVM Extenders (see Appendix B).