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Installing the host unit, Instruction manual, Local unit – StarTech.com USB VGA KVM Console Extender over CAT5 UTP User Manual

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Instruction Manual

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Installing the Host Unit

Place the

1.

Host

Unit near the computer.

Switch off the computer and disconnect any connected devices.

2.

Using the provided StarTech.com integrated KVM cable (see page 1

5

3.

for alternative part numbers), connect the end of the cable that has
two (USB) or three (PS/2 + VGA) connectors to the VGA Out connector
and the USB or mouse and keyboard PS/2 connectors on the computer
as appropriate. (The PS/2 version of the cable is color-coded.)
Connect the opposite end of the cable with a single connector to the
gray-coded connector marked COMPUTER on the

Host

Unit of the

KVM extender.

If you wish to have console access to the

4.

host

computer, connect a

USB mouse, keyboard, and VGA monitor to the indicators marked as
CONSOLE on the

Host

Unit.

Connect the UTP cable connection for Remote Unit to the NETWORK

5.

RJ-45 connector on the

Host

Unit. Connect the opposite end to a

terminated wall outlet (if you are using premises cabling).

Control Direction

Cat 5 Cable

Computer

B

Console

Computer

A

Console

1 to 2

2 to 1

Remote Unit

Local Unit

(optional)