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Connecting Computers to the KVM Switch (SV211KUSB)

Figure 1-2

This section describes how to connect the computers you wish to control, to the

KVM switch.
1. Remove any existing keyboards, mice, monitors, speakers, and microphones from

the computer(s).

2. Using a USB + Video Data Cable, connect one end (blue) to the Video Out connector

on Computer 1. (This will be the same connector from which you disconnected the

monitor in step 1, if applicable.) Connect the opposite end to the VGA port on the

back of the KVM Switch.

3. Plug the USB portion of the USB + Video Data Cable into an available USB port

on Computer 1.

4. Optional: If you wish to use audio, connect the Speaker/Microphone combination

cable to the MIC and Speaker out ports. Insert the opposite end of the cable (USB

mini-B) into the port located on the side of the switch denoted as PC1.

5. Repeat the above process to connect any further computers.

Connecting console components to

the KVM Switch (SV411KUSB)

1. Place the KVM switch in close proximity to the keyboard, mouse and monitor you

wish to use as the shared console controls.

2. Connect the monitor to the VGA port (Blue) located on the front panel of the switch.
3. Connect a USB keyboard to the Type A USB Port located on the front panel of the

switch. Please refer to Figure 1-3.