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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.