Connecting your kvm extender, Preparing your site – StarTech.com SV565UTPUEU User Manual
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Connecting Your KVM Extender
Preparing Your Site
Before you can install the the product, you need to prepare your site.
1. Determine where the host computer will be located and set up the computer.
2. Determine where the console devices (mouse, keyboard, monitor) will be located and place
them appropriately.
3. a) If you are using surface cabling, ensure you have enough Category 5 unshielded twisted
pair (UTP) network cabling to connect the Host Unit to the Remote Unit’s location, and
that each end is terminated with a RJ-45 connector.
OR
b) If you are using premises cabling, ensure that the Category 5 unshielded twisted pair
(UTP) network cabling between the Host Unit and the Remote Unit has been properly
terminated in a wall outlet in each location and there is a patch cable long enough to
connect the Remote Unit and the Host Unit to their respective outlets.