PLANET IKVM-8000 - Manual (Page 15)

2. Use one end of daisy chain cable to connect the daisy chain port of IKVM-
8000 and the other end to the console port of bank 2 KVM switch (KVM-800
or KVM-1600).
3. Please repeat step 2 to daisy chain more bank as you want. The maximum
number of daisy chain bank is eight levels.
4. Before chaining the slave bank up to six banks, you need a VGA extender
between the fifth bank and the sixth bank to enhance the VGA signal.
5. Please power on those KVM switches from the last BANK to BANK 1.
6. When IKVM-8000 is powered on, please wait for the IKVM-8000 to finish boot
up procedure. You will hear a beeper sound after 15 seconds. Then you can
enter the password (default password is “00000000”) of IKVM-8000 and start
to control this KVM chain.
7. You can use the local console on IKVM-8000 to switch to different BANK or
port. Since IKVM-8000 just has 8 buttons on the front panel, if there is KVM-
1600 in this chain, you may use keyboard to switch to the port from port 9 to
16 on KVM-1600.
8. When you want to power off the KVM chain. Please power off those KVM
switches from BANK1 to the last BANK.
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