Expanding switchable signals
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By using pools, you can grant up to four users the right to access the USB 2.0/
RS 232 channel
at the same time
. For this, the matrix switch selects an available device
from the pool after switching.
Assigning multiple channels to a console or computer creates a
channel group
.
Expanding through port grouping
Creating a new channel group
How to create a new channel group:
1. In the directory tree, click
KVM matrix systems > [Name] > User modules
or
Target modules
.
2. Right-click a user or computer module that is not assigned to a
channel group
.
3. On the context menu, click
Channel grouping
.
The chosen module is assigned to the first KVM channel and is shown in the
Assi-
gned
column. The left column (
Unassigned
) lists the matrix switch modules you
can add to the new channel group.
4. In the left column (
Unassigned
), click on the module you want to add. In the right
column (
Assigned
), click on the channel you want to add the module to.
5. Click (
arrow right
) to assign the module to the chosen channel.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add another module to the
channel group
.
7. Click
OK
to save the new
channel group
.
NOTE:
The OSD does
not
show any user or computer modules that you added as
additional channels to the channel group.
NOTE:
You can assign up to seven additional video channels, one USB or
RS232 channel to a console’s KVM channel.
You can assign up to seven additional video channels to the KVM channel of the
computer, too. In addition, you can create a
pool
of four devices for the USB 2.0/
RS 232 channel.
NOTE:
All channels of a channel group are switched at the same time.
NOTE:
To change the order of already added channels, mark a channel and
click (
arrow down
) or (
arrow up
). The chosen channel is moved up or down.
NOTE:
The user module and the computer modules of the channel group are
marked with a
plus
sign in the list of modules.
Click the
plus
sign to view the list of modules.
