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SERVSWITCH DUO™
3. Installation
3.1 What You Will Need
You’ll need these things to be in place before you can install your ServSwitch Duo:
• Cables to connect the ServSwitch Duo to the keyboard, video, and mouse ports
of each of your PCs. Cable specifications are given in Appendix A. (You do not
need to connect a mouse cable if you are not using the mouse).
• A monitor with a standard VGA/SVGA (HD15) connector that will work when
connected directly to each of your PCs. The ServSwitch Duo supports low- and
high-resolution monitors.
• A standard PC/AT or PS/2 style keyboard. If you are using an AT keyboard
with a 5-pin DIN connector, you may connect it to the ServSwitch Duo using
a standard AT to PS/2 keyboard adapter (one of these is included for every
fourCPU ports your Switch has).
• A PS/2 style two- or three-button Microsoft
®
or Logitech
™
compatible mouse or
a Microsoft IntelliMouse
™
compatible mouse. If you want to use the mouse to
switch channels on the ServSwitch Duo, you will need a three-button mouse or
an IntelliMouse. (The Switch supports other “Internet mice” compatible with
the IntelliMouse—fitted with a wheel or other scrolling control, and
sometimes additional buttons—including the Logitech Pilot Mouse+
™
,
Logitech MouseMan+
™
, Genius
™
NetMouse
™
and Genius NetMouse Pro
™
)
All of the mouse connections from ServSwitch Duo to the attached PCs
support either a PS/2 or an RS-232 mouse. The Switch automatically converts
PS/2 mouse commands to RS-232 serial-mouse commands. You can use a
serial mouse if you attach it to the Switch through an appropriate adapter,
as described in the Appendix (one of these adapters is included for every
fourCPU ports your Switch has). The Switch will operate without a mouse
connected if you do not wish to use one.
• A suitable mouse driver for your PCs. Supported types are:
- PS/2 or RS-232 two-button mouse driver by any manufacturer.
- Microsoft mouse drivers, including those for the IntelliMouse.
- Logitech mouse drivers, including those for two-button, three-button, and
wheel mice.
