Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs
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TheuserstationsthatreceivetheMultipleVideooutputs
Note:Dependingonyourpurpose,theassociatedchannelscanalsobe
connectedtodifferentserversandoutputthevideodataaccordingly.
Naming Convention for Multiple Video
Fordocumentationpurpose,thefollowingnameconventionswillbe
usedtodescribetheMultipleVideofunction:
Name Meaning
ACTIVATORchannel
The“first”channelinthechannelassociationsetting.
Accesstothischannelcausestheotherchannelsofthisassociation
grouptooutputtheirdata.
FOLLOWERchannel Thechannel(s)otherthantheACTIVATORchannelinthe
associationsetting.
Thesechannelsautomaticallyoutputtheirdataoncethe
ACTIVATORchannelisaccessed.
ACTIVATORuserstation(or
userport)
Theuserstation(oruserport)thatyouusetoaccessan
ACTIVATORchannelofanassociationgroup.
FOLLOWERuserstation(or
userport)
Theuserstation(oruserport)thatreceivesthedataoutputsofthe
FOLLOWERchannelsaftertheMultipleVideofunctionis
activated.
FOLLOWERuserstations(oruserports)aresubsequenttothe
ACTIVATORuserstation(oruserport).
Connecting CIMs to a Multi-Channel Video Server
Amulti‐channelvideoserverisaserverwithmultiplevideoports.When
youconnectCIMstothiskindofserverformultiplevideooutputs,make
surethateachCIMgetsitspowerfromtheserverʹsPS/2keyboardorUSB
port.UsuallyaserverprovidesonePS/2keyboardportonly.Therefore,
youmu
stuseP2CIM‐AUSBforadditionalCIMstogainpowerfrom
availableUSBportsonthesameserver.
1. FullyconnectoneCIMtotheserverʹsports,beitP2CIM‐APS2or
P2CIM‐AUSB.
P2CIM‐APS2:Connectedtotheserverʹsvideo,keyboardand
mouseports.
P2CIM‐AU
SB:ConnectedtotheserverʹsvideoandUSBports.