Aten CS1794 [17/50] Cable connection

Chapter 2

Hardware Setup

Cable Connection

Note: 1. If the Console monitor has built-in speakers and supports audio

through its HDMI interface, separate speakers do not need to be used.

2. If the computers in your installation fully support HDMI, the speaker

connectors on the custom HDMI KVM cable sets do not need to be

used.

3. If after connecting all your devices to the switch, the USB mouse and/

or keyboard do not work, you must disable Mouse Emulation Control

(see Mouse Emulation Control, page 24).

To set up your CS1792 / CS1794 installation, refer to the installation diagram

on page 11 (the numbers in the diagrams correspond to the steps, below), and

do the following:

1. Plug your USB keyboard and USB mouse into the USB Console Ports

located on the unit’s rear panel.

2. Plug your HDMI monitor into the Console HDMI Port located on the

unit’s rear panel.

3. If you are using separate speakers and microphone, plug them into the

console analog audio ports on the unit’s rear panel.

4. Using the custom HDMI KVM cable set, plug the HDMI cable connectors

and accompanying USB connectors their corresponding sockets on the

rear of the switch.

1. Important safety information regarding the placement of this

device is provided on page 33. Please review it before

proceeding.

2. Make sure that the power to all devices connected to the

installation is turned off. You must unplug the power cords of

any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function.