Aten KE6900 [33/222] Setting up a lan installation

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Setting Up a LAN Installation

Setting up the units on a network allows point-to-point, point-to-multipoint,

and multipoint-to-multipoint computer to console operation by connecting

multiple KE6900 / KE6940 devices on the same TCP/IP LAN. Prior to setup

we recommended laying out the plans for your KE installation using our

performance guide,see Keys to Network Performance, page 200.

Note: 1. The units are preconfigured with factory-default network settings. If

you install only one set of KE6900 / KE6940 units, you do not need

to change these default network settings. See Default IP Addresses,

page 24, for further details.

2. In a network setup with multiple units, each Transmitter and Receiver

must be configured with a unique IP address. See Network

Configuration, page 23, for further details.

3. We recommended using 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet switches (wire

speeds, non-blocking with 1Gbps/1.5Mpps performance per port)

between KE69xx devices installed on different LAN segments. 10/

100Mbps switches might cause poor performance.

4. In multipoint configurations, the IGMP and flow control function of

your network switches/hubs must be enabled to avoid the

deterioration of data throughput. To ensure functionality use a layer 3

switch that supports IGMP queries.

5. If your network uses cascaded switches, please check to ensure the

data throughput is sufficient.

6. To get the best performance, we suggest creating a private network

for KE69xx devices, as they are bandwidth-intensive devices.

Make sure that all the equipment is powered off. Refer to the installation

diagram on the following page, and do the following:

1. On the Transmitter side, plug the mouse, keyboard, DVI monitor,

microphone and speakers into the ports on the Console section of the

KE6900T / KE6940T*. Each port is marked with an appropriate icon to

indicate itself.

2. Connect the USB KVM cable provided to the KVM Ports on the front of

the KE6900T / KE6940T.

3. Connect the other end of the USB KVM cable to the keyboard, video,

mouse, speaker and microphone ports on the computer.