ADDER AdderView Matrix AVM208MP Installation And Use Manual

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AdderView MATRIX MP Installation and Use Page 222.7 Other useful installation informationIntelligent cables – The USB and Sun cables contain miniature active circuits thatare moulded into the ends of the cable assembly. These circuits intelligently providesignals to your computers that make them think that a keyboard and mouse arecontinuously attached, even if the AdderView is not connected or powered on. Thisincreases the reliability and robustness of the installation.PC boot up sequence - When your PCs are powered on they communicate withany attached keyboards and mice and setup parameters required by the particularoperating system. It is necessary for the AdderView to be attached and powered onduring this sequence so that it can give the required responses and keep track of allthe modes and settings requested by each of the connected PCs.Mouse characteristics - do not unplug a PS/2 mouse connection from a PC whilstthe PC is on. Due to the design of PS/2 mice communications the mouse function onthe PC will be lost and you will have to re-boot the PC to regain normal operation.RS232 mice can usually be unplugged and plugged back in provided that a mousewas connected when the operating system initially booted.Keyboard and mouse mode switching - The AdderView keeps a log of thekeyboard and mouse mode and resolution settings requested by each of theconnected PCs. These settings are automatically restored to the shared keyboardand mouse when the AdderView channel is switched thus ensuring maximumsoftware compatibility. The keyboard num, caps and scroll lock states are anobvious example of this process.2.8 Hot plugging the AdderView into running systems and re-enabling disconnected CPU PS/2 mouse connectionsIt is adviseable to switch off the systems that are going to be connected to theAdderView before installation. However if this is not possible then most systems canbe hot plugged by using the AdderView’s mouse restoration functions. The keyboardconnection will normally restore itself automatically.On many PCs, mouse movement will be lost if the PS/2 mouse is unplugged andplugged back in whilst the PC is running. Mouse movement can then only berestored by rebooting the PC. This is because the mouse drivers only setup and