On Thu, 30 Jan 2020, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
I just bought a used KVM switch (Belkin F1DS104J) and it requires power (9VDC (and has a power brick)), but the instructions say that it should be powered up before the attached PCs. My computers (at least the CPUs) are on a UPS to guard against brief power outages (thankfully fairly rare -- knock on wood). My question: Does that mean I need to put the KVM on the UPS as well? If I don't, would I have to reboot the CPUs after I get the KVM powered again?
I don't know how you manage your UPS unit, but if wall power loss causes messages to appear on screen giving you advance warning of a possible system shutdown, then you probably need to have the switch powered via the same UPS.
Roger