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Limited Warranty

ALTUSEN warrants this product aginst defects in material or workmanship for a period of one (1)
year from the date of purchase. If this product proves to be defective, contact ALTUSEN’s support
department for repair or replacement of your unit. ALTUSEN will not issue a refund. Return requests
can not be processed without the original proof of purchase.

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an equal degree of protection. Include your proof of purchase in the packaging and the RMA number
clearly marked on the outside of the package.

This warranty becomes invalid if the factory-supplied serial number has been removed or altered on
the product.

This warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse,
negligience or modification of any part of the product. This warranty does not cover damage due to
improper operation or maintenance, connection to improper equipment, or attempted repair by anyone
other than ALTUSEN. This warranty does not cover products sold AS IS or WITH FAULTS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL ALTUSEN’S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PROD-
UCT. FURTHER, ALTUSEN SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPE-
CIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF
THE PRODUCT, ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION. ALTUSEN
SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF
DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, DOWNTIME, GOODWILL, DAMAGE OR REPLACEMENT OF
EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTY, AND ANY EXPENSES FROM RECOVERY, PROGRAMMING,
AND REPRODUCTION OF ANY PROGRAM OR DATA.

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products, contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software, and specifically
disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose.

ALTUSEN reserves the right to revise or update its product, software or documentation without
obligation to notify any individual or entity of such revisions, or update.

For details about extended warranties, please contact one of our dedicated value
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Phone: 949-453-8885

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Summary of Contents for KL0116

Page 1: ...mful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the i...

Page 2: ...unting Kit Optional M 1 User Manual M 1 Quick Start Guide M 1 Warranty Registration Card Check to make sure that all the components are present and in good order If anything is missing or was damaged...

Page 3: ...ction Overview 1 Features 3 Benefits 4 Hardware Requirements 4 Computers 4 Cables 5 KL0116 Front View 6 KL0116 Rear View 9 Chapter 2 Installation Single Stage Installation 11 Daisy Chaining 12 Hot Plu...

Page 4: ...mmary Table 22 Chapter 4 OSD Operation OSD Overview 23 OSD Navigation 24 OSD Main Screen Headings 25 OSD Functions 25 F1 GOTO 26 F2 LIST 27 F3 SET 28 F4 ADM 31 F5 SKP 34 F6 BRC 35 F7 SCAN 36 F8 LOUT 3...

Page 5: ...le 47 OSD Factory Default Settings 48 Specifications 49 LCD Operation Reference 50 Clear Login Information 51 Module Removal 52 Removing the KVM Module 52 Removing the Keyboard and Touchpad 53 Rack Mo...

Page 6: ...complete three stage operation Chapter 3 Hotkey Operation details the procedures used in the Hotkey operation of your KL0116 installation Chapter 4 OSD Operation provides a complete description of the...

Page 7: ...Run means to open the Start menu and then select Run Indicates critical information Getting Help For additional help advice and information ALTUSEN provides several sup port options If you need to con...

Page 8: ...m Online Documentation User Manuals are available electronically at the ALTUSEN support website http www altusen com support Software Updates Download the latest drivers and firmware for your product...

Page 9: ...sec tion out flip the cover up and you are ready to go to work The KL0116 s modular design also allows you to detach the KVM module from the switch module for maintenance For further convenience the...

Page 10: ...ation either by entering Hotkey combinations from the keyboard or by using the powerful menu driven OSD system A convenient Auto Scan feature also permits automatic scanning and one by one monitoring...

Page 11: ...rvers from up to 500 feet away w Auto Scan feature for monitoring selected computers w Hot pluggable add or remove computers without having to power down the switch w Auto sensing of station position...

Page 12: ...ther Hardware Requirements Computers The following equipment must be installed on each computer w A VGA SVGA or Multisync card Note Since the integrated LCD monitor s maximum resolution is 1024 x 768...

Page 13: ...ber KVM Switch to KVM Switch Daisy Chaining KL1700 0 6 m KL1701 1 8 m KVM Switch to Computer KL5201P 1 2 m KL5202P 1 8 m KL5203P 3 0 m Note 1 The KL0116 does not support serial mice You cannot use Ser...

Page 14: ...se switches Otherwise pressing them will have no effect 2 The focus will only switch to ports that you have access rights to see SET ACCESSIBLE PORTS p 1 33 If you don t have access rights to a port p...

Page 15: ...on the On Line and Selected LEDs blink in sequence as the Switch performs a self test 4 Keyboard Note The special functions for the F6 F9 F10 F11 and F12 function keys as well as the Esc and Z keys th...

Page 16: ...lay Controls w Buttons to control the position and picture settings of the LCD display are located here as well as a buton to Enable Disable operating the KL0116 from an optional remote console See th...

Page 17: ...isy Chain cable plugs in here 4 CPU Port Section The KVM cables that link to the computers plug in here Because of the connector shape only cables designed to work with this switch see p 5 can plug in...

Page 18: ...chapter p 45 and the LCD Operation section p 50 for details about remote console operation 6 Firmware Upgrade Port The KL0116 s firmware can be upgraded To perform an upgrade the Firmware Upgrade Cab...

Page 19: ...t any available CPU Port to the Keyboard Video and Mouse ports of the computer you are installing Note Disregard the Daisy Chain Port at this time It is only used for daisy chaining a KH0116 switch to...

Page 20: ...omputers and the number of switches needed to control them are provided on p 47 To set up a daisy chained installation do the following 1 Turn off the power to all the devices you will be connecting t...

Page 21: ...available CPU Port to the Keyboard Video and Mouse ports of the computers you are installing 5 Power up the installation as follows a Power on the First Station b Power on each Station in turn Second...

Page 22: ...configure the OSD to reflect the new Port information See the F3 SET p 28 and F4 ADM p 31 functions for details Note This function may not work properly if the computer s operating system does not su...

Page 23: ...r precedes the Port Number M Station and Port numbers from 1 9 are padded with a preceding zero and appear as 01 09 For example a computer attached to Port 6 of Station 12 would have a Port ID of 12 0...

Page 24: ...Notes 2003 07 25 16...

Page 25: ...s features w Selecting the Active Port w Auto Scanning w Skip Mode Switching Invoking Hotkey Mode All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode Invoking Hotkey Mode takes three steps 1 Hold down...

Page 26: ...lecting the Active Port Each CPU port is assigned a unique Port ID see p 15 You can directly access any computer on the installation with a Hotkey combination that specifies the Port ID of the CPU Por...

Page 27: ...ee p 29 If you like you can change the scan interval time before you activate Hotkey Auto Scanning To change the scan interval use the following Hotkey combination 1 Invoke Hotkey Mode see p 17 2 Key...

Page 28: ...the focus on a particular computer allows you to resume scanning from where you left off On the other hand if you were to Exit Auto Scan Mode and then resume scanning you would start over from the ve...

Page 29: ...or skipping details Once you are in Skip Mode you can continue skipping with the Arrow keys You don t have to use the NumLock combination again While Skip Mode is in effect ordinary keyboard and mouse...

Page 30: ...auses Auto Scanning When Auto Scanning is paused pressing Any Key or another Left Click resumes Auto Scanning Invokes Skip Mode and Skips from the current port to the first accessible port previous to...

Page 31: ...mes up a login dialog box appears If the pass word function has been set you must enter a valid username and password in order to proceed If this is the first time that the OSD is being run or if the...

Page 32: ...pper right corner of the OSD Window or press Esc w To Logout Click F8 or the ZZZ symbol at the top of the Main Screen or press F8 w To move up or down through the list one line at a time Click the Up...

Page 33: ...to indicate so NAME If a port has been given a name see Edit Port Names p 32 its name appears in this column OSD Functions The OSD functions are used to configure and control the KL0116 s operation Fo...

Page 34: ...ID then press Enter Note You can key in a partial Name or Port ID In that case the screen lists all the computers that the User has View rights to that match the Name or Port ID pattern regardless of...

Page 35: ...ched computers Powered On QVIEW Lists only the ports that have been selected as Quick View Ports see SET QUICK VIEW PORTS p 33 QVIEW POWERED ON Lists only the ports that have been selected as Quick Vi...

Page 36: ...nter 2 After you select an item a submenu with further choices appears To make a selection either Double Click it or move the Highlight Bar to it then press Enter An icon appears before the selected c...

Page 37: ...ic keypad with Num Lock off keys PORT ID DISPLAY DURATION Determines how long a Port ID displays on the monitor after a port change has taken place The choices are User Defined which lets you select t...

Page 38: ...selected as Quick View Ports see SET QUICK VIEW PORTS p 33 QUICK VIEW POWERED ON Only those Ports which have been set as Accessible and have been selected as Quick View Ports and are Powered On The d...

Page 39: ...15 characters and can consist of any combination of letters and numbers 2 Re enter the password in the Confirm field then press Enter To modify or delete a previous Username and or Password use the B...

Page 40: ...elete port names To Edit a port name 1 Click the desired port or use the Navigation Keys to move the highlight bar to it then press Enter 2 Key in the new Port Name or modify delete the existing one T...

Page 41: ...hen press Enter An arrowhead displays in the QV column of the Main Screen LIST to indicate a port that has been selected as a Quick View Port w If you select one of the Quick View options for the LIST...

Page 42: ...at can be accessed under Skip Mode are se lected with the Scan Skip Mode setting under the F3 SET function see p 30 w Press an Arrow key to perform a skip as shown in the table below Skips from the cu...

Page 43: ...are BRC works in conjunction with the F2 LIST function see p 27 When you Broadcast a command only those ports that are currently listed on the OSD Main Screen receive it w While BRC Mode is in effect...

Page 44: ...an Mode you can pause the scanning in order to keep the focus on a particular computer either by pressing P or with a Left Click of the mouse To resume scanning press any key or Left Click again See I...

Page 45: ...cess to the OSD whereas with Esc all you have to do to reenter the OSD is tap the OSD Hotkey Note 1 When you reenter the OSD after logging out you must input your username and password before you can...

Page 46: ...Notes 2003 07 25 38...

Page 47: ...gin To prepare for the firmware upgrade do the following 1 From a Windows based computer that is not part of your KVM installation go to our support website Choose the model name that relates to your...

Page 48: ...ter then press Y to invoke Firmware Upgrade Mode see p 34 For your reference the current firmware upgrade version displays on the screen Starting the Upgrade To upgrade your firmware 1 Run the downloa...

Page 49: ...panel 3 After you have made your selection s Click Next to perform the upgrade If you enabled Check Firmware Version the Utility compares the device s firmware level with that of the upgrade files If...

Page 50: ...he Firmware Upgrade Utility Upgrade Failed If the upgrade failed to complete successfully a dialog box appears asking if you want to retry Click Yes to retry If you Click No the Upgrade Failed screen...

Page 51: ...ng 1 Slide the Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch see p 10 to the Recover position 2 Power off and restart the the switch according to the instructions given in the Powering Off and Restarting section p...

Page 52: ...Notes 2003 07 25 44...

Page 53: ...te I O port Plug the other end of the cable into the KL0116 s Remote Console port Note To assure optimum video quality Category 5E Enhanced Category 5 or Category 6 cable with solid conductors should...

Page 54: ...the KL0116 or any of the equipment at tached to it To disable the Remote console press the Enable Disable Remote toggle but ton see p 50 until it clicks and locks into the In position Now only the Loc...

Page 55: ...tes the relationship between the number of KL0116 KH0116 units and the number of computers that they control Units Computers Units Computers Units Computers Units Computers 1 1 16 9 129 144 17 257 272...

Page 56: ...t ID Display Position Upper Left Corner Port ID Display Duration 3 Seconds Port ID Display Mode Port Number Port Name Scan Duration 5 Seconds Scan Skip Mode All Screen Blanker 0 Disabled Hotkey Comman...

Page 57: ...RJ 45 Switches Power 1 x Rocker FW Recovery 1 x Slide Reset 1 x Semi recessed pushbutton Remote Console 1 x Locking pushbutton Emulation Keyboard PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Video Resolution 1024 x 768 15 TFT LCD...

Page 58: ...D panel to what the OSD considers the optimum values Brightness Adjusts the background black level of the screen image Contrast Adjusts the foreground white level of the screen image Phase Adjusts the...

Page 59: ...pears on the LCD display USERNAME AND PASSWORD INFORMATION HAS BEEN CLEARED PLEASE POWER OFF THE SWITCH REMOVE THE JUMPER CLOSE THE CASE THEN RESTART 4 After you restart the OSD login function acts th...

Page 60: ...tenance with the following procedure 1 Slide the unit to the out position 2 Remove the eight module attachment screws four above four below 3 Remove the cable attachment clip and unplug the data cable...

Page 61: ...equipment 2 Remove the two attaching screws 3 Locate the opening toward the front and center of the the unit s bottom panel The bottom of the keyboard and touchpad module is visible through the openi...

Page 62: ...f the unit can fit into your rack as is simply slide it into the rack and screw it securely in place Optional Rack Mounting If there is not enough clearance for the unit to slide into the rack when th...

Page 63: ...3 Slide the unit into the rack 4 Screw the metal tabs to the rear flanges 5 Secure the unit to the rack with the front flanges and rear tabs 2003 07 25 55...

Page 64: ...y does not cover products sold AS IS or WITH FAULTS IN NO EVENT SHALL ALTUSEN S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PROD UCT FURTHER ALTUSEN SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPE CIAL I...

Page 65: ...F5 SKP 34 F6 BRC 35 F7 SCAN 36 F8 LOUT 37 Factory Default Settings 48 Firmware upgrade cable 39 port 10 39 recovery 43 recovery switch 10 G H GOTO 26 Hardware requirements 4 Cables 5 Hot Plugging 14 C...

Page 66: ...tarting 14 Q Quick View Ports 33 R Recovery switch 10 Remote Console 45 Removing the Keyboard and Touchpad 53 Removing the KVM Module 52 Reset Station IDs 34 Restore Default Values 32 S SCAN 36 Scan D...

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