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Chapter 3

 OSD Operation

OSD Overview  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 33

OSD Main Screen Headings  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 35

OSD Navigation  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 35

OSD Functions  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 36

F1 GOTO: .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 36

F2 LIST:  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 37

F3 SET:  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 38

F4 ADM:  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 40

F5 SKP:  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 44

F6 BRC: .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 45

F7 SCAN:  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 46

F8 LOUT:  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 47

Cascaded OSD Operation  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 48

Chapter 4

 Hotkey Operation

Hotkey Port Control  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 49

Invoking Hotkey Mode  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 49

Selecting the Active Port  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 50

Auto Scanning  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 51

Skip Mode  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 53

Hotkey Beeper Control  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 54

Hotkey Summary Table  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 54

Chapter 5

 Multiplatform Support

Sun Keyboard Emulation  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 56

Mac Keyboard Emulation  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 57

2003-12-15

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Summary of Contents for ALTUSEN KM0432

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: ...e M 1 Warranty Registration Card Check to make sure that all of the components are present and in good order If anything is missing or was damaged in shipping contact your dealer Read this manual thor...

Page 3: ...Installation Overview 11 Before you Begin 12 Single Stage Installation 12 Multilevel Installations 16 Overview 16 Daisy Chaining 17 Cascading 19 Daisy Chaining Plus Cascading Expansion 24 Protocol In...

Page 4: ...5 SKP 44 F6 BRC 45 F7 SCAN 46 F8 LOUT 47 Cascaded OSD Operation 48 Chapter 4 Hotkey Operation Hotkey Port Control 49 Invoking Hotkey Mode 49 Selecting the Active Port 50 Auto Scanning 51 Skip Mode 53...

Page 5: ...1 Starting the Upgrade 61 Upgrade Failure 65 Appendix Connection Tables 67 KM0432 Daisy Chain 67 KM0432 Cascade to ATEN CS 138A 67 OSD Factory Default Settings 68 Clear Login Information 69 Specificat...

Page 6: ...0432 s installationprocedres from a basic single stage hookup to a complete daisy chained plus cascaded installation Chapter 3 OSD Operation provides detailed information for configuring and controlli...

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 support options If you need to con...

Page 8: ...em 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: ...control any combination of PS 2 USB or Sun computers The KM0432 s RJ 45 CPU connectors combined with Auto Signal Compensation ASC allow signals to travel up to 500 feet 150 meters away and still main...

Page 10: ...to 32 directly connected computers M Daisy chain up to 7 additional units M Cascade up to 32 compatible KVM switches from each station on the chain M Up to 32 consoles control up to 4 096 computers on...

Page 11: ...ges M Auto Scan feature for monitoring user selected computers M Three level password security Super Administrator Administrator and Users M LCD VGA SVGA XGA and MultiSync support DDC2B M Superior vid...

Page 12: ...deo port M Either a PS 2 style 6 pin mini DIN mouse port and PS 2 style keyboard port or USB ports for a USB keyboard and USB mouse or for legacy Sun systems a Sun Sun style keyboard port 8 pin mini D...

Page 13: ...irmware upgrade again or to use the switch with its prior firmware 2 Port LEDs The Port LEDs are multicolored Red Green Amber and provide status information about their corresponding CPU Ports as foll...

Page 14: ...432 is powered up and ready to go 5 Station ID LED The KM0432 s Station ID is displayed here If this is a Single Station installation see p 12 or the First Station on a Daisy Chained installation see...

Page 15: ...t transfers the firmware upgrade data from the administrator s computer to the KM0432 see p 60 plugs into this RJ 45 connector 5 Daisy Chain Ports When Daisy Chaining Units see p 17 the daisy chain ca...

Page 16: ...control any type of computer The modules currently available are shown in the table below Module Type KA9220 For PS 2 consoles KA9270 For all USB consoles including Mac and Sun Console Modules Front V...

Page 17: ...ation and while performing a fimware upgrade this switch should be in the NORMAL position See p 5 for details about this switch 4 Console Port Section The cables from your keyboard monitor and mouse p...

Page 18: ...Notes 2003 12 15 10...

Page 19: ...intermediaries between the switch and the computers A separate console module is required for each console you connect Likewise a separate KVM adapter cable is required for each computer connection T...

Page 20: ...agram shows the rear panel of both the KA9220 PS 2 port and KA9720 USB port modules 2 Connect the Console Module to the KM0432 Use Cat 5 cable to connect the Link port of the module to one of the Cons...

Page 21: ...on the KVM cable into the appropriate ports of the computer you are installing Note Repeat steps 3 and 4 for all the computers you wish to connect Up to 32 computers can be connected in this fashion 5...

Page 22: ...5 6 1 2 3 4 KA9220 KA9270 by AT EN P S 2 C P U M O D U L E M O D E L N O K A 9 1 2 0 P S 2 C P U M O D U L E M O D E L N O K A 9 1 2 0 L IN K 3 2003 12 15 14...

Page 23: ...4 USB Cable Connection 4 PS 2 Cable Connection 2003 12 15 15...

Page 24: ...ion is the total of all the CPU ports of all the KVM switches on the chain For example a KM0432 has 32 CPU ports On an installation with eight daisy chained switches the number of available ports is 3...

Page 25: ...llowing 1 Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up has been turned off 2 Use a daisy chain cable set described in the Cables section p 4 to connect the Chain Out port of the p...

Page 26: ...First Stage unit is 01 the ID for the Second Stage unit is 02 the ID for the Third Stage unit is 03 etc b Switch on the power for each Station on the installation in turn Second Station then Third Sta...

Page 27: ...ing to a second stage KVM switch such as the eight port ATEN CS 138A that uses the same data transfer protocol as the first stage KM0432 With this type of cascade all of the separate switch OSDs are i...

Page 28: ...e power adapter cable into the unit s Power Socket 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for any other Second Stage units you wish to connect 6 Turn on the power for the First Stage unit turn on the power to all the com...

Page 29: ...n Therefore in order to access a computer connected to a particular KH0116 the operator must first bring up the KM0432 s OSD to access the target KH0116 He then activates the KH0116 s OSD to accesses...

Page 30: ...n AC source and into the switch s Power Socket 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for any other top level Second Stage units you wish to connect 6 Turn on the power forthe First Stage unit turn on the power for all S...

Page 31: ...KH0116 KA9120 KH0116 2003 12 15 23...

Page 32: ...hat are cascaded down from them Under Physical Interface Expansion up to 8 daisy chained 32 port KM0432s can have can have 16 port KH0116s cascaded from each port and the KH0116s can be daisy chained...

Page 33: ...KA9120 KA9120 2003 12 15 25...

Page 34: ...in the Daisy Chaining sections 2 Power up the daisy chained KM0432 Stations according to the sequence given in the Daisy Chaining section p 18 3 After all the daisy chained KM0432 Stations are up powe...

Page 35: ...bles etc can be used to channel the traffic instead Basic Operations Hot Plugging The KM0432 supports hot plugging components can be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging their ca...

Page 36: ...ng off and restarting or changing a switch simply restart the computer Port Selection Port Selection is accomplished either by entering Hotkey combinations from the keyboard or by means of the KM0432...

Page 37: ...nt panel Station ID LED M The Port Number reflects the port on the KM0432 Station that the computer is connected to M The Station Number precedes the Port Number Note Station numbers from 1 9 are padd...

Page 38: ...stage installation four operators have simultaneous and independent control of 32 computers In a daisy chained installation a maximum of 32 operators can access the chain simultaneously 8 KM0432s x 4...

Page 39: ...have varying degrees of control over the computers on the installation Full Access View Only No Access These rights are assigned on a port by port basis Operators Super Administrator Administrators an...

Page 40: ...Notes 2003 12 15 32...

Page 41: ...creen To bring up the OSD Main Screen tap the Scroll Lock key twice Note Scroll Lock is the default OSD hotkey You can optionally change the Hotkey to the Ctrl key see OSD Hotkey p 38 for details The...

Page 42: ...at the same position it was in the last time it was closed 3 Only the ports that have been set accessible by the Administrator for the currently logged in User are visible see SET ACCESSIBLE PORTS p 4...

Page 43: ...p 41 its name appears in this column OSD Navigation Use the following procedures to navigate through OSD menus w To dismiss the Main Screen and deactivate OSD Click the X at the upper right corner of...

Page 44: ...the KM0432 s OSD operations are given in the sections that follow F1 GOTO GOTO allows you to switch directly to a port either by keying in the port s Name or its Port ID w To use the Name method key i...

Page 45: ...ts on the installation POWERED ON Lists only the ports that have their attached computers Powered On QVIEW Lists only the ports that have been selected as Quick View Ports see SET ACCESSIBLE PORTS p 4...

Page 46: ...permanent when you Log out of the OSD see p 47 If you shut down the KM0432 without first logging out your changes are discarded The settings are explained in the following table Setting Function OSD...

Page 47: ...elects which computers will be accessed under Skip Mode see F5 SKP p 44 and Auto Scan Mode see F7 SCAN p 46 Choices are ALL All the Ports which have been set Accessible see SET ACCESSIBLE PORTS p 42 P...

Page 48: ...ds 1 One Super Administrator one Administrator and four User passwords can be set 2 After you key in a name for the Super Administrator Administrator or User a screen that allows you to key in the use...

Page 49: ...keyed in 3 When you have finished editing press Enter to have the change take effect To abort the change press Esc RESTORE DEFAULT VALUES This function is used to undo all changes and return the setup...

Page 50: ...Auto Scanned The default is for no ports to be selected SET ACCESSIBLE PORTS This function allows the Administrator to define Operator access to the computers on the installation on a Port by Port bas...

Page 51: ...compatible Mac and Sun The default is Windows PC compatible BUS AUTHORIZATION This function allows the Super Administrator to authorize Operator access to Stations on the installation other than the...

Page 52: ...ter in the List press to switch to the last computer on the previous station in the List press to switch to the first computer on the next station in the List Note When you Skip you only Skip to the t...

Page 53: ...n conjunction with the F2 LIST function The LIST function see p 37 is used to broaden or narrow the focus of which Ports appear on the OSD Main Screen When you Broadcast a command it only goes to the...

Page 54: ...on an empty port or one where the computer is attached but is powered Off the monitor screen will be blank and the mouse and keyboard will have no effect Simply wait after the Scan Duration time is u...

Page 55: ...reas 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 the screen stays blank except for the OSD Main Screen You must input your pa...

Page 56: ...you invoke the OSD The KM0432 s OSD is on top overlaying the OSD of the cascaded switch To proceed select the port that the cascaded switch is conncected to on the KM0432 s OSD The KM0432 s OSD disapp...

Page 57: ...plicated daisy chain cascaded installations it is simpler more convenient and more efficient to use the OSD The KM0432 provides the following Hotkey Port Control features M Selecting the Active Port M...

Page 58: ...d in the sections that follow can be input M Pressing Esc or Spacebar exits HKM Selecting the Active Port Each CPU port is assigned a Port ID see Port ID Numbering p 29 You can directly access any com...

Page 59: ...the Scan Duration setting of the OSD F3 SET function see p 39 You can change the scan interval before activating Hotkey Auto Scanning if you wish with the following Hotkey combination 1 Invoke HKM se...

Page 60: ...d to continue scanning after a brief stop Pausing is more convenient than Exiting Auto Scan Mode completely This is because when you Resume scanning after Pausing you start from where you left off On...

Page 61: ...o the first accessible port previous to it See Scan Skip Mode p 3 39 for information regarding accessible ports Skips from the current port to the next accessible port Skips from the current port to t...

Page 62: ...r Sets the Auto Scan interval to n seconds where n is a number from 1 255 A Invokes Auto Scan Mode When Auto Scan Mode is in effect P or Left Click pauses Auto Scanning When Auto Scanning is paused pr...

Page 63: ...hed at the console side and PS 2 USB and Sun interfaces can be mixed and matched at the computer side With this approach either type of console can access and control multiple computer types PC compat...

Page 64: ...Props Ctrl F4 Undo Ctrl F5 Front Ctrl F6 Copy Ctrl F7 Open Ctrl F8 Paste Ctrl F9 Find Ctrl F10 Cut Ctrl 1 Ctrl 2 Ctrl 3 Ctrl 4 Ctrl H Help App Compose Win Key K Note When using Ctrl combinatons press...

Page 65: ...Ctrl Win F12 Alt L Alt Option Prt_Sc F13 Scroll Lock F14 Desktop Menu Enter Return Back Space Delete Ins Help Ctrl Desktop Menu F15 Note When using key combinatons press and release the first key Ctr...

Page 66: ...Notes 2003 12 15 58...

Page 67: ...upgrading the KVM switch s firmware as smooth and painless as possible The program comes as part of a Firmware Upgrade Package that is specific for each device As new firmware revisions become availab...

Page 68: ...to your computer 3 Use Cat 5 cable to connect the KM0432 s Firmware Upgrade Port to a hub that the computer you used in Step 1 connects to Note On a daisy chained installation connect the cable to the...

Page 69: ...wnloaded Firmware Upgrade Package file either by double clicking the file icon or by opening a command line and keying in the full path to it The Firmware Upgrade Utility Welcome screen appears 2 Read...

Page 70: ...are listed in the Device List panel Note 1 Although only one device type is shown in the list KA9220 for example all units of that type receive the upgraded 2 KM0432U refers to the first station in a...

Page 71: ...es you the option to Continue or Cancel M If you didn t enable Check Firmware Upgrade the Utility installs the upgrade files without checking their version level M While a device group is being upgrad...

Page 72: ...ade failure in the group Check the Status Messages to ascertain which device failed to upgrade 5 When upgrading for all the devices has completed click Finish to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility Upg...

Page 73: ...3 224 8 225 256 KM0432 Cascade to ATEN CS 138A KVMs Computers KVMs Computers KVMs Computers KVMs Computers 1 32 39 9 88 95 17 144 151 25 200 207 2 39 46 10 95 102 18 151 158 26 207 214 3 46 53 11 102...

Page 74: ...isplay Mode The Port Number plus the Port Name Scan Duration 5 Seconds Scan Skip Mode All Screen Blanker 0 Disabled Hotkey Command Mode Enabled Logout Timeout 0 Disabled Beeper Y Activated Quick View...

Page 75: ...case 2 Short the jumper labeled Default Password at the right front of the switch s main board 3 Power on the switch When you power the switch on the following message appears on the LCD display USERN...

Page 76: ...x 7 segments Yellow Connectors Computers 32 x RJ 45 F Consoles 4 x RJ 45 F Daisy Chain 2 x HDB 60 F Firmware Upgrade 1 x RJ 45 F Power 1 x Full Range AC Power Port Switches Reset 1 x Pushbutton semi h...

Page 77: ...432 1 x RJ 45 F Power 1 x DC 5V LEDs On Line 1 Amber Link 1 Green Switches 1 x Slide FW Upgrade Recovery KVM Adapter Cables Function KA9120 KA9170 KA9130 Connector Plugs KB 1 x mini DIN 6 M 1 x USB Ty...

Page 78: ...users Limited Warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM THE DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUEN TIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE U...

Page 79: ...onsole modules 8 D E Daisy Chaining 17 Edit Port Names 41 Expansion Daisy Chaining Plus Cascading 24 Physical Interface 26 Protocol Interface 24 F F1 GOTO 36 F2 LIST 37 F3 SET 38 F4 ADM 40 F5 SKP 44 F...

Page 80: ...ay Duration 39 Display Mode 39 Display Position 38 Numbering 29 Port Names 41 Powering Off and Restarting 27 Protocol Interface Expansion 24 Q R Quick View Ports 42 Restore Default Values 41 S SCAN 46...

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