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Installer/User Guide

SwitchView

OSD

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Page 1: ...i Installer User Guide SwitchView OSD ...

Page 2: ...ulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons POWER ON This symbol indicates the principle on off switch is in the on position POWER OFF This symbol indicates the principle on off switch is in the off position PROTECTIVE GROUNDING TERMINAL This symbol indicates a terminal which must be connected to eart...

Page 3: ... Avocent logo the Power of Being There SwitchView and AutoView are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates All other marks are the property of their respective owners 2004 Avocent Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 4: ...ay cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Canadian Notification This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regula...

Page 5: ...System Control Maintenance 16 Chapter 4 On Screen Display Operation Activating OSD 19 The OSD Window 20 The Command Menu 21 Basic Channel Maintenance 22 The ID Window 24 Administrator Functions 26 Chapter 5 Channel Scanning Choosing a Scanning Method 31 Setting the Scanning Order 32 Turning Scanning On and Off 32 Setting the Scanning Dwell Time 33 Scanning and Security 34 Chapter 6 Appendices A Sp...

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Page 7: ...C H A P T E R Product Overview Contents Feature Overview 3 Compatibility 4 1 ...

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Page 9: ...operator intervention and may be powered up one at a time or all at once When the power stabilizes a channel may be selected The first available channel is automatically selected upon power up of the base SwitchView OSD On screen display capability Configure and control your SwitchView OSD with on screen menuing Name your computer channels anything you wish then select the desired computer from an...

Page 10: ...servers to power the unit in the event of a SwitchView OSD power failure This prevents attached PCs from locking up and keeps you from losing time and data Built in scanning capabilities A built in scanning feature allows you to automatically monitor or scan your PCs without intervention When keyboard activity is detected scan ning is suspended until all activity stops Scanning then resumes with t...

Page 11: ...C H A P T E R Installation Contents Basic Install 7 Advanced Install 10 2 ...

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Page 13: ...View OSD system Connecting your Peripherals 2 Locate your PS 2 keyboard VGA video monitor and PS 2 mouse 3 Plug your VGA monitor cable into the blue port on the back of your SwitchView OSD in the user console section Plug your PS 2 keyboard cable into the purple port and your PS 2 mouse cable into the green port ...

Page 14: ...an available port labeled A H on the rear of your SwitchView OSD unit Plug the video expansion cable connector into the blue port of your chosen channel Plug the PS 2 keyboard expansion cable connector into the purple port Plug the mouse expansion cable connector into the appropriate green port 5 Plug the remaining ends of the video PS 2 keyboard and mouse expan sion cables into the matching ports...

Page 15: ...on the rear of the SwitchView OSD unit Plug the other end into an appropriate AC wall outlet 8 Power up your SwitchView OSD unit first then power up all attached computers The SwitchView OSD and all attached computers should be powered down before servicing the unit Always disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet ...

Page 16: ...lug the PS 2 keyboard expansion cable connector into the purple port Plug the PS 2 mouse expansion cable connector into the green PS 2 port 3 Plug the remaining end of the video expansion cable into the blue port of the user console section on your second SwitchView OSD unit Plug the PS 2 keyboard expansion cable connector into the purple port Plug the PS 2 mouse expansion cable connector into the...

Page 17: ...C H A P T E R Basic Operations Contents Overview 13 Keyboard Control 14 Keyboard Switching 15 System Control Maintenance 16 3 ...

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Page 19: ...owered up one at a time or all at once No operator interven tion is required during booting When the system stabilizes a PC may be selected via the on screen display menu or keyboard hot key sequence As the system stabilizes the green LED over each channel will light indicating that the attached computer is powered on A PC may now be selected via the on screen display menu or if you are in non sec...

Page 20: ... Lock key Note For alternate hot key sequences see System Control Maintenance later in this chapter Enter Press the Enter or Return key The Enter command is used to execute an instruction and exit from Command Mode Addr The letters over the LEDs on your SwitchView OSD are your PCs addresses Enter the letter A H for the PC you re selecting For cascaded systems enter the address of the base unit fol...

Page 21: ...nd Mode None of the keystrokes entered will be forwarded to the attached computer until you exit Command Mode Next enter the address Addr for the channel you wish to select Press Enter to accept the new channel The following command line shows the proper format used to switch your active channel via keyboard Key Sequence Action CM Addr Enter Selects an active channel via keyboard Below is a sample...

Page 22: ...on of the processors inside your SwitchView OSD unit You must be either at a DOS prompt or in a text editor word processor to view this information CM H1 Enter Changes the hot key sequence to the default 1 Press and hold down the Num Lock key 2 Press and release the minus key on the numeric keypad 3 Release the Num Lock key CM H2 Enter Changes the hot key sequence to the 1st alternate 1 Press and ...

Page 23: ...C H A P T E R On Screen Display Operations Contents Activating OSD 19 The OSD Window 20 The Command Menu 21 Basic Channel Maintenance 22 The ID Window 24 Administrator Functions 26 4 ...

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Page 25: ...r user name and press Enter The system administrator should login as Admin Root or Administrator If the user name is valid the password window will appear Type your password and press Enter This will bring up your Channel List If there is no keyboard activity the login window will timeout after 5 minutes and go to a Avocent screen saver Press any key to restore the login prompt Note All SwitchView...

Page 26: ...use to select a channel Move immediately to the top or bottom of the list with the home and end keys Press a letter while in the main OSD Window and the Highlight Bar moves to the first channel name beginning with that letter Press the letter repeatedly to scroll through all channels that begin with that letter from top to bottom Press Enter to make the switch To exit the OSD Window without changi...

Page 27: ...overed in Chapter 5 If you experience a loss of mouse signal while using the SwitchView OSD select the Reset Standard Mouse Keyboard option from this menu for a PC with a standard mouse driver or Reset Wheel Mouse Keyboard if you are using a PC with a Microsoft IntelliMouse driver This will reset and in most cases restore your mouse signal These commands are equivalent to the CM MR Enter and CM MW...

Page 28: ...d press Enter Press Esc at any point to exit this operation without adding the channel Adding New Channels with a cascaded unit 1 Select Add channel from the Channel Maintenance Menu Type in a new channel name up to 14 characters long and press Enter 2 Type in the SwitchView OSD channel letter that corresponds to the port that the second cascaded SwitchView OSD unit is attached to and press Enter ...

Page 29: ... channel option 5 Type Y or N at the prompt to confirm the deletion and press Enter Changing Channel Names and Addresses 1 Highlight the channel you wish to change in the main OSD Window 2 Press the Control key twice or type Alt M to access the Command Menu 3 Select Channel maintenance from the Command Menu 4 Choose the appropriate option 5 Enter the new channel name or address and press Enter to ...

Page 30: ...lect Channel maintenance from the Command Menu 3 Choose the option Options for ID window Follow the procedures outlined in the table below to change the size color or position of your ID Window Operation Procedure Move the ID Window Use the arrow keys or mouse to move the ID Window s position on the monitor If the window flickers but does not move continue tapping the arrow keys until it moves bac...

Page 31: ... indepen dently The default time is set for 5 seconds 1 From the main OSD Window press the Control key twice or type Alt M to access the Command Menu 2 Select Channel maintenance from the Command Menu 3 Choose the option Dwell time for ID window 4 Enter a number between 0 255 seconds Entering 0 disables the ID Window Entering 255 allows the ID Window to stay on screen the entire time the channel i...

Page 32: ... enabled user passwords must also be entered or the switch will not be completely secure The default for users is no password Simply hit the enter key at the prompt Logout Capability You have the option of automatically logging out of the system after an administrator defined period of inactivity Timeout values can be set from 0 to 60 minutes A value of 0 keeps the user logged in continuously When...

Page 33: ...he Administrator Logout Time 1 Press the Control key twice or type Alt M to access the Command Menu 2 Select Administrator Functions from the Command Menu 3 Select Administrator Logout Time from the Administrator Menu 4 Enter the number of minutes you wish to pass without keyboard mouse activity before the administrator is automatically logged out of the system The default of 0 keeps the administr...

Page 34: ...video only or F7 for video and keyboard mouse capability The default is set for full access All changes go into effect as soon as they are made Press Enter when you have completed your configuration 7 Choose the Logout Time sub menu Enter a value in minutes for this user s logout time A value of 0 keeps the user logged on continuously 60 is the maximum setting The default is set for 5 minutes 8 Pr...

Page 35: ...C H A P T E R Channel Scanning Contents Choosing a Scanning Method 31 Setting the Scanning Order 32 Turning Scanning On and Off 32 Setting the Scanning Dwell Time 33 Scanning and Security 34 5 ...

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Page 37: ...t any time There are two ways to scan through the channels in your SwitchView OSD system either sequentially or alphanumerically Scanning sequentially allows you to view each of your active channels in the order that they are attached to the SwitchView OSD The amount of time each channel remains on the screen or dwell time is configurable and is the same for all channels Scanning alphanumerically ...

Page 38: ... From the OSD menu 1 From the main OSD Window press the Control key twice or type Alt M to access the Command Menu 2 Select Turn scanning ON or Turn scanning OFF from the menu This is a toggle option only one scanning option will show on the menu at any one time 3 Press Enter By keyboard hot key sequence System Administrator or non secure mode only The following key sequences control scanning Key ...

Page 39: ...Time 3 Enter a number between 2 60 seconds The value you enter will be the dwell time for each active channel in the system For Alphanumeric Scanning 1 Highlight the channel that you wish to configure in the main OSD Window 2 Next press the Control key twice or type Alt M to access the Command Menu 3 Select Channel Maintenance from the Command Menu 4 Choose the option Alpha Scan Dwell Time 5 Enter...

Page 40: ... to your channel list or sequentially through all attached servers Note that with sequential scanning you will pause at every active channel regardless of whether that channel has been added to the channel list or not In secure mode you will only scan through channels that appear on the channel list regardless of the scanning method chosen ...

Page 41: ...C H A P T E R Appendices Contents Specifications 37 Pairing 38 Troubleshooting 44 6 ...

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Page 43: ...0 C Storage Temperature 4 20 C to 122 50 C Input Power 8 0 W Operating Voltage 100 240 VAC Power Frequency 50 60 Hz Supported Hardware Computer IBM PC AT PS 2 and 100 compatibles Video Modes VGA SVGA XGA XGA II with adaptor Maximum Resolution 1280 x 1024 60 Hz Peripherals PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse IntelliMouse PS 2 only Agency Approvals UL 1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EN60950 FCC part 15A EN55022 EN50082 ...

Page 44: ...itor cable to the port labeled blue on the back of this unit Next connect your keyboard to the port labeled purple on the same unit 3 Locate the power cord that came with your SwitchView OSD unit Plug it into the IEC power connector on the SwitchView OSD Make sure that the SwitchView OSD power switch is off then plug the other end of the power cord into an appropriate AC wall outlet This outlet mu...

Page 45: ...onnect the key board and monitor 11 Repeat Steps 2 7 with the remaining master SwitchView OSD unit 12 Now choose option 2 Paired Master for this unit Press Enter to save the selection and then press Esc repeatedly to exit the OSD menu 13 Power down the master unit and disconnect the monitor Administrator Menu Avocent Control Panel ESC previous Select Unit Configuration 1 Tiered Default 2 Paired Ma...

Page 46: ...e 15 pin female VGA connector It also contains a 9 pin male serial cable 2 Plug a male VGA connector into the port labeled on each of the SwitchView OSD units 3 Connect the female VGA cable to the end of your monitor cable 4 Next connect the serial cable between the ports labeled SETUP on the SwitchView OSD units 5 Connect a PS 2 mouse to the master SwitchView OSD unit ...

Page 47: ...r a PS 2 mouse connection Choose an available port labeled A H on the rear of your SwitchView OSD unit Plug the video expansion cable connector into the blue port of your chosen channel Plug the PS 2 keyboard expansion cable connector into the purple port Plug the mouse expansion cable connector into the appropriate green port Plug the remaining ends of the video PS 2 keyboard and mouse expan sion...

Page 48: ...ng the unit Always disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet Adding New Channels with Paired Units 1 Select Add Channel from the Channel Maintenance Menu Type in a new channel name up to 14 characters long and press Enter 2 At the next prompt type in the letter A if the PC is attached to the master unit or B if it is attached to the slave unit Press Enter 3 When prompted for another cascade l...

Page 49: ... configuration to Option 1 Tiered 5 Press Enter to save your selection and Esc to exit OSD 6 Disconnect the serial and video cables from both SwitchView units 7 Attach a keyboard and monitor directly to the slave unit 8 Repeat instructions 1 5 on the slave unit 9 The units may now be cascaded together or used separately Note Please note that the channel list will need to be modified according to t...

Page 50: ...able If status light still does not light turn off the unit and check the fuse located under the power cord connector If the problem persists contact Avocent Technical Support Red status LED lit Internal unit failure Contact Avocent Technical Support Green channel LED not lit Verify that the computer is powered on Check the cabling between your computer and the SwitchView OSD Verify that a keyboar...

Page 51: ...tchView OSD are connected properly Make sure that you have keyboard mouse privileges for that channel Verify that the mouse driver and application are configured properly for mouse support Verify that the computer works properly with a mouse connected directly to it If the problem persists contact Avocent Technical Support Mouse is inoperable on Verify that the mouse is plugged into the correct PS...

Page 52: ...Support Keyboard is inoperable Try changing the keyboard scan set for that channel by using after switching channels the keyboard command sequence Kn For more information see the Basic Operations chapter If you are operating in secure mode verify your keyboard and mouse privileges If the problem persists call Avocent Technical Support Characters on screen do not Try changing the keyboard scan set ...

Page 53: ...e resulting from user supplied cable Do not use a 2 wire extension cord in any Avocent product configuration Test AC outlets at computer SwitchView OSD and monitor for proper polarity and grounding Use only with grounded outlets at the computer SwitchView OSD and monitor When using a backup power supply UPS power the computer SwitchView OSD and the monitor off the supply System lockup during If th...

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