Revision C, February 2020
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Page 2: ...marks are property of their respective owners Subject System Management Portfolio 2 0 Product Manual Revision C February 2020 Website www thinklogical com Facebook www facebook com ThinklogicalUSA Lin...
Page 3: ...ent Front Panel LCD 17 The SMP Appliance Technical Specifications 18 The SMP Module Client Technical Specifications 18 SMP Hardware General Technical Specifications 19 LOGIN TO SMP2 AS AN ADMINISTRATO...
Page 4: ...ca 62 Australia New Zealand 62 European Union 62 Standards with which Our Products Comply 62 Supplementary Information 63 Product Serial Number 63 Connection to the Product 63 HOW TO CONTACT US 64 Cus...
Page 5: ...and NATO NIAPC Evaluation Scheme GREEN and the U S DoD DISA JITC UCR 2013 APL information assurance standards And Thinklogical Velocity products are the first system with both KVM and video matrix sw...
Page 6: ...eing discussed Warning All Warnings appear in red text followed by blue text and preceded by a red stop sign as shown here A warning is meant to call the reader s attention to critical information at...
Page 7: ...e SMP Module pg 8 The SMP Appliance is a 19 rack mount unit that runs Debian Linux software Like the SMP Module it communicates with the Matrix Switch and other components to control system operation...
Page 8: ...nd Tower 1 HD1 HD2 three Destinations WS 1 1 WS 2 1 and WS 2 2 TX Mon1 and RX Mon1 from the SMP2 Appliance through Matrix Switch A TLX48 all of which are managed by the SMP Appliance below in blue Two...
Page 9: ...control of each Matrix Switch also called a Switch or Router in the system Tabs along the bottom of the screen allow users to navigate effortlessly through the Drag N Drop Connection and Macros pages...
Page 10: ...connected to a Thinklogical Matrix Switch serving both 10G TLX and 6G VX extenders and the connections between them The SMP Appliance incorporates a core processor that runs System Management Portfol...
Page 11: ...ON functions only and not required for other operations SFP ports are LC type The OSD provides a fiber optic output that can be routed to any KVM extender The OSD port provides access to the unit s de...
Page 12: ...Linux machine Appliance software that the SMP runs on FPGA The release of the FPGA software where 2 x xx is for 6Gb units and 3 x xx is for 10 Gb units Serial Number Serial number of the SMP2 Applian...
Page 13: ...r users to remotely connect a workstation or multiple workstations to any of the sources assigned to a desk by the administrator An SMP Client is required for OSD functions The OSD must be configured...
Page 14: ...on the desired sources to allocate them to a desk and a bar for each source will appear above the OSD1 On Screen Display window PCs 1 and 2 in this example 3 Note that at the right end of the PC 2 ba...
Page 15: ...on of each one with a shaded quadrant In this case there is one monitor so only one quadrant is shaded Connecting Multiple SMP Clients to the System In larger deployments it may be desirable to use mu...
Page 16: ...16 The default address for the SMP Module or SMP Appliance is 192 168 13 9 3 Edit the osd desktop file located in the home user config autostart directory The first SMP Client will contain the URL htt...
Page 17: ...of the SMP Client Module then the new IP address and or name must be configured in the launcher Automatically Restore the Kiosk Browser Since the SMP Client is a Linux computer with a Chrome browser a...
Page 18: ...W 000 000 000 000 DHCP Mode DHCP DISABLED System Parameters Card Type Type 0xFD FPGA Rev Rev 0001 00 04 Software Rev Rev 6 Serial Number S N 10 190212 FPGA Temp in C 39 Board temp in C 38 Low Speed co...
Page 19: ...rnet 2 AC IN Power ELECTRICAL Input Rating 100 240VAC 1 5A 50 60Hz current to nearest 0 1A Max DC Power Consumption 80 Watts max Equal to max output of a single Power Supply SMP Module Client Technica...
Page 20: ...condensing Storage Unlimited Altitude Operating Thinklogical components are rated to 1000m max elevation Max operating temp de rates by 3 for every 330m 1000m Storage Unlimited THERMAL Heat load BTU...
Page 21: ...s the following will be displayed The administrator s default Username and Password are both admin This should be changed by the administrator How to Create or Modify a User or Password 1 Open a termi...
Page 22: ...C Feb 2020 Page 21 Warning The SMP2 Appliance SMP2 Module and SMP2 Client modules are Linux based devices and should not be powered off without a controlled shut down Prior to powering down issue a p...
Page 23: ...h or Router and four Sources NUC 1 Mac 1 Tower 1 HD1 and HD2 with fiber for a Data module plus TX Mon1 RX Mon1 from the SMP Appliance and three Destinations one fiber at Work Station 1 1 two fibers at...
Page 24: ...to the pages used to set up and manage SMP2 THE LOGOUT TAB The LOGOUT tab will take the user out of the current session and open a new Login window where the user can begin a new session under a diff...
Page 25: ...MIN tab is only available to an administrator logged in as admin and is used to configure the SMP2 workstation environment Most users will not see this tab There are thirteen tabs along the top of the...
Page 26: ...d and Kb connections is Switch Name underscore underscore Port Number as in A__1 for example The double underscore is a separator between the Switch name which in some cases may contain its own unders...
Page 27: ...ic cable connection points on the Matrix Switch A__11 A__12 etc In most Tabs users may right click on a row and use the drop down menu to make modifications to the list such as adding or deleting rows...
Page 28: ...a follower is then connected to a Destination with a follower the Following Source will be connected to the Following Destination This is used to switch both displays at a dual linked source in one o...
Page 29: ...users after a set time Set the time out level here 15 min in this example HOT KEYS Syntax Users can customize their system s performance and functions by programming the Hot Keys using the four colum...
Page 30: ...o easily exchange a single Source s KM controls Note that Collaboration must also be enabled in the extender modules TOGGLE Reset the Monitors Destinations associated with this keyboard to their previ...
Page 31: ...Key functions by right clicking on a field For example select INSERT BELOW to add Hot Key functions to the list of defaults See Appendix D Enable Hot Keys pg 67 and Appendix E Flex Keys pg 69 A new f...
Page 32: ...mple code 88 was chosen for a new hotkey function Action Left click within the Action field Select from the drop down menu See more of what each Action does under Details on pgs 20 21 The RESTART Tab...
Page 33: ...ss two or more Matrix Switches This tab displays the tie lines that connect Matrix Switches together Tie lines are typically bi directional providing video and data Tx to Rx and back channel data Rx t...
Page 34: ...on to select from the list of Switches in the MTX tab Once the Switches are named right click within an icon to select a tie line for either direction Selecting NEW DUPLEX will create a bi directional...
Page 35: ...o be used by a third party control system such as AMX or Crestron etc The USERS Tab USERS defines which assets Sources Destinations and Pools are available to the three user types This tab displays th...
Page 36: ...display this name and indicate that it is a Touchpanel by the ip designation For more information on installing Thinklogical Touchpanels see Manual_Touch_Panels pdf at https www thinklogical com downl...
Page 37: ...oup This is useful in larger systems with many sources and destinations TAGS will be displayed and used on the CONNECT and COMBI pages Note A SOURCE must be a member of at least one Tag to be usable b...
Page 38: ...e cannot be used as a separate source Users can reserve Sources from any number of Pools each of which has its own functions Using Pools requires the use of one or more OSDs The SRCS Tab is where one...
Page 39: ...that execute automatically with a single command The Macros Tab displays any macros that have been created These Macros are stored in the system under the opt tl setup macros directory SMP2 comes wit...
Page 40: ...previous operations Connections that have been created from the Connect page or from Drag N Drop will appear here This will likely be a long list Select all actions to be included in the macro Every...
Page 41: ...CRO is case sensitive When choosing FROM SCRATCH an Action line appears below the macro s name Left click on COMMAND and a drop down menu appears Here Actions Sources and Destinations are defined manu...
Page 42: ...ick on SRC and another drop down menu appears Choose a source name from the menu Likewise left click on DST and choose a destination name from the drop down menu Left click on to select more Destinati...
Page 43: ...el and then click on to select the Source it applies to Pick the SNAP CONNECTED option to create a new Macro that will automatically create a Macro of all the active Matrix Switch connections Pick the...
Page 44: ...evels that were previously used when changing levels A Macro can be edited copied or deleted by right clicking on its name then choosing from the drop down menu Add Macros to Drag N Drop Under the ADM...
Page 45: ...coordinates are the physical locations of each icon in the Drag N Drop window The Rank column allows control over the order that sources are displayed Sources with smaller rank values will appear on...
Page 46: ...ame with c will center the name The Control column shows which destination has control of the keyboard The optional Level column is commonly used for security levels 1 through 4 For example 1 Top Secr...
Page 47: ...text that will show over the monitor display Left click in any field to select from a drop down menu as shown below Click on the ABOUT Tab for more information about the various fields Choose from a r...
Page 48: ...tionally identical to the CONNECT Tab but is formatted to accommodate use on a Touchpanel Screen See THE CONNECT TAB below for an explanation of functionality Adding a Touchpanel In the ADMIN page sel...
Page 49: ...elect the desired SRCS DSTS and MACROS to connect to the new Touchpanel 2 Select COMBI under START PAGE 3 Click SAVE 4 Note After adding the touchpanel to your USERS tab make sure to also select COMBI...
Page 50: ...n screen and switch Sources and Rooms with a few mouse clicks A sample CONNECT page is illustrated below In this example Source NUC 1 is connected to WS 1 1 in View mode and OSD2 is connected to WS 2...
Page 51: ...MAC 1 will be switched to WS 1 1 with KM control Destinations with active sources will show the names of those sources on the left side Hovering the cursor over a source or destination will highlight...
Page 52: ...ontrol of the mouse or data return as shown by the mouse icon VIEW Each newly connected Destination can view the video but will not take the data return TAKE Each newly connected Destination removes t...
Page 53: ...ved from the layout as required making it simple to adapt to changing requirements Click on the DRAG Tab The Souces OSD and Destinations in the demonstration example are graphically depicted below in...
Page 54: ...ed in the ADMIN page SRCS tab Right click within the background to add new Source Display or Audio elements Modifying the Appearance of Drag N Drop The following screen shots demonstrate how users can...
Page 55: ...sers can modify the background colors BGround the text colors Color and the border colors Border behind the Destination dstsBG destinations Back Ground and Source srcsBG sources Back Ground windows by...
Page 56: ...example then the source s name or Alias will appear inside the destination but the background will be unchanged The Color column determines the text color for the source name or Alias if BGround is d...
Page 57: ...ed when in either the SRCS DSTS KBDS FRMS or MTX Tabs and contains all the information within those tabs The tabs HOTKEYS TIE LINES USERS TAGS and POOLS will export their corresponding files Files tha...
Page 58: ...ote This example is with a 6G SMP Appliance Available Dashboard selections will vary slightly for 10G or with an SMP Module The IP CONFIG Tab This is where the Network Interfaces ETH0 and ETH1 are con...
Page 59: ...rix Switch and the SMP2 Appliance The Source tab must have RX1 MON and optionally RX2 MON The Destination tab must have TX1 MON and optionally TX2 MON The Transmitter TX Tab The MONITOR application sc...
Page 60: ...f the extender board FPGA Temp Temperature of the extender FPGA LS conn Low speed connected Coll Collaboration enabled for this port OOB Out Of Band enabled DDC Indicates the DDC mode selected for the...
Page 61: ...blank Prior to this operation obtain the correct firmware update from Thinklogical Technical Support 1 800 647 8700 and copy the file to a location in the opt tl updates directory Note It is possible...
Page 62: ...Tells the Tx what kind of monitor information to present to the computer For more information see Manual_TLX_KVM_Extenders pdf https www thinklogical com downloads OOB On Off for the Rx Collaboration...
Page 63: ...Radiation Emitting Devices Act REDR C1370 IEC 60825 2001 Parts 1 and 2 Class 1 LASER Product Electromagnetic Interference FCC 47CFR Part 15 Subpart B 2013 Class A Industry Canada ICES 003 2016 Ed 6 A...
Page 64: ...a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to...
Page 65: ...n most products Thinklogical and its suppliers disclaim all other warranties Please refer to your product invoice for the Warranty Terms Conditions Defect remedy shall be the repair or replacement of...
Page 66: ...ulti Mode Module with 640 Port Software Package TLX SMP MULTI MODE MODULES SMP MX00012 SMP 10G Multi Mode Module with 12 Port Software Package SMP MX00024 SMP 10G Multi Mode Module with 24 Port Softwa...
Page 67: ...t user 2 Change the directory to the location of the certificate cd etc ssl private 3 Execute the following command openssl x509 noout in smp2 crt dates To generate new self issued certificates 1 From...
Page 68: ...t Of Band Connect the PC to the Rx HOST or Chassis UPDATE Port with a USB cable Hot Keys can be enabled or disabled on a Receiver Module with HID capabilities using the Chassis front panel LCD and Nav...
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Page 70: ...eate unique hot keys to enable actions that are not in Thinklogical s default Hot Key Manager Legend See more about Hot Keys on pg 28 Create Unique Flex Key Actions 1 Connect a PC to the HOST or UPDAT...
Page 71: ...here Click on Rd Mod to establish a connection to the Host Then click on Read Host Keys to read the existing Flexkeys from the module The default keys are shown here They may be used as they are or m...
Page 72: ...ay be a unique code for this application A Code used here must be entered manually into the SMP2 s Hot Key Manager for the action to be applied Selecting Double Tap as in Scroll lock Scroll lock requi...
Page 73: ...t settings Or a Click on File Upper left b Open default conf c Click on Save Creating Custom Actions Some situations may require more than 9 key sequences Users can then create a special key sequence...
Page 74: ...ey 2 sequence In this case F1 is selected for Key 2 By left clicking on the LOSOUT1 drop down menu users can select from a list of hex values so that pressing L Ctrl and F1 will execute the function a...
Page 75: ...read the next thing typed The user must now enter a non hex numerical value which will become an action associated with L Ctrl and F1 To clear the entries click in the Clear box to the right For Q Ser...
Page 76: ...Install the package sh red_install sh 2 Installing SYNC Connect the Matrix Switch and both SMP2 units eth0 for the SMP2 Module eth1 for the SMP2 Appliance to the same network but with different stati...
Page 77: ...1 as the Secondary IP address Configure the Primary SMP2 as shown Primary Dashboard REDUNDANCY Tab Configure the Secondary SMP2 as shown Secondary Dashboard REDUNDANCY Tab Warning If an SMP2 Appliance...
Page 78: ...ual Rev C Feb 2020 Page 77 Appendix G Protocols and Port Numbers This figure is for the use of network administrators in a secure computing environment It illustrates the protocols and port numbers us...
Page 79: ...Allow Out of Band Yes No Y Note All TLX Extenders support Intuitive Mouse as do some Velocity extenders such as the VQM HA0006 LCRX Extenders support Intuitive Mouse at the HID ports not the USB 2 0...
