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TLX12 Matrix Switch Product Manual

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Rev. E, Oct., 2019

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TLX12 10G Matrix Switch Product Manual

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Summary of Contents for ThinkLogical TLX12

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Page 2: ... S A Telephone 1 203 647 8700 All trademarks and service marks are property of their respective owners Subject TLX12 10G Matrix Switch Product Manual Revision E October 2019 Website https www thinklogical com Facebook www facebook com ThinklogicalUSA LinkedIn www linkedin com company thinklogical Google http plus google com u 0 109273605590791763795 about YouTube www youtube com user thinklogicalN...

Page 3: ...ing 8 The Digital Cross Point Switch 9 TLX12 Technical Specifications 9 SECTION 2 SET UP AND INSTALLATION 10 Contents 10 Unpacking the TLX12 Matrix Switch 10 Connecting to the TLX12 Matrix Switch 10 External Control CPU Minimum Requirements 11 Pluggable SFP Modules 11 Fiber Optic Cable 12 TLX Extender Fiber Optic Cable Configurations 13 TLX Extender CATx Cable Configurations 14 Routing Thinklogica...

Page 4: ...ation of Conformity 20 Standards with Which Our Products Comply 20 Supplementary Information 21 Product Serial Number 21 Connection to the Product 21 SECTION 4 HOW TO CONTACT US 22 Customer Support 22 Website 22 Email 22 Telephone 22 Fax 22 Product Support 22 Warranty 22 Return Authorization 22 Our Addresses 22 Appendix A TLX12 Quick Start Guide 23 Appendix B FPGA Program Update Procedure 24 Appen...

Page 5: ... B 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 switching capabilities to be placed on the Unified Capabilities Approved Product List UC APL under the Video Distribution System VDS category Thinklogical products are designed and manufactured in the...

Page 6: ... of the manual Note and Warning Symbols Throughout this manual you will notice certain symbols that bring your attention to important information These are Notes and Warnings Examples are shown below Note Important Notes appear in blue text preceded by a yellow exclamation point symbol as shown here A note is meant to call the reader s attention to helpful or important information at a point in th...

Page 7: ...h sizes ranging from 12 ports to 1280 ports Each port supports 10Gbps bandwidth preserving signal integrity to provide uncompressed high resolution video with no artifacts latency or lost frames Thinklogical s re clocking technology ensures that every video and data stream is delivered in perfect synchronization SECURITY Creating physical separation between potential threats users and the target s...

Page 8: ... and over temperature protection RS 232 and Console Serial Ports RJ45 LAN Port USB Mini B Update Port Custom Button less versions are operated through a GUI TLX12 Matrix Switch Ordering Information TLX MSC C00012 TLX Matrix Switch Chassis with 12 CATx Ports 10G TLX MSC M00012 TLX Matrix Switch Chassis with 12 Multi Mode Fiber Ports 10G TLX MSC MV0012 TLX Matrix Switch Chassis with 12 Multi Mode Fi...

Page 9: ...ENCA000797 available or rack mount it using the supplied EIA 19 mounting brackets In any mounting configuration the front panel should be visible and unobstructed so that the navigation buttons and LCD display are accessible All connections are made on the rear of the chassis The TLX12 chassis does not need to be opened or accessed The sturdy metal case allows units to be stacked as needed maximum...

Page 10: ...ogram Network IP Address Network Mask Gateway Reboot Power Off Press enter to reboot or power off the system See pg 18 Alarms Displayed on the LCD Temperature 0 OK 1 exceeds 70 Celsius Card 0 OK 1 software or hardware failure Fans 0x000 All fans OK 0x010 Fan 1 failure 0x008 Fan 2 failure 0x004 Fan 3 failure 0x002 Fan 4 failure 0x001 Fan 5 failure The physical locations of Fans 1 5 inside the TLX12...

Page 11: ...be required Any selection of an unilluminated DESTINATION while a SOURCE is selected illuminated will cause that SOURCE to be connected to the DESTINATION Pressing a DESTINATION while illuminated which means it is connected to the currently illuminated SOURCE will cause that DESTINATION to be disconnected and no longer illuminated LOCK Press the LOCK button to disable the following action buttons ...

Page 12: ...rator Hot Key Manager System Management Interface Standard VX Matrix Switch ASCII Interface via RS 232 port or via Network port Standard VX Matrix Switch IP Address Configuration Procedure Standard VX Matrix Switch SNMP Traps THE POWER SUPPLY MODULE The TLX12 Power Supply is a high efficiency 650 watt supply 100 240VAC 50 60Hz input with a 12V main output and a 12V standby The supply includes an i...

Page 13: ...ventory and Power Supply Status TCP port 17600 Card Inventory Power Supply Status internal TL use only Switch card temperature readings 5 I O data TCP port 17601 Refer to the document Manual_TLX_Matrix_Switch_Interfaces 6 Service Request LOS Signaling UDP port 17560 The TLX12 10G Matrix Switch can broadcast a message over the network when a remote receiver requests attention When enabled the recei...

Page 14: ... sag html basic ntp config html SYSTEM LOG FILES SUPPORT The switch records system events into files located in the directory var log If you wish to preserve log files you may redirect the logs to another system s This is a standard feature of Linux s rsyslogd program Redirection is enabled by entries in rsyslog configuration files located in etc rsyslog d Details about syslog configuration file e...

Page 15: ... mm Depth 15 50 393 7 mm Width 17 47 443 7 mm Weight Fiber or CATx 11 0 lbs 5 0 kg Shipping Weight 15 0 lbs 6 8 kg Ports 12 fiber or 12 CATx ENVIRONMENTAL Temperature Operating 0 to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Ambient Storage 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Humidity Operating 5 to 95 non condensing Storage Unlimited Altitude Operating Thinklogical components are rated to 1000m max elevation Max operating temp de...

Page 16: ...es are sealed with a removable dust plug 3 Verify that the power supply is fully seated in the chassis and that the locking latch is secure 4 When the device has been inspected and found to be in suitable condition the installation process can begin Connecting to the TLX12 Matrix Switch Thinklogical s line of TLX Extenders come in both fiber optic cable and CATx cable versions Thinklogical s propr...

Page 17: ...ptic Chassis contains rows of SFP modules that serve as the fiber optic couplers for the fiber cables to and from the Thinklogical Transmitter and Receiver Extenders The SFP Optical Module is an 8Gbs Short Wavelength Transceiver designed for use in bi directional Fiber Optic Channel links The modules have LC type connectors are hot pluggable and operate on 3 3VDC Always use dust caps to protect ag...

Page 18: ...d Single mode fiber can extend up to 80km T R T R LC LC Transmit Receive Handling Fiber Optic Cable Unlike copper cabling fiber optic cable requires special handling A small speck of dust or a scratch to the ferrule tip the end of the connector can attenuate the optical signal rendering the cable inoperable Warning The ends of the connectors the ferrule should never come in contact with any foreig...

Page 19: ... Matrix Switch Product Manual thinklogical Rev E Oct 2019 TLX Extender Fiber Optic Cable Configurations INGLE VIDEO MODULES DUAL VIDEO MODULES Note On Dual Video models SFPs 1 2 are Video 1 and SFPs 3 4 are Video 2 ...

Page 20: ...ble Configurations There are currently several versions of CATx category 5 5a 6 6a etc cables on the market Thinklogical recommends using a minimum of CAT6 for your TLX KVM Matrix Switch and Extension System CAT6a 23 AWG recommended All cables CAT6 or higher can extend up to a maximum of 100m ...

Page 21: ...ASS devices audio keyboard mouse etc are connected to the Receiver first using standard cables Power can then be applied to the unit The Receiver then connects to the TLX12 using fiber optic cable Multi mode fiber for distances up to 400m Single mode fiber for distances beyond 400m Connecting to a Transmitter The Transmitter serves as the Source computer and video entities If the source includes a...

Page 22: ... must end with a carriage return CR and line feed LF or just a line feed LF The characters are not echoed The serial port is configured for 9600 baud 1 stop bit no parity and no flow control The network interface listens on TCP Transmission Control Protocol port 17567 It accepts the same commands as the serial interface You may use telnet to manually open a connection and control the TLX Matrix Sw...

Page 23: ...the connections they have exclusive use of the OOB PC Once they have completed their connections the OOB PC becomes available for the next user The OOB PC that has the Configurator loaded on it has a built in timeout function therefore the PC should not be taken out of service for an extended period The timeouts can be set in increments of one second Typical timeouts are in the order of 10 seconds...

Page 24: ...onnection the chassis power on the TLX12 will NOT be turned off and existing switch connections will remain To clear the switch connections use the pwroff command line or the LCD menu System Shut Down at the Command Line The following commands allow a safe shut down of the system Note During normal operation the Controller can be managed via the Console Port or an SSH connection The PWROFF Command...

Page 25: ...g Do not proceed to Step 2 until the Poweroff has been completed 2 Press the green latch in to the left with your right hand while grasping the handle with your left 3 Pull the Power Module straight out of the chassis by the handle 4 Insert the new Power Module into the chassis and slide it in until it reaches the backplane connector At this point use just enough force to firmly engage the module ...

Page 26: ...Canadian 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 Australia New Zealand This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take corrective action European Uni...

Page 27: ...n 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 radio communications in which case the user may be required to make adequate corrective measures at their own expense This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 and has been veri...

Page 28: ...chase on 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 the product provided that the defective product is returned to the authorized dealer within a year from the date of delivery If you wish to return your device contact the Thinklogical authorize...

Page 29: ...Page 23 TLX12 Matrix Switch Product Manual thinklogical Rev E Oct 2019 Appendix A TLX12 Quick Start Guide ...

Page 30: ...Page 24 TLX12 Matrix Switch Product Manual thinklogical Rev E Oct 2019 Appendix B TLX12 FPGA Program Code Update Procedure ...

Page 31: ...sed to manage the Matrix Switch must be physically protected and have suitable identification authentication mechanisms to ensure that only trusted administrators have access Thinklogical s TLX VX and MX Matrix Switches use two methods for secure routing One is known as Restricted Switching and the other is known as Partitioning These methods can be deployed singularly or jointly depending on secu...

Page 32: ... printable characters Double quotes or speech marks character code 34 Lower case i character code 105 i Lower case o character code 111 o Comma character code 44 Carriage Return character code 13 CR Line Feed character code 10 LF The Restricted Switching Table files are stored on the iMX6 processor at var local router restrict upstream csv At system power up after initial boot up completes the pro...

Page 33: ...n there are no Restricted Switching Table files all input and output ports will have a priority of 1 All Switches are shipped without Restricted Switching Table files stored on the processor and therefore do not restrict any connection Restricted Switching with TLX VX and MX Matrix Switches Restricted Switching Priority Scheme The following example shows a priority scheme for four levels of securi...

Page 34: ...the Switch This file contains the port number and the partitions to which it belongs Example VX80 Matrix Switch with four distinct partitions Four partitions set up for secure routing and extension applications Signals are only capable of transmitting and receiving within a single partition and not across partitions The maximum number of partitions is the number of ports that make up the Switch 12...

Page 35: ...ored on the processor and therefore do not restrict any connection Administration Access There are two methods by which the administrator can access the Switch Control Configurations 1 The Serial Console directly connected to the Switch It should be noted that while no administrator password is required to use the Serial Console physical access to the Switch is required Therefore the Switch should...

Page 36: ...rom the Red Network to the Black Network using the Restricted Switching feature For example the TLX Matrix Switch Network Diagram should be configured with the following csv file Direction Number Priority I 1 2 I 2 2 O 2 2 I 42 2 O 41 2 O 42 2 I 5 1 O 5 1 I 45 1 O 45 1 The following connection rules apply SOURCE 2 can be connected only to DESTINATION 2 SOURCE 1 can be connected to both DESTINATION...

Page 37: ...Page 31 TLX12 Matrix Switch Product Manual thinklogical Rev E Oct 2019 TLX12 Matrix Switch Secure Application ...

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