IMPORTANT: Cascade Cable Kit
There is a special cable kit that MUST be used when cascading two OmniView PS/2 4-Port units together.
The part # is A3X1185-06. It includes the following cables:
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1 x DIN-5 male to male cable for keyboard (Part # F3A510-06)
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1 x DB-9 male to female with thumbscrews for serial mouse (Part # F2N209-06-T)
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1 x Mini-DIN-6 male to male for PS/2 mouse (Part # F2N036-06)
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1 x HD-DB-15 male to female cable with thumbscrews for VGA (Part # F2N025-06-T)
Note: In any cascading situation, the DIN-5 male to male keyboard cable MUST be used to connect one
OmniView to another. If a Mini-DIN-6 cable is used to cascade the keyboard signals, the data transfer is
not reliable, and the entire set-up may fail. However, it is perfectly okay to use the Mini-DIN-6 cable to
cascade the PS/2 mouse signals.
Connecting one OmniView into another is just like connecting a computer into an OmniView. Simply connect
the cascaded OmniView’s console port to one of its “parent” OmniView’s free ports, as below:
Usage:
Selecting which computer to operate can be done in two different ways - either by pressing the front-panel
pushbutton, or by entering the hot-key sequence.
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Pressing the pushbutton in front simply cycles through every port on the OmniView, as shown by the
solid green light on any of the “PC Ports” 1 through 4.
To select a computer on cascaded OmniViews, press the button to select the port where the cascaded
OmniView is connected. Then, select the port on the cascaded OmniView where the desired computer
is connected.
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Entering the hot-key sequence allows direct port access from the keyboard, even through cascaded
OmniViews. The procedure is very simple, and easy to remember:
1.
Press <ALT>+<CTRL>+<SHIFT> all at the same time, then release.
2.
Press the port number of the computer you wish to control. If you have cascaded OmniViews,
you will have to press two (or three) numbers,
x y z
, where
x
is the port on the top level
OmniView,
y
is the port on the second level OmniView, and
z
is the port on the third level
OmniView. Press the correct key (or keys in succession), then release.
3.
Press <ENTER>, then release.
You should hear a beep to confirm the OmniView has switched to the desired port. For example,
pressing <ALT>+<CTRL>+<SHIFT> 1 2 3 <ENTER> selects Port 1 on the top level OmniView, Port 2
