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APRIL 2002

ACUREM

ACUMREM

ACUSREM
ACUVREM

ACUWREM

ACUREMSW

ACU1006MRA

ACU1006MRVA

Interconnect

REMOTE

Brightness

Focus

Installation Guide for

ServSwitch™ Brand

CAT5 KVM Extender

Standalone Remote Units

and Remote Hubs

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Summary of Contents for ACUMREM

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Page 2: ...Do you have just two PCs and need an economical alternative to keeping two monitors keyboards and mice on your desk Or do you need to share dozens of computers including a mix of IBM PC RS 6000 Apple...

Page 3: ...is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 and RS 6000 are registered trademarks and PC XT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation IntelliMouse Microsoft and...

Page 4: ...hich case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible f...

Page 5: ...duct complies with the following harmonized standards EN55022 1994 EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 EN60950 2000 When you use this product in environments that have high levels of electr...

Page 6: ...debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de...

Page 7: ...15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de t...

Page 8: ...lification Jumper in the KVM Serial Audio Remotes Not Normally Necessary 24 4 Installation and Adjustment 26 4 1 Test Placement Optional 26 4 2 Attaching Devices 26 4 2 1 Special Concerns About Connec...

Page 9: ...ppendix Page Appendix A Twisted Pair Cable Pinning Pairing 41 Appendix B Rackmounting Remotes 42 Appendix C Setting Your KVM Serial Extender System to 1200 bps 44 Appendix D Keyboard Command Summary 4...

Page 10: ...hnical support Keyboard IBM PC AT or PS 2 compatible PC AT types require connector adapter Mouse IBM PS 2 compatible two button Microsoft IntelliMouse or Logitech PS 2 compatible 3 button Interfaces B...

Page 11: ...iable Synchronization H V or composite TTL signal levels sync polarity is preserved Video Coupling DC Serial Characteristics KVM Serial models Data rate 9600 or 19 200 bps user selectable can also be...

Page 12: ...high quality cables it might be possible to run farther than 5 m 16 ft from the Remote Unit to attached equipment User Controls All full size non Micro Remotes 2 Front mounted dials Brightness and Fo...

Page 13: ...1 HD15 female for video output to each user station s monitor 2 6 pin mini DIN female for input from each user station s keyboard and mouse On the rear of each KVM Serial and KVM Serial Audio model 1...

Page 14: ...ement power supply must have identical output characteristics Using a power supply with different output even if it s almost the same could damage your equipment Size ACUMREM 1 1 H x 4 4 W x 3 3 D 2 8...

Page 15: ...serial KVM Micro ACU1006MRA and KVM Serial Audio Micro ACU1006MRVA CAUTION There are three main varieties of CAT5 KVM Extender equipment non serial KVM Serial and KVM Serial Audio Do not connect Local...

Page 16: ...to control CPUs attached to any mix of non serial KVM and KVM Micro Local Units ACU1001A ACU1009A ACU3001A and or ACU3009A Use an ACU1006MRVA to control CPUs attached to any mix of full size KVM Seri...

Page 17: ...mote Unit ACUREMSW only 1 1 m 3 3 ft three to one CPU KVM extension cable that will run from the Remote Unit to the remote CPU This cable has a DB25 male connector on the Extender end and an HD15 male...

Page 18: ...tion DIP Switch on the Micro Remotes There s a two position DIP switch on the bottom of the ACUMREM and ACUWREM Micro Remote Units and there are six of these two position DIP switches on the bottom of...

Page 19: ...t If you need to be able to use the Scroll Lock key for something else on that port move position 2 to the DOWN ON setting to disable reset and Private Mode and cause the Extender to pass Scroll Lock...

Page 20: ...Extender is operating in order to tune in the image more precisely see Section 4 4 The three cable length jumpers should be set as follows all three jumpers must be set the same way Cable Length in Ju...

Page 21: ...al Audio below showing the jumpers and DIP switch MOUSE KEYBOARD MONITOR ACUSREM only SERIAL ACUREMSW only CPU POWER ON 1 2 3 4 Cable Length Jumpers DIP Switch SW1 INTER CONNECT BRIGHT NESS FOCUS JP3...

Page 22: ...e so that users at the remote station can still see what s going on set position 1 to ON Position 2 Dual Access systems only When position 2 the second one from the top or second from the left if you...

Page 23: ...the Remote Unit s attached remote user station and in Dual Access systems any corresponding local user station It controls the Extender s keyboard command hotkey the character that you can send from e...

Page 24: ...nking these two posts in this setting the data rate is 9600 bps If you want the link to operate at 19 200 bps instead install a jumper on these posts CAUTION Do not change the settings of any of the j...

Page 25: ...Amplification Jumper in the KVM Serial Audio Remotes Not Normally Necessary All sound cards that we have tested so far with the KVM Serial Audio Extenders are able to amplify the incoming signal from...

Page 26: ...5 link RTS CTS looped back typical setting for serial printers and touchscreens Two jumpers installed vertically on upper pairs of posts RTS CTS flow control across the CAT5 link Two jumpers installed...

Page 27: ...desired locations If you d like to rackmount a full size non Micro Remote Unit see Appendix B 4 2 Attaching Devices For instructions on making device connections refer to these subsections Section 4...

Page 28: ...connect two incompatible ServSwitch units Having an Extender between them will not make them compatible Each powered device should be powered OFF when you attach it Make sure you don t attach your key...

Page 29: ...mini stereo audio cable such as product code EJ110 0010 from the audio in connector of the Remote or Local at the other end of the link to the LINE OUT connector of a PC or sound card colored lime yel...

Page 30: ...nectors of the included CPU style three to one KVM extension cable to the matching ports on the CPU as shown in Figure 4 1 Attach the DB25 male connector of this cable to the Switching Remote Unit s D...

Page 31: ...h models are in which category 4 2 3 A Attaching a KVM Switch with Multiple User Port Connectors Attach the keyboard video and mouse connectors of the included CPU style three to one KVM extension cab...

Page 32: ...ervSwitch Expansion Cable product code EHN284 from one of these connectors to the Switching Remote Unit s DB25 female composite CPU port KVM connector as shown in Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Attaching a KVM...

Page 33: ...ports Then plug the included CPU style three to one KVM extension cable into one of the Switching Remote Unit s DB25 female composite CPU port KVM connectors Connect the matching ends of the extensio...

Page 34: ...wn in Figure 4 5 or the matching connectors of one of the user ports on a Remote Hub as shown in Figure 4 6 on the next page Figure 4 5 Attaching user equipment to a Micro Remote Unit top or a full si...

Page 35: ...oduct codes EVMPS03 MM for keyboard and mouse EVNPS05 MM for video but we recommend our specially bonded three to three CPU extension cable product code EHN408 If you re using individual extension cab...

Page 36: ...multiple CPU port connectors to a Micro Remote Unit top a full size non Micro Remote Unit middle ACUREM shown and an ACU1006MRA Remote Hub bottom ServSwitch Wizard Pro SW644A EHN408 ACUMREM ServSwitch...

Page 37: ...llow band The audio cable from the Extender s audio out connector should be plugged into the blue banded audio connector on the User Cable The audio cable from the Extender s audio in connector should...

Page 38: ...U1006RA and ACU1012RA this minor incompatibility will cause the Scroll Lock LED not to light on the remote keyboard although the Scroll Lock key will still work Although we don t recommend doing so th...

Page 39: ...lacement power supply must have identical output characteristics see the Power specification in Chapter 1 Using a power supply with different output even if it s almost the same could damage your equi...

Page 40: ...ion such as a Windows art or design program a word processor or desktop publishing package or even a graphics intensive game 2 If the video reaching the remote monitor is undercompensated you ll notic...

Page 41: ...mote Unit very important especially for keyboard and mouse problems the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem that is what type of computers...

Page 42: ...ity if at both ends of the cable you swap the green and brown pairs so that White Green is on Pin 7 Green White on Pin 8 White Brown on Pin 3 and Brown White on Pin 6 The Extender has been tested with...

Page 43: ...t page 1 Unscrew and keep the two screws on each side of the Remote s case 2A Remote Hubs Match up the two holes in the Hub end of each bracket with the two now vacant screwholes on each side of the H...

Page 44: ...43 APPENDIX B Rackmounting Remotes Figure B 2 Mounting the bracketed Remote Hub above or Remote Unit below...

Page 45: ...the peripheral to the serial port of the ACUSREM Remote Unit Then take these steps to set the Extender to operate at 1200 bps on the line that leads from the KVM Serial Local to that Remote Unit refer...

Page 46: ...ly linking the upper pairs of posts as shown in Figure C 2 This will allow the Extender system to detect the mouse properly Figure C 2 The necessary pass RTS CTS setting 5 Close up the Local and the R...

Page 47: ...e is a Micro model or has been set for this see Section 3 3 1 move mouse Reset keyboard and mouse Press and release Scroll Lock once Send null byte to mouse Press and hold left and right mouse buttons...

Page 48: ...and mouse Press and release hotkey then press and release keypad s up arrow number 8 key Send null byte to mouse Press and release hotkey then press and release keypad s left arrow number 4 key Enter...

Page 49: ...the Remote Unit for listed by product code and the word Local Prod Code Chassis S A C Compatibility ACUREM Full ACU1006RA ACU1006DRA ACU1012RA ACU1001A Local ACU1009A Local ACUREMSW Full ACU1006RA ACU...

Page 50: ...ting from the use of the information contained herein They reserve the right to change the specifications functions or circuitry of the product without notice The manufacturer cannot accept liability...

Page 51: ...NOTES...

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