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ClassWork Junior

SEPTEMBER 2003

AC850A-R2
AC851C-R2
AC852C-R2

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Page 1: ... Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mail order Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION ...

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Page 3: ...ommercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which 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 for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatu...

Page 4: ...arato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación Todo otro servicio deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado 9 El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no interfiera su uso La coloc...

Page 5: ...r una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación 18 Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o ...

Page 6: ...4 CLASSWORK JUNIOR 4 ...

Page 7: ...le 16 3 8 Connecting the Screen In Out cable 17 3 9 The Remote PCI card Power supply 17 3 10 Connecting the ClassWork Junior Remote cards to the system 18 4 Making the ClassWork Junior system operational 20 4 1 Numbering the Remote cards 20 4 2 Auto numbering 21 4 3 Configuring the keyboard settings 23 5 The OSD functions 24 5 1 Displaying the OSD 24 5 1 1 The Computers section 25 5 2 Line Color c...

Page 8: ...oard language F8 33 5 12 Changing the OSD display hotkey F9 33 5 13 Exiting the OSD 33 6 Password protecting the OSD 34 6 1 Administrator Status A Highest 34 6 2 Supervisor Status S Middle 34 6 3 User Status U Lowest 34 6 4 Enabling password protection 35 6 5 Disabling password protection 36 6 6 Setting up a password 36 6 7 Changing a password 37 6 8 Setting the User profiles access level 37 6 9 A...

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Page 10: ...ible computers VGA SVGA or XGA video standards IntelliMouse Logitech WheelMouse and PS 2 mice Microsoft DOS Windows 3 1 95 98 2000 NT4 ME XP and Windows 2003 Server Novel Linux UNIX HP UNIX QNX 1 3 Features The ClassWork Junior system gives you Control and monitor mixed multi platform server environments of up to 63 remote computers from 1 Supervisor position Advanced On Screen Display Supervisor ...

Page 11: ...ior configuration SD P1610 Remote Computer 1 OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN Keyboard Mouse OUT RS232 CAT5 System Cable CAT5 System Cable CAT5 System Cable Terminator connected to the last Remote card Supervisor Computer Remote Computer 2 Remote Computer 63 Supervisor Card Remote Card Remote Card Remote Card Figure 1 1 The ClassWork Junior configuration ...

Page 12: ...ferent types of PCI cards One for the Supervisor and one for the Remote Figure 2 1 illustrates the Supervisor PCI card Slots onto Motherboard Bracket Figure 2 1 The Supervisor card Figure 2 2 illustrates the Remote PCI card Slots onto Motherboard Bracket Figure 2 2 The Remote card ...

Page 13: ...rostatic damage to the card discharge any static electricity you may be carrying You can do this by touching any grounded object To install the Supervisor and Remote cards 1 Remove computer covers 2 Insert the Supervisor card into any available PCI slot of the designated Supervisor computer 3 Insert the Remote cards into any available PCI slot of the other computers 4 Replace computer covers ...

Page 14: ...nd the last Remote does not exceed 110m 360ft Caution For continued protection against risk of fire replace with the same type and rating of fuse only 3 1 Connecting the ClassWork Junior Supervisor card Figure 3 1 below illustrates the ports on the Supervisor card Keyboard Mouse In Out port Video In Out port System Out port RS232 port OUT RS232 Figure 3 1 The Supervisor card The following cables c...

Page 15: ...nect the MiniDIN8M connector to the Supervisor card s Keyboard Mouse In Out port 2 Connect the MiniDIN6F Mouse Out connector to the mouse s connector 3 Connect the MiniDIN6M Mouse In connector to the computer s mouse port 4 Connect the MiniDIN6F Keyboard Out connector to the keyboard s connector 5 Connect the MiniDIN6M Keyboard In connector to the computer s Keyboard port 3 3 Connecting the Screen...

Page 16: ... RJ 45M connectors Recommendation Before installing the Shielded CAT5 FTP System cable work out how to connect all the computers using the shortest possible length of cable A shorter cable length increases video quality and reduces noise Note If the supplied Shielded CAT5 FTP System cable length is not appropriate for your configuration a custom length cable can be substituted If you choose to use...

Page 17: ... cable KB M In Out cable To System Out port To Remote card System In port Shielded CAT5 FTP cables To KB M port To Video In Out port To mouse To keyboard To computer s keyboard port To computer s Mouse port To monitor To computer s Video card SD P110 OUT RS232 Figure 3 4 The ClassWork Junior Supervisor card connections ...

Page 18: ...m Out port OUT IN System In port Figure 3 5 The Remote card The following cables connect to the ClassWork Junior Remote card Keyboard Mouse In Out cable Screen In Out cable Shielded CAT5 FTP System cables 3 7 Connecting the Keyboard Mouse In Out cable To mouse To computer s Mouse port To keyboard To Remote s K M In Out port To computer s Keyboard port Figure 3 6 The Remote K M In Out cable ...

Page 19: ...onnector to the keyboard s connector 5 Connect the MiniDIN6M Keyboard In connector to the computer s Keyboard port 3 8 Connecting the Screen In Out cable To computer s Video card 3 2 To monitor To Remote s Video In Out port 1 Figure 3 7 The Screen In Out Cable To connect the Screen In Out cable to the ClassWork Junior Supervisor 1 Connect connector 1 to the Remote card s Video In Out port 2 Connec...

Page 20: ...ain pattern To connect the Shielded CAT5 FTP System cable to each ClassWork Junior Remote 1 Connect one connector to the first Remote s System Out port 2 Connect the other connector to the next Remote s System In port 3 Connect all the ClassWork Junior Remotes in this way 4 Connect a Terminator illustrated below to the System Out port of the last Remote in the chain Connect the cables to each Remo...

Page 21: ...reen In Out cable KB M In Out cable To System Out port To Remote card System In port Shielded CAT5 FTP cables To KB M In Out port To Video In Out port To mouse To keyboard To computer s Keyboard port To computer s Mouse port To monitor To computer s Video card SD P110 OUT IN To System In port To Remote card System Out port Figure 3 8 The Remote card connections ...

Page 22: ...itched on Connect the RS232 Serial cable to the Supervisor card and computer Figure 4 1 illustrates the RS232 Serial cable To computer s Serial port To Supervisor card s RS232 port Figure 4 1 The RS232 Serial cable To connect the RS232 Serial cable 1 Connect the cable s RJ11 connector to the ClassWork Junior Supervisor card s RS232 connector See Appendix A for the Service Connector Pin out 2 Conne...

Page 23: ...o mouse To keyboard To computer s keyboard port To computer s Mouse port To monitor To computer s Video card SD P110 OUT RS232 To RS232 port RS232 Serial cable To computer s Serial port Figure 4 2 The RS232 Serial cable connections Figure 4 3 The ClassWork Junior Supervisor PCI card with the RS232 Serial cable 4 2 Auto numbering Auto numbering gives each ClassWork Junior Remote a sequential ID num...

Page 24: ...2 2 Press F7 The Enter Password box appears See Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 The Enter Password box 3 Type the default password ADMIN and press Enter The Password window appears Figure 4 6 The Password window 4 Press F12 to activate auto numbering A Confirmation label appears 5 Press Y to confirm The process activates Wait until the process is complete 6 Press Esc to save and return to the Select Compute...

Page 25: ...he KB column in the Setup window shows the keyboard settings Set the KB mode for each computer according to its operating system The default KB mode is PS which is the standard keyboard mode for Windows and Linux based operating systems For a UNIX operating system using a standard PS 2 keyboard set the KB mode as follows U1 for HP UX and SGI UNIX U2 for Alpha UNIX and Open VMS To change the KB col...

Page 26: ...e OSD To display the OSD Press Shift Shift The Select Computer window appears See Figure 5 1 Pressing keyboard hotkeys Note For all keyboard hotkey sequences mentioned in this guide press the first key release and then press the next key Note When using a UPM not connected to a local computer the OSD appears automatically Instructions and Hot keys Computers Name Figure 5 1 The Select Computer wind...

Page 27: ...or Supervisor and the local user can both work on the remote computer with a one second Access Timeout This means that when one of them stops working for one second the other can take control Blue Unconnected or switched off computer 5 3 Selecting a Computer To select a computer 1 Navigate to the desired computer with the Up and Down Arrow keys Or Type the computer number It will appear in the SEL...

Page 28: ...n times etc F4 Activate scan F5 Image tuning F6 Autoskip during a scan skip inactive computers F7 Opens Password window to activate password protection F8 Keyboard language F9 Change the display hotkey F11 Load defaults F12 Auto numbering 5 5 Move Label F1 Position the Confirmation label Figure 5 2 above anywhere on the screen To position the label 1 Navigate to the desired computer using the Up a...

Page 29: ... Station sections use the Up and Down Arrow keys 5 6 2 Editing options The editing options below apply to all OSD windows in which you can edit characters You can either overwrite or erase a character To overwrite a character 1 Navigate to it using the Arrow keys 2 Type the new character To erase a character 1 Navigate to it using the Arrow keys 2 Press the Spacebar The character disappears A blan...

Page 30: ...alterable You can substitute the text that appears after the number with up to 20 characters per line 5 6 6 Editing a group of lines You can edit a group of lines with the same data change To edit a group of lines 1 Navigate to the first line you want to change 2 Type the desired change 3 Press End End The rest of the column downwards takes on the same change 5 7 The Setup window F3 You set parame...

Page 31: ... label display time KB Keyboard setting either PS or Unix MS Mouse type OUT Security Timeout period 1 6 Security profiles 5 7 1 The SCN Scan column The SCN column shows the length of time in seconds that a remote computer s screen will appear on the Supervisor screen during scanning 5 7 2 The DSP Display column The DSP column shows the length of time in seconds that the remote computer s Confirmat...

Page 32: ...e you edit the third digit 5 7 4 Changing the time span of a group of computers You can change the time spans of the SCN and DSP columns from a particular computer downwards To change the time span 1 Navigate to the time span of the first computer you wish to change 2 Type the desired change 3 Press End End The remainder of the column takes on the same change 4 Press Esc 5 7 5 Removing a computer ...

Page 33: ... the KB column from PS to U1 or U2 1 Navigate to the KB field by using the Tab or Arrow keys 2 Press the Spacebar The display interchanges between PS U1 and U2 Find the desired setting 3 Press Esc 5 7 8 The MS column The ClassWork Junior system automatically detects the mouse types and configures the system accordingly 5 8 Scanning Computers F4 You scan computers from the Select Computer window To...

Page 34: ...ative to distance The further away a remote computer is from the Supervisor position the lower the image quality and the more tuning needed So place the higher resolution computers closer to the Supervisor unit 5 10 Skipping out unconnected or switched off computers F6 When navigating through the list of computers you can skip out the unconnected or switched off computers You do this with Autoskip...

Page 35: ...ft You can replace this hotkey with any of the following Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl F11 Ctrl F12 With a choice of 4 different hotkeys you can operate up to 4 OSDs from 1 KVM position Each OSD needs a different display hotkey This is useful when cascading systems To change the hotkey 1 In the Setup window F3 press F9 The hotkey changes from Shift Shift to Ctrl Ctrl Continue pressing until you reach the require...

Page 36: ...only F1 Moving the Confirmation label F4 Scan and F5 Tune 6 3 User Status U Lowest There are 6 different Users in the ClassWork Junior system Each User has a Profile that defines the access level to different computers There are 3 different access levels These are Y Full access to a particular computer V Viewing access only to a particular computer No keyboard mouse functionality N No access to a ...

Page 37: ... Password box appears See Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 The Enter Password box 2 Type the default password admin You can change this password when customizing the security system 3 Press Enter The Password window appears See Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 The Password window 4 Press F7 The Confirmation label appears The password indication in the hotkey section of the OSD changes to PASSWORD ON 5 Press Y to confir...

Page 38: ...e Password window See Figure 6 2 He can also edit the names to give each Profile a more identifiable name To set up a password 1 From the OSD Select Computer window press F7 The Enter Password box appears 2 Type the Administrator s password 3 Press Enter The Password window appears See Figure 6 2 The first row marked A is for the Administrator name and password and the second row marked S is for t...

Page 39: ... profiles access levels from the OSD Setup window F3 See Figure 6 3 The 6 User Profiles correspond to the 6 Users in the Password window see Figure 6 2 above The 6 User Profiles Figure 6 3 The Setup window To set the User Profiles access levels 1 Navigate to the desired User Profile and computer 2 Change the desired access level by pressing the Spacebar 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each User Profile...

Page 40: ...access the OSD by entering the appropriate password The default Administrator s password is ADMIN The passwords of the other two security statuses are set by the Administrator To access the OSD 1 Press Shift Shift The Enter Password box appears See Figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 The Enter Password box 2 Type in the appropriate password 3 Press Enter ...

Page 41: ...tion is disabled To set Timeout 1 From the Select Computer window press F3 The Setup window appears 2 Navigate with the Tab or Arrow keys to the OUT column of the desired computer 3 Type the desired time span minimum 030 seconds maximum 998 seconds For the rest of the column downwards to take on the same change press End End 4 Press Esc When Timeout is activated the keyboard and mouse are disabled...

Page 42: ...Remote card is added to the system Auto numbering gives each ClassWork Junior Remote a sequential ID number Auto numbering is done through the Supervisor OSD For Auto numbering to work properly ALL connected computers MUST be switched on To perform Auto numbering 1 From the OSD Select computer windowPress F7 The Enter Password box appears See Figure 7 1 Figure 7 1 The Enter Password box 2 Type the...

Page 43: ...Introduction IntroductopnIntroduction 41 CHAPTER 7 Reverting to the default OSD Auto numbering Figure 7 2 The Select Computer window ...

Page 44: ...pen VMS NOVELL 3 12 6 0 Supervisor On Screen Display OSD Security Password multiple access Profiles Scan Automatically view all screens sequentially at adjustable time intervals of 5 995 seconds Resolution Up to 1600 x 1200 75Hz Operating Temp 0 C 50 C Maximum ambient air operating temperature 30 40 C Storage Temp 40 70 C ClassWork Junior Supervisor Cables Connectors VGA HDD15 Key MiniDin 6 Mouse ...

Page 45: ... Service Signal DB9 1 N C 2 TXD 2 3 RXD 3 4 N C 5 GND 5 6 N C RS232 Terminal connector pin out Pin Signal 1 N C 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 N C Cables Connectors VGA HDD15 Keyboard MiniDin6 Mouse MiniDin6 System In Out RJ45 Dimensions 131x102mm Weight 150g Shipping weight 520g Power supply From computer Keyboard port ...

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