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Page 1: ...box com E mail info blackbox com Copyright 2000 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved Customer Support Information Doc No 590 054 001 Rev B SEPTEMBER 2000 SERIAL MOUSE SERIAL PORT VGA PS 2 MOUSE M...

Page 2: ...with any of your monitors or user stations With our ServSwitch products there s no reason why not We carry a broad line of robust solutions for all these applications Do you have just two PCs and nee...

Page 3: ...S USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks and ServSwitch and ServSwitch Multi are trademarks of Black Box Corporation Apple ImageWriter LaserWriter Mac and Macintosh are r...

Page 4: ...Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement 1 Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado 2 Las instrucciones de seguridad y o...

Page 5: ...ir 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 tiempo 17 Cuidado de...

Page 6: ...Cards in a ServSwitch Multi 28 3 3 Connecting User Cables and Console Equipment to Your User Cards 30 3 3 1 For IBM Style Keyboard and Mouse 31 3 3 2 For Apple Macintosh Style Keyboard and Mouse 32 3...

Page 7: ...Your Expansion Cards 62 6 5 Installing Your Expansion Cables 63 6 6 Inspecting Your Expanded System 63 7 The ServSwitch Multi Hub 64 7 1 Overview 64 7 2 Features and Benefits 66 7 3 Installing the Hub...

Page 8: ...nly 101 9 1 Display Overview 101 9 1 1 Features 101 9 1 2 Logging In and Out of the System 101 9 2 The On Screen Menus 102 9 2 1 The Channel List Menu 102 9 2 2 The User List Menu Administrator Only 1...

Page 9: ...Options Screen 116 10 3 The Main On Screen Menus 117 10 3 1 The Channel List Menu 117 10 3 1 A Functions 117 10 3 1 B Searching the Channel List 118 10 3 1 C Crossloading the Channel List 118 10 3 2 T...

Page 10: ...deo 134 11 1 7 Video Blanks Out Unexpectedly 134 11 1 8 The On Screen Display Doesn t Appear 134 11 1 9 An RS 6000 Keyboard Is Not Responding 134 11 1 10 A Keyboard Doesn t Work 134 11 1 11 A Mouse Do...

Page 11: ...Sun keyboard RS 232 PS 2 ADB or Sun mouse Video standards listed above Mono audio and Stereo audio Resolution At up to 90 Hz Up to 1280 x 1024 noninterlaced At up to 60 Hz Up to 1600 x 1280 noninterla...

Page 12: ...e DIP switches For all other models Keyboard commands 1 Rear mounted ON OFF rocker switch With KV2550C R2 installed On screen menus With KV1608C R2 installed Serial management menu On Base Unit KV150A...

Page 13: ...s All Cards and Modules have rear mounted card edge connectors On CPU Interface Cards KV2000C 1 HD44 female On User Interface Cards KV2500C and KV2550C R2 1 HD62 female On regular Expansion Cards KV16...

Page 14: ...ize MX KV155A 5 5 H x 8 2 W x 13 6 D 14 x 20 8 x 34 5 cm Hub KV170RA 15 75 H 9U x 19 W x 13 5 D 40 x 48 3 x 34 3 cm All other models 5 25 H 3U x 17 1 W x 13 6 D 13 3 x 43 4 x 34 5 cm Weight Otherwise...

Page 15: ...unately the ServSwitch Multi s on screen display menus can t be used with this local console The Base Unit has front panel pushbuttons for card slot selection LEDs that show which slots are currently...

Page 16: ...witch to the same computer at the same time Everyone can see that computer s video but only one can enter data at any given moment a timeout scheme is used to arbitrate user contention for keyboard an...

Page 17: ...ServSwitch Multi system All monitors are multisync types because each shared monitor in a ServSwitch Multi system must be capable of synchronizing with the video output of any attached computer If you...

Page 18: ...the monitor documentation or contact your dealer Use only Black Box supplied cable with the ServSwitch Multi Poorly constructed or miswired cabling will diminish video quality and could possibly dama...

Page 19: ...oltages of 110 to 240 VAC and input frequency of 50 or 60 Hz The ServSwitch Multi Hub KV170RA is rated for total load balanced input current of 7 amps When only one power supply is functioning it will...

Page 20: ...09C and four Category 5 patch cables EVMSL05 for every four such machines plus a single Management Card KV1608C R2 and a DB9 null modem cable EYN257H to hook up a PC to manage the Serial Control Cards...

Page 21: ...crophone Speakers You can use these connectors to attach a keyboard monitor and mouse and optionally a microphone speakers and serial device to the Switch s front panel Any peripherals attached to the...

Page 22: ...n display to select computer channels As many as one on the MX or three on the Base Unit Card consoles can have access as the local console does to every computer on that Switch It can be two or four...

Page 23: ...ce Cards You ll run an 8 foot 2 4 m 20 foot 6 1 m or 30 foot 9 1 m Server Cable shown in Figure 2 5 from the CPU Interface Card to the attached computer You ll run a 1 foot 0 3 m 10 foot 3 m or 20 foo...

Page 24: ...no corresponding front panel indicator all fourteen of the EXP s and SB s slots are empty and all of them have a corresponding pair of LEDs on the front panel You will need at least one Autosensing CP...

Page 25: ...r unit two different user stations on the other unit will be able to access different computers on the Transmit Card s unit at the same time Alternatively you can run a cable from each of the ports on...

Page 26: ...rd pair This cable is available in stock lengths of 10 feet 3 m product code KV1600 25 feet 7 6 m KV160025 50 feet 15 2 m KV160050 and 100 feet 30 5 m KV160100 If you are using CAT5 Expansion Transmit...

Page 27: ...el A through channel I For Flash upgrading purposes only the Front Panel Element is channel J that channel can t be selected and is not recognized for any other purpose Figure 2 14 The front panel of...

Page 28: ...s and or microphone You can independently plug a single keyboard and a single mouse each belonging to any platform the ServSwitch supports in any combination into the local console However do not conn...

Page 29: ...in a copy of the User Interface Cards pages of the System Configuration Chart see Appendix A At this time you should also write down what appears on the Card s label just to the right of the HD62 con...

Page 30: ...anels as shipped from the factory BASE UNIT Local console module not available Local console module not available Option slot available Slots corresponding to lettered channels all available Slots cor...

Page 31: ...rs are very similar to each other but the microphone strand has a blue band around it so that you can tell the two apart Similarly on some versions of the Cable the mouse strand connector is the same...

Page 32: ...2 Mouse yellow band yellow band DB9 Female DB9 Male DB9 Male to Serial Mouse to Serial Mouse to Other yellow band Serial Device RCA Female Mono RCA Female Stereo to Microphone to Speakers blue band or...

Page 33: ...tor on the User Interface Card When you re sure the connection is firmly seated secure it by tightening the associated thumbscrews Now plug the cables from your ADB keyboard and mouse and from your mu...

Page 34: ...sole equipment at each Sun type secondary console first plug the User Cable s HD62 connector into the matching connector on the User Interface Card When you re sure the connection is firmly seated sec...

Page 35: ...ide of a KV16MAC adapter into the HD15 female end of the video strand of your KV27x0 cable then plug the DB15 male end of your Mac monitor s input cable into the adapter s DB15 female side To use a Su...

Page 36: ...User Cables for your platform and application If you re running a PC type Server Cable KV20xx or KV20xx R2 see Section 4 4 between the computer s secondary video output and the secondary CPU Interfac...

Page 37: ...structions for editing that computer s record in Section 9 3 1 B In either case when you reach the Dual Video feature press the space bar to enable it 2 Enter the Administrator Controls Menu see Secti...

Page 38: ...4 2 3 4 1 Setting the Jumpers to Configure the Video Output Type If you hold an Autosensing CPU Interface Card so that its HD44 connector is to the right as shown in Figure 4 1 you will see a block of...

Page 39: ...Sync Sync Sun 1152 x 900 Sun 1152 x 900 Sun 1152 x 900 Sun 1280 x 1024 Sun 1600 x 1280 66 Hz 76 Hz 76 Hz 76 Hz 76 Hz There are two jumper settings for Sun 1152 x 900 76 Hz displays because some will...

Page 40: ...puters b not all of your console monitors will support the attached computer s video sync as will often be true for RS 6000 SGI and HP machines that output sync on green or c you want to fully disable...

Page 41: ...sible through the PC keyboard In this mode while Scroll Lock is ON the Switch always maps the PC s F11 key to the Macintosh Power key If the PC keyboard is a Windows 104 105 key type it will also norm...

Page 42: ...a blank panel but is not an available slot no ServSwitch Multi Card of any type can be installed in that slot Remember that the option slot the slot just to the right of the local console module whic...

Page 43: ...h Address field as well 3 Remove the panel covering the available slot by unscrewing the two Phillips head screws that hold it in place Save these screws you ll be replacing them momentarily 4 If you...

Page 44: ...some versions of the Cable the mouse port strand connector is the same as the connector on the keyboard port strand or serial port strand On these Cable versions the mouse port strand has a yellow ba...

Page 45: ...ellow band DB9 Female RCA Male Mono RCA Male Stereo to Serial Mouse Port to Audio In Port to Audio Out Port blue band To install your cable and computer at each chosen computer channel first plug the...

Page 46: ...GA type video on an HD15 connector the Server Cable you ll need will be labeled KV2920 KV2925 etc instead of KV2220 KV2225 etc see Table 4 2 Rather than a DB15 male connector as shown above the cable...

Page 47: ...onnector the Server Cable you ll need will be labeled KV2420 KV2425 etc instead of KV2320 KV2325 etc see Table 4 2 Rather than a 13W3 male connector as shown above the cable will have an HD15 male VGA...

Page 48: ...e male side of the appropriate adapter into the workstation s video port then plug the video strand of your KV20x0 cable into the adapter s HD15 female side KV16RS6 2 for RS 6000 HD15 F to 13W3 M KV16...

Page 49: ...agement Card functions similarly to an CPU Interface Card KV2000C in that you switch directly to it from your keyboard or with the ServSwitch Multi s on screen menus or front panel pushbuttons Once yo...

Page 50: ...rs These function as proprietarily pinned EIA TIA RS 232 serial interfaces for connection to and communication with your servers hubs routers etc Figure 5 1 The Management Card top and Serial Control...

Page 51: ...ion Chart see Appendix A At this time you should also write down what appears on the Card s label just to the right of the DB9 connector or RJ 45 connectors if you look at them from the rear in the Ch...

Page 52: ...5 female DTE FA085F DTE This column shows how the DB connector on the adapter is pinned out Adapters pinned as DCE are designed to be connected to DTE devices such as PCs terminals etc Adapters pinned...

Page 53: ...lack Box Technical Support before you proceed and consult with our technicians for added assurance that your configuration will be correct the first time To expand your ServSwitch Multi system beyond...

Page 54: ...s and your computers console equipment serial control devices and associated Interface Serial Control and Management Cards among the Switches see Section 6 2 3 What addresses and distance you re going...

Page 55: ...daisychain In the star configuration additional Switches are all attached to a central hub ServSwitch Multi as shown in Figure 6 2 In the daisychain configuration additional Switches are attached in...

Page 56: ...egraded 2 The maximum number of ServSwitch Multis between any user and any accessible computer is four including the Switches attached to the user s console and the computer If a user attempts to swit...

Page 57: ...ve signals from computers attached to other Switches in the system you must install at least one Receive Card in the console s Switch Refer to Figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 An expanded system that illustrates...

Page 58: ...is connected to a Receive Card on Switch 0 so this would work if there were fewer users on Switch 1 But because there are four users on Switch 1 and all of them will be using at least one of Switch 1...

Page 59: ...to 254 addresses 0 and 255 are reserved Make sure to set every Transmit Card that you ll be installing in a given ServSwitch Multi to the same unit address if a Switch detects that it contains Transmi...

Page 60: ...0 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 1...

Page 61: ...d the regular Receive Card if you hold it with its port connectors to the left Figure 6 8 Expansion card orientation 2 Choose which port on the Transmit and Receive Cards you will be connecting your E...

Page 62: ...3 to 100 250 1 1 JP2 JP1 1 1 JP4 JP3 1 1 JP6 JP5 1 1 JP2 JP1 1 1 JP4 JP3 1 1 JP6 JP5 1 1 JP2 JP1 1 1 JP4 JP3 1 1 JP6 JP5 1 1 JP7 JP8 1 1 JP9 JP10 1 1 JP11 JP12 1 1 JP7 JP8 1 1 JP9 JP10 1 1 JP11 JP12 1...

Page 63: ...just to the right of the local console module which has no corresponding front panel LED or pushbutton is an available slot and should preferably host an Expansion Card User Interface Card etc rather...

Page 64: ...itch Multi units in and turn them on long enough to look at their front panels On a ServSwitch Multi EXP an Expansion Card is installed correctly in a given channel and the cabling single Cable for re...

Page 65: ...hout the Hub All users in this system can access any computer at any time Figure 7 1 A 16 user 16 computer ServSwitch Multi system without a Hub above and with one below Using only ServSwitch Multi EX...

Page 66: ...16 pairs of RJ 45 female connectors One RJ 45 of each pair accepts the Category 5 video cable from the video bottom RJ 45 connector of an expansion port on a CAT5 Expansion Card installed in a ServSwi...

Page 67: ...can remove or replace these components without powering down the system or the attached servers so maintenance can be performed at any time without interrupting system users 7 3 Installing the Hub Tak...

Page 68: ...set to OFF if the cable you ll be attaching to that port isn t more than 25 ft 7 6 m long If the cable is longer move a position of each switch to ON for each 50 ft 15 2 m longer starting with the le...

Page 69: ...3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 Video Keyboa...

Page 70: ...1 m but not more than 225 ft 68 6 m move the left hand position in each switch to ON If the cable is longer than 225 ft 68 6 m up to the Switch s maximum supported CAT5 expansion cable length of 250...

Page 71: ...nd you will automatically be returned to the Chassis ID screen 7 Lastly referring to the layout you should have planned in step 1 run Category 5 cables between the ports on your Hub s Transmit and Rec...

Page 72: ...ackbox com This is the Hub s starting screen Chassis nnn is the Hub s chassis number as shipped from the factory it will be 000 and must be changed see Section 7 5 3 Serial nnn is the Hub unit s uniqu...

Page 73: ...EENS From the Idle Display screen press the Down button to reach the Chassis ID screen Chassis ID 0 The Hub s existing Chassis ID number will be displayed The first time you power on your Hub unit the...

Page 74: ...button to return to the Installed Modules screen 7 5 5 THE SYSTEM STATUS AND STATUS DETAILS SCREENS Press the Hub s Down button three times from the Idle Display screen or once from the Installed Mod...

Page 75: ...without switching to the new rate 7 5 7 THE LINK STATUS SELECT SLOT AND SELECT PORT SCREENS Press the Hub s Down button five times from the Idle Display screen or once from the Serial Port screen to...

Page 76: ...creen appears Select Language English EDIT MODE The currently selected language is shown Press the Up and Down buttons to toggle between the two available languages English and German When the languag...

Page 77: ...rom another system user Should two people need access to the same computer at the same time they can share access Both users can view the computer s video while one user at a time will have keyboard m...

Page 78: ...t the users With careful cabling you could interconnect a 16 x 384 matrix using only two Hubs each with six Receive Modules and two Transmit Modules installed but this would not leave much room for fu...

Page 79: ...h SB there is always at least one available pathway between each user and each computer This configuration uses four Hubs 32 ServSwitch Multi SB chassis to connect computers to the system and eight Se...

Page 80: ...ich of the unit s channels are selected Again refer to Table 8 1 on the next page Unless you use the on screen display in order to a switch channels from a console attached to a User Card or b use the...

Page 81: ...e Card is not installed correctly ON HIGH ON N A The User Interface Card is installed correctly and operating normally BLINKING BLINKING N A The User Interface Card is installed correctly at 2 Hz and...

Page 82: ...9C Esc Press the keyboard s Escape key Doing so will cause the ServSwitch Multi to abort It will exit from Command Mode without executing any instruction 8 2 2 KEYBOARD BASED SWITCHING Any user in a...

Page 83: ...can be established Imagine a single Base Unit with computers attached to channels A through F Through a single console attached to this Base Unit a user could have full access to any of these computer...

Page 84: ...port one pathway in Switch 4 from Receive Card port to Transmit Card port one in Switch 1 Receive Card port to Transmit Card port and one in Switch 0 Receive Card port to local console or User Interfa...

Page 85: ...vSwitch Multi absorbs the character generated by that key without transmitting any characters to the the computer Where a key is listed in one of these tables as untranslated the Switch passes the cha...

Page 86: ...translated F3 Props untranslated untranslated F4 Undo untranslated untranslated F5 Front untranslated untranslated F6 Copy untranslated untranslated F7 Open untranslated untranslated F8 Paste untransl...

Page 87: ...lated F4 Undo untranslated untranslated F5 Front untranslated untranslated F6 Copy untranslated untranslated F7 Open untranslated untranslated F8 Paste untranslated untranslated F9 Find untranslated u...

Page 88: ...ated F12 untranslated untranslated Keypad Compose untranslated Num Lock Help untranslated Keypad Mute untranslated Keypad Vol untranslated Keypad Vol untranslated power power undefined command command...

Page 89: ...undefined Props undefined undefined Undo undefined undefined Front undefined undefined Copy undefined undefined Open undefined undefined Paste undefined undefined Find undefined undefined Cut undefine...

Page 90: ...ome active and the speakers and microphone at console 1 go dead When you are using audio type User and Server Cables the ServSwitch Multi also supports input output between computers RS 232 serial por...

Page 91: ...channel Issue the Keyboard scan Halt command CM KH Enter to stop a scan in progress Cascaded systems only Issue the Keyboard scan Maximum command CM KMnnn Enter to indicate the highest ServSwitch Mult...

Page 92: ...will not take effect until you exit and re enter Broadcast Mode Any time you re not sure which channels are currently in your console s broadcast group you should issue a global Broadcast Remove comma...

Page 93: ...nnels whenever one switches to the other s channel For example suppose John and Melissa are users at different consoles in a ServSwitch Multi system When Melissa starts working on John s computer John...

Page 94: ...the Forwarding Enable command CM FWD Enter to enable command forwarding Issue the Forwarding Disable command CM FWD Enter to disable command forwarding 8 12 Choosing an Alternate Command Mode Hotkey I...

Page 95: ...s on that computer 2 Attach the serial port strand of that computer channel s audio type Server Cable to that computer s serial port If you ve been using a standard Server Cable with that channel eith...

Page 96: ...terminal screen then waits for you to press Enter and returns you to the firmware configuration menu when you do so Choosing option 2 by pressing 2 on your terminal keyboard causes the Switch to copy...

Page 97: ...l you can go back to the console from which you entered the command to access the firmware configuration menu from there you can send the Switch the CM ZQ Enter command to force the Switch out of firm...

Page 98: ...Interface Card XPLU Universal User Interface Card XPDU User Interface Card with On Screen Display XPXT regular Transmit Card XPXR regular Receive Card XPST CAT5 Transmit Card XPSR CAT5 Receive Card XP...

Page 99: ...for future use and should always be OFF so the first three digits of the code should be 0 0 0 2 Convert the binary code you derived in step 1 into a decimal number you can refer to Table C 1 in Appen...

Page 100: ...the Cards to get that Switch working again CM Kn Enter Sets the scan mode n 1 2 or 3 of the keyboard signals the Switch should send to the currently selected IBM PC compatible computer Scan mode 2 is...

Page 101: ...umber n To determine the number of the correct keyboard language for your system refer to your Sun documentation CM SUNI n Enter Consoles with non U S English Sun keyboards only Forces the currently s...

Page 102: ...r profiles for each UICD Use the Card s advanced multi level security setup features to configure and control server access for each defined user in the system The administrator has full access privil...

Page 103: ...lti channel addresses and access status The administrator will always have full access to every server for full descriptions of all of the administrator s options at the Channel List Menu see Section...

Page 104: ...le if the list were sorted by name typing M would move the cursor to the names that begin with the letter M proceeding to type an A would move the cursor to the names that begin with MA and you could...

Page 105: ...ee Section 8 6 first highlight the Scanning option Then use the space bar to cycle through the available scanning options Off By address and By name Press Enter to select your desired choice 9 2 3 B M...

Page 106: ...options Select the access you want the remote Card to have when the computer is selected If the remote Card is a UUIC or local console module this field is not applicable 6 Press Enter to accept your...

Page 107: ...g the CM Command Mode hotkey sequence see Sections 8 2 1 and 8 12 in fact whenever the Command Mode sequence is pressed on a computer attached to a UICD this window pops up Figure 9 3 The Command Line...

Page 108: ...le 9 2 following Section 9 3 1 C 9 3 1 A Adding New Computer Channel Configurations At the Channel List Menu take these steps to configure a new computer channel in your ServSwitch Multi system 1 Pres...

Page 109: ...them 9 3 1 B Editing Computer Channel Configurations At the Channel List Menu take these steps to reconfigure an existing computer channel 1 Highlight the channel you want to edit To quickly edit the...

Page 110: ...window position hold down SHIFT while you do so to move the window in smaller increments Press Enter to save your completed configuration F4 Quickly edit the name or address of the selected channel F1...

Page 111: ...ort 9 3 2 B Adding New User Profiles At the User List Menu take these steps to add a user profile to your ServSwitch Multi system 1 Press Insert to add a new user 2 Enter the new user s name timeout i...

Page 112: ...ter or Esc to return to the User List Menu Table 9 3 Administrator options available at the User List Menu Press This Key Sequence To Do This F1 Get context sensitive help F2 Bring up the user setup w...

Page 113: ...before the command is processed Highlight Confirm Deletes in the Administrator Controls Menu and press the space bar to toggle this option on or off 9 4 3 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION CONFIGURE SYSTEM FUNCTIO...

Page 114: ...this option and press the space bar to enable remapping of the PC keys so that PC Alt Mac Command and PC Start Mac Option Press the space bar again to disable remapping This remapping option is intend...

Page 115: ...ered the UICD will output the on screen display with sync that matches that of the selected computer s video All of this works fine when your monitor is a multisync type But when your monitor uses a p...

Page 116: ...apter 5 10 1 Addressing Terminals on the Serial Control Card Since each Serial Control Card has four ports channel addressing for port selection purposes requires more than just a chassis number and s...

Page 117: ...rator Control Menu Refer to Section 10 5 ALT T Brings up the System Management Tools These tools are used for ServSwitch Multi system maintenance and troubleshooting The System Management Tools can al...

Page 118: ...t context sensitive help F3 Configure the selected Serial Control Card port Baud rates 19200 9600 4800 2400 or 1200 Data bits 7 or 8 Stop bits 1 or 2 Parity None Even or Odd Flow control None X ON X O...

Page 119: ...List See Section 10 4 8 for more information 10 3 2 THE ADMINISTRATOR CONTROLS MENU This menu contains two options for ServSwitch Multi maintenance and troubleshooting System Management Tools and Syst...

Page 120: ...ime you open a new session new channel its name will appear in the right corner and the remaining open sessions will be listed in the scrollable text blocks in the left hand corner You may have up to...

Page 121: ...me to check on what occurred earlier While history mode is active you can press an additional set of keys in order to scroll through the session log CTRL B to page up CTRL F to page down K or to move...

Page 122: ...em Management Tools Main Menu 1 Display Chassis Configuration 2 Display Flash ROM Status 3 Download Local to Remote Flash ROM 4 Download Serial Port to Flash ROM 5 Reboot Computer This option is not s...

Page 123: ...sted as channel M and the local console module will always be listed as channel N 2 The Card Type column shows what type of component it is LCI Local console module XPAC CPU Interface Card XPLU Univer...

Page 124: ...Flash Type FW Rev 1 XPIQ NA 2 Available 3 Available 4 Available 5 Available 6 Available 7 Available 8 Available 9 Available The Pos column shows which slot in the Card s memory a firmware program is...

Page 125: ...able 7 Available 8 Available 9 Available The Card then prompts you for the numbered slot in its Flash memory where the program you want to transfer is stored the program in position 1 can t be transfe...

Page 126: ...the destination is the Management Card itself Channel address 0 H You will then be prompted for the number of the slot in that Card s Flash memory that you want the firmware program to be installed in...

Page 127: ...lues of 1 and 25 After you have entered these values the Card will search for chassis with addresses in that range and list on screen the ones it finds Search for connected chassis First chassis numbe...

Page 128: ...different available values The receiving computer s serial port must be configured the same way Then enter or accept the date and time of the first log record you want to transfer and the log transfe...

Page 129: ...he remote Card Channel address 0 H As soon as you enter the address chassis number followed by slot letter of the remote Management Card the transfer begins You will receive one of these messages to i...

Page 130: ...ons Workstation Router Network Hub 1 2 XP Monitor 0 0 Alert Message May 14 98 11 28 00 Src 1L LOGIN FAILED INVALID PASSWORD Username Administrator May 18 98 15 42 25 Src 2 K ACCESS DENIED INVALID PASS...

Page 131: ...sts any failed or unauthorized command and turns the window red to alert administrators to the message Pressing the space bar clears the alert by removing the red background The message itself remains...

Page 132: ...e Alert Message Window See the previous section Figure 10 7 The Log Window Information from the Log Window can be downloaded to a computer through its serial port for printing and storing See Section...

Page 133: ...nnections are tight and secure 11 1 3 A CHANNEL CANNOT BE SELECTED 1 Make sure that all ServSwitch Multis in your system are plugged in turned ON and receiving adequate power 2 If you re trying to sel...

Page 134: ...er s Server Cable Make sure that all its connections especially the strand that runs to the computer s video port are tight and secure 7 Make sure that the affected computer s CPU Interface Card is co...

Page 135: ...they re connected to their keyboards through a ServSwitch Multi system Temporarily uninstall the CPU Interface Card that the RS 6000 is attached to Find the jumper on the Card labeled S5 set this jum...

Page 136: ...ce Card the ServSwitch Multi doesn t support this you ll have to remove all but one of the mice 5 Send the CM M Enter command from your console s keyboard to re enable the mouse see the entry for this...

Page 137: ...s to the computer s audio out port are tight and secure 11 1 14 A MICROPHONE DOESN T WORK 1 Make sure that the selected computer is actually supposed to be accepting sound input at this point 2 Make s...

Page 138: ...urs the components involved in the problem that is what types of computers what type of keyboard brand of mouse make and model of monitor etc any particular application that when used appears to creat...

Page 139: ...or A 4 for Expansion Receive Card channels For the Modules fill out one whole chart for each Module Chart A 5 for Transmit Modules or A 6 for Receive Modules Remember that CPU Interface Cards have HD4...

Page 140: ..._________________ 4 Order Number _______________________________ Purchase Date ______________ Equipment Purchased _____________________________________________________ Install Date s _________________...

Page 141: ...1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2...

Page 142: ...tform Mfg Model Mfg Model Mfg Model Mfg Model Mfg Model Mfg Model Base Units Use M as option slot s channel letter N as local console s MXs use E for local console If you look at the Card s HD62 conne...

Page 143: ...2 JP11 JP10 JP9 JP8 JP7 JP6 JP5 JP4 JP3 JP2 JP1 JP24 JP23 JP22 JP21 JP20 JP19 JP18 JP17 JP26 JP16 JP15 JP14 JP13 JP25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N JP12 JP11 JP10 JP9 JP8 JP7 JP6 JP5 JP4 JP3 JP2 JP1 JP24 JP23 J...

Page 144: ...Transmit Card in a ServSwitch Multi Base Unit MX EXP or SB record that Transmit Card port s switch address and channel letter here If this port is connected to a port on a Transmit Module in a ServSw...

Page 145: ...N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O N Chart A 5 Configuration of a Transmit Module in a ServSwitch Multi Hub Only one of the three 8 position DIP switches...

Page 146: ...6 Configuration of a Receive Module in a ServSwitch Multi Hub Only one of the three 2 position DIP switches is shown here because all three DIP switches must be set the same way If this port is conne...

Page 147: ...___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________...

Page 148: ...omewhat slower PC compatible computer that outputs sync on green and you want to alter the Card s DIP switch setting so that the Card translates sync on green to H V sync uses a 10 second timeout and...

Page 149: ...0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 125 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 126 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 127 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 128 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 130 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 131 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 132 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 133 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 134...

Page 150: ...deo Mouse Port Codes Connectors PS 2 and PC AT Standard KV2020 R2 8 ft 2 4 m 1 HD15 male for VGA video KV2025 20 ft 6 1 m 2 6 pin mini DIN male for PS 2 keyboard mouse KV2030 30 ft 9 1 m 1 5 pin DIN m...

Page 151: ...onsole end all audio type cables have 1 RCA mono female for audio input 1 RCA stereo female for stereo output and 1 DB9 male for serial device I O Description Cable Prod Lengths Console End Keyboard V...

Page 152: ...or plug the 1 ft 0 3 m HD15 male to DB15 male video adapter KV16MAC into the user cable s monitor strand To attach a legacy monitor with three BNC connectors for RGB video plug the HD15 male to triple...

Page 153: ...onnectors To connect a RS 232 serial device that has a DB9 male rather than a DB9 female connector to a User Cable or to connect a computer s RS 232 serial port that has a DB9 female rather than a DB9...

Page 154: ...the top of the shell Then remove the shell If you might ever be using the Switch as a standalone unit again save the shell and its screws otherwise do whatever you want to with them because you will n...

Page 155: ...SERVSWITCH MULTI 154 Figure F 1 Removing the Switch s shell and attaching the new faceplate Base Unit and RMK19L shown...

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