USER GUIDE
9
CAC (COMMON ACCESS CARD, SMART CARD READER)
CAC PORT CONFIGURATION
INSTALLATION
The following steps are intended for the system administrator or IT manager only.
If you have the optional CAC ports there will be 2 ports on a 2 host ports Secure KVM Switch and 4 ports on a 4 host port
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Secure KVM Switch. CAC connection to the computer requires a USB cable connection separate from the keyboard and
mouse. This allows the CAC to be connected independently from the keyboard and mouse.
It also allows the user to select whether CAC for a certain computer is supported or not.
1.
Ensure that power is turned off or disconnected from the unit and the computer.
2.
Use a USB cable (Type-A to Type-B) to connect a USB port on a computer to its respective CAC USB ports on the
Secure KVM Switch.
Do not connect the USB cable if CAC functionality is not needed for that computer.
3.
Connect a CAC (smart card reader) to the CAC port in the user console interface.
4.
Power on the Secure KVM Switch by connecting a 12VDC power supply to the power connector, and then turn on
all the computers.
5.
To disable CAC for any channel (all CAC ports are enabled as default), use the front panel buttons to switch the
Secure KVM Switch to the channel whose CAC mode you wish to change. Once the channel is selected, the button
LED for this specific channel should be on (CAC port enabled). Press and hold the button for 3 seconds until the
button LED turns off. The CAC port is now disabled for this channel.
6.
To enable CAC for any channel, use the front panel buttons to switch the Secure KVM Switch to the channel whose
CAC mode you wish to change. Once the channel is selected, the button LED for this specific channel should be off
(CAC port disabled). Press and hold the button for 3 seconds until the button LED turns on. The CAC port is now
enabled for this channel.
The following steps are intended for the system administrator and operators (users).
Note:
Only one computer connected to port 1 is required for this operation
CAC port Configuration is an optional feature, allowing registration of any USB peripheral to operate with the Secure KVM
Switch. Only one peripheral can be registered and only the registered peripheral will operate with the Secure KVM Switch.
By default, when no peripheral is registered, the Secure KVM Switch will operate with any Smart Card Reader.
Configure the CAC Port via User Menu Options
1. Open the Administration and Security Management Program.
2. Using the keyboard, press the Alt key twice and type “cnfg”.
3. At this stage the mouse connected to the Secure KVM
Switch will stop functioning.
4. Enter the default username “user” and press Enter.
5. Enter the default password “12345” and press Enter.
6. Select option 2 from the menu on your screen and press
Enter.
7. Connect the peripheral device to be registered to the CAC
USB port in the console side of the Secure KVM Switch
and wait until the Secure KVM Switch is reading the new
peripheral information.
8. The Secure KVM Switch will list the information of the
connected peripheral on the screen and buzz 3 times when
registration is completed.
Figure 9-1
User Menu