8-Port / 16-Port
USB and PS/2 Combo-KVM Switch
User’s Manual
(DS-13202 / DS-14202)
Page 1: ...8 Port 16 Port USB and PS 2 Combo KVM Switch User s Manual DS 13202 DS 14202 ...
Page 2: ...EY OPERATION 14 6 1 CALL OSD MENU 14 6 2 LEADING HOT KEY SELECT 14 6 3 CHANNEL SELECT SINGLE KVM 14 6 3 1 Specific channel selection 14 6 3 2 Arrow Key Channel Shift Function 15 6 3 3 ALT Channel Shift Function 15 6 4 CHANNEL SELECT CASCADE CHAIN LAYER 16 6 5 BUZZER SOUND DISABLE ENABLE 17 6 6 AUTO SCAN FUNCTION 17 6 6 1 Start auto scan function 17 6 6 2 Stop auto scan function 18 6 6 3 Auto scan ...
Page 3: ...osition 23 7 3 5 Hot key 23 7 3 6 Sound 24 7 3 7 Language 24 7 4 AUTO SCAN IN OSD F2 24 7 4 1 Start to auto scan in OSD 24 7 4 2 Stop auto scan 24 7 4 3 Auto scan mode 25 7 4 4 Auto scan time interval 25 7 5 CONSOLE LOCK IN OSD F3 25 7 6 CHANNEL RENAME F4 26 7 7 SECURITY SETUP F5 26 7 7 1 Security mode login 26 7 7 2 Security Mode 27 7 7 3 Change administrator password 27 7 7 4 Authorized user set...
Page 4: ...ed special configuration 7 Emulates PS 2 or USB keyboard on each PC to allow your computers to boot normally without a keyboard error 8 Supports hot pluggable All devices connected to the KVM can be added or removed at any time without shutting the unit down 9 Supports 3 types of switching Hardware Push Button Hot Keys on PS 2 and or USB of keyboard Menu driven OSD On Screen Display 10 Supports Au...
Page 5: ... signal combined Console Ports Keyboard 1 x 6 pin mini DIN female Mouse 1 x 6 pin mini DIN female Video 1 x HDB 15 female Keyboard 1 x USB A type female Mouse 1 x USB A type female Auto Scan Interval Adjustable time setting by OSD menu driven DDC DDC2 monitor Yes Max Resolution up to 2048 x1536 Hot Swappable Yes Operating systems supported Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP 2003 Vista Server Linux Mac OS9 OS...
Page 6: ... 2 6 pin mini DIN for Keyboard and Mouse Cables The Combo Free KVM Switch must be used specific custom 4 in 1 cables To purchase the specific cable sets please contact your dealer 4 Installation 4 1 Front View 8 Port Figure 1 8 port KVM front view 16 Port Figure 2 16 port KVM front view LED Indicators Selected RED LED indicates that the KVM Switch is selected to the corresponding PC On Line GREEN ...
Page 7: ...Keyboard Power On function please unplug the power cords in advance Otherwise the switch might not work properly If your computeres work under Windows 98 please connect KVM switch to computers via PS 2 ports because Windows 98 does not support installation at first time as through USB HID installation driver Some old computers must enable USB setting in BIOS in advance to make USB interface work T...
Page 8: ...on Please use DIGITUS combo cable to connect your computers Please refer to the figures and instruction shown below for System connection Note Please contact your dealer to purchase the DIGITUS combo 4 1 cables if you need Figure 6 DIGITUS combo 4 in 1 cable ...
Page 9: ... PS 2 keyboard mouse and VGA connectors to computers We recommand users to connect computers in this way Figure 7 Figure 7 USB PS 2 Keyboard Mouse and VGA connected B Connect only PS 2 keyboard mouse and VGA connectors to computers Figure 8 Figure 8 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse and VGA connected ...
Page 10: ...tches automatically configure Master and Slave To Install cascade chain please follow the instruction below A Please turn off computers and devices when you start to install KVM Switch B Use the DIGITUS combo cable set See Figure 6 to connect one or more Slave KVM Switches to any PC port of Master KVM Switch The connection between KVM to KVM must be connected through PS 2 connection Please refer t...
Page 11: ...Third level Slave KVM Switch connecting to second level Slave KVM Switch if any 4 All computers connecting to Master Slave KVM Switch G After all KVM Switches are powerd by power adaptor trun on the computers Initial Plug in Process Please plug in the Master KVM Switch first before turning on any other devices like montior or computers Hot plug and Hot Swap Combo Free 8 port 16 port KVM switch sup...
Page 12: ...igure 10 Cascade chaining 4 5 Firmware download connector The min USB female connector on the rear of KVM switch is for firmware upgrade function To update your KVM firmware please contact with your dealer ...
Page 13: ... the KVM Switch unit See Figure 11 2 Install the KVM Switch unit into the rack cabinet 5 Operation You can control computers via 8 Port or 16 Port Combo Free KVM Switch by push button hot key and OSD 1 Push button operation Press the front panel push button to select the PC and operate it 2 Hot Key operation Please refer section 6 Hot Key Operation 3 OSD operation Please refer section 7 OSD Operat...
Page 14: ...then press Enter you can change the leading hot key The available leading hot key are Scroll Lock Num Lock or Caps Lock for option Setup leading hot key to Scroll Lock CTRL CTRL Scroll Lock Enter Setup leading hot key to Num Lock CTRL CTRL Num Lock Enter Setup leading hot key to Caps Lock CTRL CTRL Caps Lock Enter Note You can also change leading hot key by pressing F1 in OSD main menu Please refe...
Page 15: ...n OSD 6 3 2 Arrow Key Channel Shift Function Press Scroll Lock twice and press Left Arrow or Right Arrow key to shift left right one channel Switch to left one channel Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Left Arrow Switch to right one channel Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Right Arrow 6 3 3 ALT Channel Shift Function 1 Start ALT Channel shift Function ALT channel shift function default was off You can press Hot Key ...
Page 16: ...nnel selection Press Scroll Lock twice D the cascade channel number 1 2 3 16 and Press Enter Channel select to first layer Scroll Lock Scroll Lock D CH L1 Enter Channel select to second layer Scroll Lock Scroll Lock D CH L1 D CH L2 Enter Channel select to third layer Scroll Lock Scroll Lock D CH L1 D CH L2 D CH L3 Enter Note With cascading 3 layers you can select last layer directly Example press ...
Page 17: ...D main menu Please refer section 7 3 6 Setup in OSD Sound Figure 13 Buzzer setup hot key 6 6 Auto Scan Function When you enable Auto Scan function by pressing Scroll Lock twice then S and Enter The KVM Switch will shift through all the ports and display them on the monitor The mouse and keyboard will be disabled under this mode This is necessary to prevent errors such as erratic movement and wrong...
Page 18: ... auto scan modes please refer section 7 3 1 Setup in OSD Scan Mode to setup the auto scan mode Scan all working computers Scan all computers which are marked for auto scan 6 6 4 Auto scan time interval The auto scan time interval can be adjustable by pressing F1 in OSD main menu Please refer section 7 3 1 Setup in OSD Scan Time Note You can also start auto scan function by pressing F2 in OSD main ...
Page 19: ...pressing F3 in OSD main menu Please refer section 7 5 Console Lock in OSD 7 OSD Operation 7 1 OSD Main Menu Press Scroll Lock twice and Enter then you will enter to OSD On Screen Display main menu The channel number names and the status will be displayed on the monitor screen Please refer fig 8 Fig 16 OSD main menu 7 1 1 KVM layer number 1st 2nd or 3rd indicates the current cascade level 7 1 2 Cha...
Page 20: ...n if the scan mode is Select type BLANK Indicating this computer is not marked for auto scan 7 1 4 Current active channel number Indicate current active channel number The channel of the currently selected computer is displayed in the right upper corner If the active channel is in 2nd or 3rd cascade layer the display string is like XX YY ZZ For example 02 05 07 means the active channel is layer 1 ...
Page 21: ...ected channel name F5 Security security function and user authority settings F6 Lock Port PC port lock function for administrator only 7 2 Channel selection in OSD 7 2 1 Channel select to computer Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight a computer and then ENTER to select it and leave OSD menu A banner with the channel name will be shown on left upper corner of the screen Channel Name Channel ...
Page 22: ... will return to upper layer OSD menu 7 3 Setup in OSD F1 Please use Up or Down arrow key to select the item you want to change and use Left or Right arrow key to change the settings Press ESC to exit and save the setup settings Figure 19 OSD Setup 7 3 1 Scan Mode Select Scan the selected channels marked with S in STA column on OSD main menu PC ON Scan all powered on PC channels s s ...
Page 23: ...Menu Use four arrow keys to move the OSD main menu to the desired position Press ESC to save the changed menu position Figure 20 Menu Position Setup Banner Use four arrow keys to move the channel banner to the desired position Press ESC to save the changed banner position Figure 21 Banner Position Setup 7 3 5 Hot key Scroll Lock Scroll Lock becomes the hot key Num Lock Num Lock becomes the hot key...
Page 24: ... Language English En Deutsch De Francais Fr 3 languages are available 7 4 Auto Scan in OSD F2 7 4 1 Start to auto scan in OSD Press F2 in OSD main menu The auto scan banner will be shown to indicate the scanning channel Channel Name Channel Number Indicate now is Scan Mode Figure 22 Auto Scan Banner Note You can also start auto scan function via hot key by using Scroll Lock Scroll Lock S Enter out...
Page 25: ...ion 7 7 Security Setup in OSD You can logout to lock console by pressing F3 In OSD mode The Console Lock Banner will be shown on the screen Figure 23 Console Lock Banner The KVM will be locked until an authorized user login Figure 24 Unlock window Note You can also logout to lock console via hot key by using Scroll Lock Scroll Lock H Enter outside the OSD mode Please refer section 6 7 Console Lock...
Page 26: ...curity Setup F5 7 7 1 Security mode login Press F5 in OSD main menu to enter security setup mode the administrator login is required before entering into the security mode Figure 26 Security mode login window The default administrator account is User Name admin Password 123456 After login the security setup main window will be shown on the screen Please select the security item to setup via up arr...
Page 27: ... and user authority functions can not be executed until the security mode is enabled 7 7 3 Change administrator password To change the administrator password move the highlight bar to Admin password and press left arrow or right arrow key The administrator password setup window will be shown on the screen Input the new password twice and press ENTER to confirm or press ESC to exit Figure 28 Admini...
Page 28: ... press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel Figure 29 User name password setup window 7 7 5 User Authority setup You can setup the authority for each user Different user has different access right for each channel To change the access right of each channel for certain user please move the highlight bar to the channel and press A 1 2 or 3 to setup the channel access right for all or certain user You d...
Page 29: ...locked port If anyone selects the channel of the locked port either by panel push button or hot key the system will enter OSD mode waiting for administrator to unlock the port 7 8 3 Unlock Port Only administrator login with correct password can unlock the port After the administrator login the red L mark in STA column will disappear 7 9 Exit OSD ESC Press ESC to exit OSD and to return to the selec...
Page 30: ...eyboard you have to press the LEFT Window key first this key usually is located between the LEFT CTRL and LEFT ALT Then press the second key Sun Microsystems Function Key Please do not release LEFT Window when you press the second key Sun Microsystems Function Key USB or PS 2 Keyboard Stop L_Win L_Alt Props L_Win L_Ctrl Compose L_Win L_Shift Front L_Win F1 Open L_Win F2 Find L_Win F3 Again L_Win F...
Page 31: ...on or improper installation procedures Make sure the console of the Slave s connected to Master s PC port Remove any possible power supplies to the slave unplug all cables before connecting it to the Master Double OSD images at cascade configuration Improper slave connection procedure Fail connection Remove any possible power supplies to the Slave unplug all cables before connecting it to the Mast...
Page 32: ...erates and uses radio frequency and may cause interference to radio and television reception if not installed and used properly This has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of the FCC Rules These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installat...
