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Table of Contents

Package Contents

System Requirements

Overview

Foot Pad Set Installation

Rack Mounting

Console Monitor Connection Options

Single Level Installation

2-Level Installation (Cascading)

3-Level Installation (Cascading)

LED Indication

Port Switching

On-screen Display (OSD) Operation

Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM)

Mac Keyboard Emulation

Sun Keyboard Emulation

Factory Default Settings

Firmware Upgrade

Upgrade Fail

Restore Factory Default Settings

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

CE Compliance

Limited Warranty

Contact

Summary of Contents for 8-Port DVI KVMP Switch

Page 1: ...1 GCS1108 PART NO M1207 8 Port DVI KVMP Switch with VGA support User Manual ...

Page 2: ...red trademark of International Business Machines Inc Macintosh G3 G4 and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc IOGEAR makes no warranty of any kind with regards to the information presented in this document All information furnished here is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice IOGEAR assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors that may...

Page 3: ...ion Cascading 11 3 Level Installation Cascading 12 LED Indication 13 Port Switching 13 On screen Display OSD Operation 14 Hotkey Setting Mode HSM 31 Mac Keyboard Emulation 32 Sun Keyboard Emulation 32 Factory Default Settings 33 Firmware Upgrade 33 Upgrade Fail 36 Restore Factory Default Settings 37 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement 38 CE Compliance 38 Limited Warranty 39 Contact 39 ...

Page 4: ... work with this switch may be used to link to the computers Two cable sets are provided with this package Note The quality of the display is affected by the quality and length of the cables If you need additional cable sets please contact your dealer to purchase the appropriate ones for your switch Package Contents 1 x GCS1108 8 port USB DVI KVMP Switch 2 x Custom USB DVI D KVM Cable Sets 1 x Firm...

Page 5: ... K M RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 1 5 4 2 3 2 1 3 4 Overview Front view 1 Port 1 8 switch Button 2 Power LED 3 Reset Button 4 USB Sharing Port 5 Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch Back view 1 Powe Jack 2 CPU 1 8 Port 3 Console Port 4 Grounding ...

Page 6: ...l near the front of the switch 8 Port USB DVI KVM Switch AUTO SCAN K M RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 Foot Pad Set Installation Flip the KVM switch upside down Peel the protective films off of the foot pads then stick the pads to the four corners as shown in the diagram below Rack Mounting ...

Page 7: ... kit to screw the rack mounting brackets into the sides near the front of the unit Final Step Place the KVM switch in the rack Position it so that the holes in the mounting brackets line up with the holes in the rack Secure the mounting brackets to the front of the rack 8 Po rt US B DV I KVM Sw itch AU TO SC AN K M RE SE T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 ...

Page 8: ...nitor DVI D VGA connectors One DVI DVI D VGA monitor plug your dual interface console monitor into both the DVI and VGA console ports c Two Monitors 1 x DVI D 1 x VGA Two Monitors 1 x DVI D 1 x VGA plug your DVI monitor into the DVI console port and plug your VGA monitor into the VGA console port 8 DVI I DVI D VGA DVI D VGA Console Monitor Connection Options ...

Page 9: ...he VGA monitor depending on the OSD settings See Set Computer Viedo Input page 26 for details about setting the correct video input and output for your video requirements a One DVI monitor DVI I plug your DVI console monitor into thhe DVI console port located on the unit s rear panel b One DVI DVI D VGA monitor plug your dual interface console monitor into both the DVI and VGA console ports c Two ...

Page 10: ...rs into their corresponding USB microphone and speaker sockets 6 At the other end of the cable plug the USB video microphone and speaker cables into their respective ports on the computer 7 Plug your USB peripherals into the type A sockets in the USB hub section 8 Plug the power adapter that came with your switch into an AC power source then plug power adapter cable into the switch s Power Jack No...

Page 11: ...d with this package plug the DVI connector into any available DVI socket in the KVM port section of the switch then plug the accompanying USB Type A microphone and speaker connectors into their corresponding USB microphone and speaker sockets Note Verify that all the plugs are in the same KVM Port sockets all in Port 1 all in Port 2 etc and that each socket is marked with an appropriate icon to in...

Page 12: ...into the switch s Power Jack plug the power adapter into an AC source 2 For each Second Stage unit plug the power adapter cable into the switch s Power Jack plug the power adapter into an AC source 3 Plug the First Stage unit s power adapter cable into its Power Jack then plug the power adapter into an AC source 4 Turn on the power to all the computers Note The Power On sequence requires that all ...

Page 13: ...er connected and it is powered on but does not focus on the KVM Green The specific port has focus on the KVM Port Switching Port Switching via Front Panel Switch Button Simply press the specific push button to switch the focus to the specific port Port Switching via On Screen DIsplay OSD Please refer to OSD Operation section Port Switching via Hotkey Please refer to Hotkey Setting Mode HSM section...

Page 14: ...tached to another KVM Cascading Click on a switch number or move the highlight bar to it then press the right arrow key to expand the list Similarly to collapse a switch s port list click on the switch number or move the highlight bar to it then press the left arrow key to collapse the list OSD Login One Level Main OSD Screen Cascading 2nd level screen Cascading 2nd Main OSD Screen 14 Trigger OSD ...

Page 15: ...up or down through the list one line at a time click the up and down triangle symbols or use the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard If there are more list entries than what appears on the main screen the screen will scroll down To move up or down through the list one screen at a time click the up and down arrow symbols or use the PgUp and PgDn keys If there are more list entries than what appe...

Page 16: ...unction is to let you switch to a specific port via port ID or port s name Enter 1 to choose from Port Name and 2 to choose from Port Number in the yellow box locating in the bottom of the pink bar F1 GOTO If 1 was chosen then type in the port s name that you want to go to and then press Enter You can also move the red highlight bar to the specific port that you want to go to and press Enter ...

Page 17: ...en powered on Quick View Powered ON List out only the ports that have been set as quick view ports and they have been powered on F2 LIST This function allows you to choose a way that you wish to list the ports in the OSD display on the main screen Simply move the red highlight bar to the option that you wish to choose and press Enter You will see the hand symbol will be pointing at the option that...

Page 18: ... that you would like to choose and press Enter Then press Esc to exit from this function F3 SET Port ID Display Position This function allows you to change the position of the port ID that s showing on the screen as the image below Simply change the position by using the up down left and right arrows to adjust to the place that you want the port ID to show in the future and press Enter Port ID Dis...

Page 19: ...ber between 0 225 and press Enter Function Description All Scan all ports that the administrator has set as accessible for the current logged in user Quick View Scan only the ports that have been set as quick view ports This option will only show up for administrator account Powered ON Scan only the ports that have been powered on Quick View Powered ON Scan only the ports that have been set as qui...

Page 20: ...o have the KVM goes to a black screen Simply enter the number between 0 to 30 and press Enter then press Esc to exit from this function Hotkey Command Mode This function allows you to enable or disable the hotkey commands Simply press Y for yes and N for no Then press Esc to exit from this function Hotkey This function allows you to set the hotkey sequence that you wish to use to trigger hotkeys c...

Page 21: ...Upgrade Keyboard Language Set Computer Video Input Set Console Video Output Mouse Emuplation ON Set User Login This function allows you to setup the login name and password for the users accounts There are 5 user accounts in the system Administrator User1 User2 User3 and User4 Move the red high light bar to the user account that you wish to setup and press Enter Then simply type in the user name a...

Page 22: ...ort Set Accessible Ports This function allows you to setup the access on each port for each user Use Spacebar to cycle through all the entries and press Enter to complete the setup Then press Esc to exit from the function Once the user name and password are set correctly you will see the message in the bottom of the screen indicating the setup is ok Then simply press Esc to exit from the function ...

Page 23: ...ter a number from 0 180 in terms of minutes as the time interval and press Enter Edit Port Names This function allows you to customize a name on each port of the KVM Simply move the red highlight bar to the port that you wish to customize a name and press Enter Enter the port name that you wish to show in OSD for that specific port and press Enter to complete the editing Then press Esc to exit fro...

Page 24: ...ss Enter Then type Y to proceed restoring or N to cancel the restore Activate Beeper This function allows you to enable or disable the beeper sound while switching port Move the red highlight bar to Activate Beeper and press Enter Then type Y to activate or N to deactivate Set Quick View Ports This function allows you to set the desire ports as Quick View Ports If a port is selected as a Quick Vie...

Page 25: ...rd will change Mac keyboard emulation mode Please see Hotkey Setting Mode HSM and Mac Sun Keyboard Emulation sections to see the details Firmware Upgrade This function allows you to have the KVM activates the firmware upgrade mode so that you can perform a firmware upgrade to the KVM If you would like to do a firmware upgrade connect the firmware cable between the computer and KVM then type Y to p...

Page 26: ...o is chosen by default if you want to change the language simply move the red highlight bar to the desire keyboard language that you wish to change to and then press Enter Set Computer Video Input Sets the video signal for each KVM port for the computers attached to the GCS1108 Options are DVI A DVI D 26 ...

Page 27: ...on if you have one DVI monitor with a DVI D plus VGA connector or if you have two monitors 1 x DVI 1 x VGA DVI A to DVI I select this option if you have one DVI monitor with a DVI I connector Note In a cascade installation or if you are using a VGA to DVI adapter in your installation select DVI A to DVI I Mouse Emulation Enables disable mouse emulation function Note Supported in the first level of...

Page 28: ...t Note If you have cascaded your KVM it will switch to the next accessible port from level 2 of the next port from level 1 F5 SKP F5 SKP This function allows you to trigger Skip Mode Simply press F5 to activate skip mode When you see a left and right arrow next to the port number as the image below you can press the arrow keys to skip to different ports Skip Mode s behavior depends on the setup th...

Page 29: ... and Scan Duration Please go to F3 SET section for details Simply press F7 to trigger Autoscan Mode then you will see a S next to the port ID number on the screen When the Autoscan Mode is activated the console will not function normally until you exit from Autoscan Mode During Autoscan Mode you can press P or left click on your mouse once to pause at a specific port When you are done pausing simp...

Page 30: ... LOUT F8 LOUT This function allows you to logout of the OSD So when another person is trying to access this from the console he would have to login again Simply Press Y to proceed the logout and N to cancel ...

Page 31: ...e port that has KVM focus Note You can also press and hold Port 1 and Port 2 front panel push button to perform keyboard mouse reset Invoke HSM then press Invokes Skip mode and skips from the current port to the first accessible port previous to it Invoke HSM then press Invokes Skip mode and skips from the current port to the next accessible port Invoke HSM then press b Toggle hotkey beepers on or...

Page 32: ...nations press and release the first key Ctrl then press and release the second key Sun Keyboard Emulation The PC compatible 101 104 key keyboard can emulate the functions of the Sun keyboard The emulation mappings are listed in the table below PC Keyboard Sun Keyboard Crtl t Stop Crtl F2 Again Crtl F3 Props Crtl F4 Undo Crtl F5 Front Crtl F6 Copy Crtl F7 Open Crtl F8 Paste Ctrl F9 Find Crtl F10 Cu...

Page 33: ... upgrade you need to use a computer that s not connected to the KVM Step 1 Connect the provided firmware upgrade cable to the firmware upgrade port of the KVM and the serial port of your computer Connect power adapter to your power outlet and the KVM Step 2 Go to www iogear com to download the latest available firmware or the specific firmware that you wish to upgrade to Step 3 Please make sure al...

Page 34: ... firmware upgrade cable Check Firmware Version checkbox is optional Step 7 If you have checked the Check Firmware Version checkbox then the utility will check the current firmware that is on your KVM If the current firmware is newer than the firmware that you wish to upgrade to a window will popup and prompt you to ask if you wish to proceed Simply click Yes to start the upgrade and No to cancel t...

Page 35: ...de is done you will see Firmware upgrade OK in the Status Messages window Then simply click Finish to complete the whole firmware upgrade process Final Step Now the KVM will reset by itself and it will be ready for usage after the rest ...

Page 36: ...overy Switch to the Recover position slide to the right Then connect power adapter back to the KVM Step 3 Repeat the firmware upgrade process Please refer to Firmware Upgrade section Step 4 After the firmware upgrade has completed the KVM will reset itself Unplug the power from the KVM after the KVM is reset Step 5 Slide the Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch back to the Normal position slide to the...

Page 37: ...e DC connector from the KVM then remove the housing of the KVM Step 2 Using a jumper cap short the jumper on the main board labeled J30 Step 3 Now plug the DC connector back into the DC jack from the KVM This will restore the KVM with factory default firmware Step 4 A message will appear on the monitor as below Step 5 Unplug DC connector from the KVM then remove the jumper and screw the housing ba...

Page 38: ...ations Although this product complies with the limits for a Class A digital device there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation This device has been tested and found to comply with the following European Union directives Electromagnetic Capability 2004 108 EC Low Voltage 2006 95 EC and R TTED 1999 5 EC CE Compliance SJ T 11364 2006 The following contains info...

Page 39: ...upport Warranty Information This product carries a 3 Year Limited Warranty For the terms and conditions of this warranty please go to http www iogear com support warranty Register online at http www iogear com register Important Product Information Product Model Serial Number Contact IOGEAR Toll Free 866 9 IOGEAR USA Phone 949 453 8782 19641 Da Vinci Foothill Ranch CA92610 www iogear com support i...

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