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3.8 UPDATE

3.8.1 FIRMWARE WITH SWITCHING MANAGER

Update management is carried out via the Switching Manager software included in the delivery 

see 

User Manual Switching Manager 2000 chapter 10.2 

In this view, all extenders for which a firmware update is to be performed are displayed. 

 

This function displays a list of the extenders that are assigned to the Switching Manager.

 

Updating the extenders in the system is a two-step process. In the first step the firmware is 
loaded into the device and in the second step the update is performed. All extenders in the 
system file can also be updated together.

 

For the update, activate the Settings window and select the folder from which the firmware file is 
to be uploaded. The list of bitmaps is displayed under MX Firmware.

 

Then transfer the firmware and the update will be done in two steps. 

 

 

1. send the firmware to the extender.

 

It takes about 2 minutes until the firmware is loaded into the extender. The bar on the right in 
the column

 

the main window fills blue

 

 

2. is the update.

 

 

ATTENTION

 Only if the bar is grey, the update is finished.

 

 

3. EXTENDER SETTINGS

3. EXTENDER SETTINGS

3.8.2 FIRMWARE UPDATE WITH USB STICK

For the update with an USB stick the following steps are necessary

1.  you receive the message that you can plug in the USB stick.
2.   copy the update file (ending in .kvm) to the USB stick
3.   make sure that the update file is directly on the stick and that it is not in any
 

subdirectory

4.   the USB stick must be formatted with FAT-32 

Summary of Contents for FLEXLINE KT-6011

Page 1: ...l FLEXLINE KT 6011 SET SMARTflex single in copper KT 6011L CPU LOCAL KT 6011R CON REMOTE KT 6021 SET SMARTflex dual in copper KT 6021L CPU LOCAL KT 6021R CON REMOTE www kvm tec com Check out our Installation Channel FLEXLINE V10522 ...

Page 2: ...tatus LED 16 1 6 Unpacking and checking the contents 17 1 7 Mounting options 18 1 7 1 Mounting pads and rubber feet 18 1 7 2 Mounting kits optional 18 2 Installation of the extender 20 2 1 Installing the extender 19 2 2 Quickinstallation SMARTflex Single 20 2 3 Quickinstallation SMARTflex Dual 21 2 4 Start up 22 2 5 Removing a CATx cable 22 2 6 Best practice for Windows 10 23 3 Extender settings 2...

Page 3: ... 38 3 6 3 USB remote wake up 39 3 6 4 Compatibility with Linux 40 3 6 5 Bandwidth reduction 40 3 6 6 VGA Parameters 41 3 7 Remote settings 42 3 7 1 Editing a keyboard Layout 43 3 7 2 Editing keyboard shortcuts 44 3 7 3 USB share any key 45 3 7 4 Using the power saving mode 46 3 7 5 Hiding system status menu 47 3 7 6 Change keyboard fallback modus 48 3 7 7 Lock menu 49 3 7 8 Mouse speed 50 3 7 9 Mo...

Page 4: ... INTENDED USE This product is intended to be used as a device to increase the distance that a keyboard monitor and mouse can be placed from a computer This product is intended for professional use The product should not be used in potentially explosive environments The product may only be used according to the instructions as described in this manual All use other than that described in this manua...

Page 5: ...ng of components unplug all the connections immediately and stop using the product If the product is not installed and used in accordance with this manual it may cause disruptive interference with radio or television reception or affect other electronic products in residential areas Use shielded cables only to connect the components in order to avoid such interference Non compliance invalidates th...

Page 6: ...to 113 F Storage environment 25ºC to 80 13 to 176 F Relative Luftfeuchtigkeit max 80 non condensing Humidity for storage max 80 non condensing Housing material anodized aluminum Dimension 109 x 43 x 107 5 mm 4 29 x 1 69 x 4 23 inch Weight 295 g 0 65 lb Local CPU 295g 0 65 lb Remote CON Shipment weight 1005g 2 21 lb per set single 1895 g 4 17 lb Dual MTBF 82 820 calculated hours 10 years 1 4 ABOUT ...

Page 7: ...m keyboard and Maus 4 kvm link Connection for CAT5 6 7 cable 5 kvm link Connection for CAT5 6 7 cable 6 dc Connection power supply 12V1A LED STATUS yellow LINK ok green Video ok green blinking Video and USB activityx 4 1 2 5 3 6 Local CPU Extender Nr Name Function 1 DVI out DVI to monitor 2 DVI in DVi from PC 2 USB USB to PC 4 kvm link Conenction for CAT5 6 7 cable 5 dc connection power supply 12V...

Page 8: ...ED Status Display the status of the extender 2 Reset Button for reset 4 1 2 Local CPU Extender Nr Name Function 1 dvi in second DVI connection from PC 2 dvi in main DVI connection to PC 3 USB USB to PC 4 kvm link Connection for CAT5 6 7 cable 5 kvm link Connection for CAT5 6 7 cable 6 dc Conenction 12V1A power supply LED STATUS yellow LINK ok green Video ok green blinking Video and USB activity 1 ...

Page 9: ...x rubber feet Remote CON Unit 1 x SV1 remote CON 1 x wall power supply unit 12 V 1A EU plug or Int plug 4 x rubber feet SMARTflex Dual Local CPU Unit 1 x SV2 local CPU 1 x wall power supply unit 12 V 1A EU plug or Int plug 1 x DVI DVI cable 1 8m 5 9ft 1 x USB cable 1 8m 5 9ft 4 x rubber feet Remote CON Unit 1 x SV2 remote CON 1 x wall power supply unit 12 V 1A EU plug or Int plug 4 x rubber feet 1...

Page 10: ...xtenders It consists of 19 Rack Shelf an alu faceplate and a power supply For 4 Single or dual Extender in one Rack Under table mounting kit Part Nr 6231 UMK FLEX The Under Desk Mounting kit is for underdesk mounting of the MX extender Din Rail mounting Part Nr 6235 DINMK FLEX The DIN rail mounting is used for space saving installation in control cabinets or on DIN rails The attachment to the SMAR...

Page 11: ...tions have a bandwith of 1Gbit sec For video sharing the network has to support IGMP snooping 2 3 QUICKINSTALLATION SMARTFLEX DUAL 1 Power plug 12V 1A 1 Power plug 12V 1A 2 USB to PC 4 DVI in 1 from PC 5 DVI in 2 from PC 4 DVI to M onitor 1 5 DVI to Monitor 2 2 USB from Keyboard and mouse 3 Network cable CAT5e 6 7 up to 150m 492ft 3 Network cable CAT5e 6 7 up to 150m 492ft main link Quick Installa...

Page 12: ...ket 3 Connect both extender power supplies C to an earthed wall socket Both extenders will start an initialisation process The red status LED blinks a few seconds After a few seconds the status LED lights green The monitor will displays your computer s desktop or any open applications 2 5 REMOVING A CATX CABLE To remove a CATx cable Press the latch down and slowly pull the cable out 2 INSTALLATION...

Page 13: ...24 kvm tec kvm tec 25 Misprints errors and technical changes reserved Misprints errors and technical changes reserved 2 INSTALLATION OF THE EXTENDER 2 INSTALLATION OF THE EXTENDER ...

Page 14: ...the applicable key Main menu short cuts S Status Overview Menu Status current status U Update Flash FW Firmware update F Features Overview Overview all Features D DDC Option DDC Option Fixe Setting 1020 x 1080 L Local Settings Setting local R Remote Settings Setting remote A About Overview Overview all Upgrades Q Exit Close the OSD 3 2 SYSTEM STATUS Single Dual In the status overview menu the curr...

Page 15: ... M Matrix Switching Mode Disabled Enabled S USB Save Feature mass storage usable Disabled Enabled D Freeze last Image Disabled Disabled Enabled E USB Emulation Mode Disabled Disabled Enabled O Power Redundance Alert L Link Redundance Alert 3 4 1 POINT TO POINT You can switch the Point to Point mode on and off by pressing the P key ATTENTION if the point to point mode is activated the switching mod...

Page 16: ...e main menu Press I to enable or disable the function Press ESC to return to the main menu Main Menu 3 4 5 USB EMULATION MODE When this mode is set the local extender emulates a keyboard and mouse always connected to the PC The result is switching from one PC to another PC without any switching delay Emulation Mode is restricted to mouse and keyboard only 3 4 6 POWER REDUNDANCE ALERT AND LINK REDU...

Page 17: ...you get the CPU temperature information of both units Another feature is the cable test As soon as a connection to the partner has been established the test can be started with the Enter key or the arrow key on the right After a valid synchronization process the test is started and the test run time and errors are displayed The test can be ended at any time by pressing the Enter or key If no error...

Page 18: ...mation used by the PC 1 make sure that the main menu is open Press the D button and the DDC option menu will be displayed Press 0 to display the DDC information of the monitor connected to the remote CON Extender is connected Press 2 to save the current DDC information The system will applies the same settings after restarting the Extender Press the keys 4 to 8 to use a predefined resolution which...

Page 19: ...tivated or deactivated by pressing the corresponding button Display the Extender Settings menu 1 Make sure that the main menu is open 2 Press the L button The Local Settings menu is displayed 3 Press the R button The Remote Settings menu is displayed 3 6 1 CHANGE THE LOCAL SETTINGS View the local or remote Extender settings Press the L button to display the Local Setting menu C USB Compatibility M...

Page 20: ...re detected as USB HUB s this may cause some PC s to abort the boot process This can be avoided with the USB Compatibility Mode The USB compatibility mode can be enabled or disable To enable disable the USB compatibility mode 1 From the Extender Settings menu press the L key The LOCAL SETTINGS menu appears 2 Press the U key to enable or disable the USB compatibility mode 3 6 3 USB REMOTE WAKE UP T...

Page 21: ...ENDER SETTINGS 3 6 4 COMPATIBILITY WITH LINUX Older Linux before 2010 versions may not recognize the keyboard In this case please activate the Linux compatibility mode 3 6 5 BANDWIDTH REDUCTION Here the bandwidth can be reduced The basic setting is 0 You can change the bandwidth with or u d 3 6 6 VGA PARAMETERS VGA Parameters VGA 1 Parameters ...

Page 22: ... menu 3 7 1 EDITING A KEYBOARD LAYOUT The Keyboard Local menu lets you switch between keyboard layouts for navigating the on screen display menu OSD You can choose between French FR English EN and German DE Selecting a keyboard layout 1 Press R in the main menu The Remote Settings menu appears 2 Press the K key The Keyboard Locale menu opens Press E to select English EN Press D to select German DE...

Page 23: ... 1 From the Extender Settings menu press the R key The Remote Settings menu appears 2 Press the H key The Keyboard Shortcuts menu opens 3 Use the arrows to select a command 4 Press E to edit the shortcut To edit Press a single key Edit the frequency with left and right arrows OR Press a key combination single dual 3 7 3 USB SHARE ANY KEY By pressing the button B the USB Share any Key mode can be a...

Page 24: ...ave Setting menu If the powersave mode is active the image output at the video outputs is turned off after the time has elapsed To reactivate the monitor press any key on the keyboard or connect to a partner To return from power save mode press any key Enable and disable power save mode on the remote screen In the main menu press G R kvm tec 47 3 EXTENDER SETTINGS 3 7 5 HIDING SYSTEM STATUS MENU P...

Page 25: ...NGE KEYBOARD FALLBACK MODUS To use the OSD menu the keyboard on the remote device must be identified For most keyboards use the 0 setting When using USB some mice act like a keyboard In this case select fallback mode 1 or 2 3 7 7 LOCK MENU This menu protects the OSD control and after 5 minutes the OSD can no longer be activated 3 EXTENDER SETTINGS ...

Page 26: ...th this function the horizontal and vertical speed can be adjusted 3 EXTENDER SETTINGS 3 7 9 MONITOR SYNC STRENGTH The frame start of the monitor is synchronized with the graphic card Some monitors are very sensible regarding frequency changes Therefore the changes should be done slow and the synchronization takes a bit more time The monitor sync strength can be adjusted between 0 3 3 EXTENDER SET...

Page 27: ...be updated together For the update activate the Settings window and select the folder from which the firmware file is to be uploaded The list of bitmaps is displayed under MX Firmware Then transfer the firmware and the update will be done in two steps 1 send the firmware to the extender It takes about 2 minutes until the firmware is loaded into the extender The bar on the right in the column the m...

Page 28: ... device ID will be shown 3 Order the unlock code from your supplier by providing them with the 9 character device IDand the serial number of your KVM extender 4 Press M key to enter the unlock code 5 Enter the unlock code your supplier provided 6 The extender will automatically restart 7 To confi rm the upgrade has been unlocked return to the Options Overview menu and check that the relevant upgra...

Page 29: ...e dual 3 EXTENDER SETTINGS 3 9 ENABLE OR DISABLE USB MEMORY UPGRADE The USB Memory upgrade allows the user to enable or disable the memory upgrade When the USB Memory upgrade is enabled USB flash storage and external storage devices can be accessed via the extender If your extender was provided with the USB Memory upgrade you can enable and disable at any time 1 Make sure the main menu is open 2 P...

Page 30: ...l functions are described in the Switching Manager 2000 manual You can download the manual from our website www kvm tec com 4 NETWORK SETTINGS 4 1 DISPLAY SWITCHING LIST Available devices that the user can connect to are displayed here Create shortcut You can create a shortcut with the following key combination Strg Alt Print 4 2 PUSH GET LIST Display of all extenders that can be shared The curren...

Page 31: ...CTING DISCONNECTING OR SELECTING A CURRENT WORKPLACE CONNECTED DEVICES Logging in to the local PC in the main menu press A Enter your username and password Disconnecting from an encoder in the main menu press D Enabling a direct connection If you are not connected through a network switch you can connect directly to an encoder with point to point mode In the main menu press P After logging in the ...

Page 32: ...ss the TAB key Now you can enter a string to search for the Extender you want to see Press the Return key you should now see a reduced list of Extenders 4 NETWORK SETTINGS 4 6 IP MANAGEMENT The KVM extenders from kvm tec support three different addressing methods The IP Manage ment menu is only accessible in the active Matrix Switching Mode under Features Default In default mode each Extender gene...

Page 33: ...Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This allows the assignment of network addresses by a DHCP server Static IP In Static IP mode the IP addresses can be assigned via the OSD It is necessary to be connected to a local partner to be able to transmit IP addresses The blue values show the currently assigned IP addresses With the arrow keys up down you can overwrite the respective IP address The addres...

Page 34: ...o connection plug stereo jack to the audio output of the PC green connection with local IN remote headset OUT Establish microphone connection plug stereo jack to the microphone input of the PC pink connection with local OUT Connect the microphone to the Remote IN 5 TROUBLESHOOTING FIRST AID First Aid kvm tec smart connection We are here for you to answer your questions about installation Manual do...

Page 35: ...lp to avoid possible hazards for the environment and public health that could otherwise be caused by improper treatment of waste equipment The recycling of materials contributes to the conservation of natural resources Therefore do not dispose of your old electrical and electronic equipment with the unsorted municipal waste The packaging is made of environmentally friendly materials which may be d...

Page 36: ... reasons it cannot be integrated into an existing corporate network The network switch must meet the following specifications 1 Gigabit switch with a port to port transfer rate of 1 Gigabit second The following switches have all been tested and verified to work with all kvm tec extenders Network requirements Matrix System UDP Version The KVM TEC Matrix Switching System communicates via IP between ...

Page 37: ...one 0043 0 2253 81 912 Fax 0043 0 2253 81 912 99 Email support kvm tec com Web www kvm tec com Here you can find a direct link to our support page 10 ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL 11 NOTES KVM TEC Gewerbepark Mitterfeld 1 A 2523 Tattendorf Austria www kvm tec com IHSE USA LLC 1 Corp Dr Suite Cranburry NJ 08512 USA www ihseusa com IHSE GMBH Asia 158Kallang Way 07 13A 349245 Singapore www ihse com IHSE China ...

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