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MasterConsole Digital (MCD and MCD-

LED17 Series)

Release 2.3.0

MCD-0G-v2.3.0-E

August 2022

Release 2.3.0

Summary of Contents for Raritan MCD Series

Page 2: ...mount Procedure 15 Step 1 Attach the Cable Support Bar 15 Step 2 Rack Mount the MCD 16 MasterConsole Digital LED KVM Drawer 17 MCD LED Product Overview 17 MCD LED Product Features 18 MCD LED Package C...

Page 3: ...Inactive Channels 47 Channel Colors 47 Releasing a Channel in the PC Shard Mode 48 Two Tier System 50 Overview 50 Limitations of the Two Tier System 51 Establishing a Two Tier System 51 Step a Connect...

Page 4: ...ardware mentioned in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of and are the property of their respective holders FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t...

Page 5: ...liance off the supply Operation temperature in a closed rack environment may be greater than room temperature Do not exceed the rated maximum ambient temperature of the appliances See Specifications o...

Page 6: ...nd LCD display For detailed information on either product model see MasterConsole Digital KVM Switches on page 10 or MasterConsole Digital LED KVM Drawer on page 17 Important To support audio you must...

Page 7: ...MDCIM DVI MDCIM HDMI 7...

Page 8: ...MDCIM DP MDUTP cables 8...

Page 9: ...fixing this product should be stable and level or mounted into a suitable cabinet Make sure the place has good ventilation is out of direct sunlight away from sources of excessive dust dirt heat water...

Page 10: ...and you will be able to switch among servers connected to that MCD switch If cascading MCD switches to form a two tier system the number of accessible servers can be expanded up to 1024 servers See T...

Page 11: ...user and the second user can connect keyboard and mouse directly to MCD as shown MCD Product Features A user can control multiple servers per unit The number of servers is model dependent MCD 108 sup...

Page 12: ...us Note For the definition of an active channel see Active and Inactive Channels on page 47 Password protection prevents unauthorized access to MCD switches and servers one administrator and 127 user...

Page 13: ...ctive and Inactive Channels on page 47 Rear View 1 Power socket and power switch Power socket Connect the power cord Power switch Toggle the power on or off 2 Console 2 connectors Connect the data inp...

Page 14: ...his CIM does NOT support audio transmission HDMI USB MDCIM HDMI comes with an HDMI video connector and a USB connector This CIM supports digital audio transmission Display Port USB MDCIM DP comes with...

Page 15: ...l the cable support bar onto the rackmount brackets to bear all cables connected to the MCD switch The proper position to attach this bar depends on the switch s front panel position in the rack If th...

Page 16: ...witch between the two rackmount brackets 2 Align two little holes of the bracket with two threaded holes on one side of the MCD switch 3 Secure the bracket to the MCD switch with two of the included s...

Page 17: ...MDTUP Cables 20 MCD LED Rackmount Procedure 21 MCD LED Product Overview MCD LED is a KVM keyboard video mouse combination switch and KVM drawer that enables you to control multiple servers from a sing...

Page 18: ...cluding MS DOS Windows 7 8 8 1 10 Linux Red Hat Novell Suse Macintosh OS9 OSX and SCO UNIX With the keep alive technology you can add remove and hot swap components without interruption to servers Sim...

Page 19: ...LED KVM drawer 2 USB port This USB port is used to connect an additional wired or wireless USB keyboard and or mouse This USB port does not support a USB storage drive 3 Indicators for Num Lock Caps L...

Page 20: ...lay LCD power indicator lamp The indicator is lit when the LCD power button is turned on 7 Adjustable mounting brackets Adjust the mounting bracket to match the length of your rack Adjustable length 5...

Page 21: ...U 1 75 4 4cm of vertical space in a standard 19 equipment rack To rack mount it use the brackets and screws that come with the device 1 Adjust the length of both brackets to match the mounting depth o...

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Page 23: ...sing the MCD LED 26 Initial OSD Operation 27 Basic Installation Server connection methods are the same for both MCD switches and MCD LED KVM drawers The only difference is that you do NOT need to conn...

Page 24: ...ctor 1 Turn OFF all devices including the MCD switch and servers 2 Connect a keyboard mouse and monitor to the Console connectors on the MCD switch If using a VGA monitor a DVI I to VGA adapter is req...

Page 25: ...The distance can be up to 45 meters 147 6 feet MDCIM Use a standard network patch cable Cat5e 6 UTP to connect the MDCIM attached with the server to the MCD channel ports MDUTP cable Simply plug the...

Page 26: ...ity after accessing a server do either below Press the UP AUTO button on the LCD display Press MENU make sure Auto Adjust has been selected and press MENU to confirm Note For instructions on accessing...

Page 27: ...r initial login use the built in administrator account To log in 1 Type the default user credentials and press Enter User credentials are case sensitive User Name admin Default Password raritan 2 The...

Page 28: ...ew and or control the connected server There are two methods for channel selection Selection Menu of the On Screen Display OSD Hot keys Using the Channel Selection Menu You must use the OSD hot key to...

Page 29: ...Selection Menu of that switch displays for you to select its channels Using Hot Keys You can switch between channels without triggering the OSD The default hot key for the first procedure below is Scr...

Page 30: ...To select the prior active channel press the LEFT Ctrl key twice Logout After completing your tasks you should log out to prevent unauthorized people from accessing the MCD KVM system To log out of th...

Page 31: ...ttings described in this chapter are different from those for the MCD LED s LCD display which are described in the chapter titled MCD LED Display s OSD Menu on page 56 In This Chapter OSD Layout 31 Sp...

Page 32: ...2 refers to Console 2 which is only available on dual user models User Name Password The fields for entering user credentials For details see Login on page 27 Selection Menu In addition to the OSD men...

Page 33: ...hannel Names on page 35 The channel with a 2nd tier MCD switch connected rather than a server is marked with the symbol For example CH003 in the above diagram Channel names change colors according to...

Page 34: ...hannel names See Specifying Channel Names on page 35 Channel ID Whenever you access a channel a channel ID is displayed onscreen By default it displays for only 5 seconds To extend the display time se...

Page 35: ...currently selected Channel name of the selected 2nd tier channel Specifying Channel Names Default channel names for active channels are PC You have to assign unique channel names to identify each conn...

Page 36: ...same steps for additional channels User Management The product provides one administrator and 127 user accounts Administrator account Default name admin Default password raritan User accounts Default...

Page 37: ...the desired user Press Page Up or Page Down if the desired user is not shown on the current page 5 Press Enter and that user s password change page displays Then follow either procedure below 6 After...

Page 38: ...8 characters 2 Re type the password and press Enter To abort the changes press Esc instead To rename a user account and or change the password 1 To rename it type the new name in the User Name field a...

Page 39: ...words and keep the data in a secure location Setting User Port Access Privileges You can set user privileges to access each port To set user privileges to ports 1 Login as admin 2 In the Selection Men...

Page 40: ...e port Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to change the port access authority in the Access column Press Enter to move to Tier2 level 6 In the Tier2 level Press the UP and DOWN arrows to select the p...

Page 41: ...or details see Login on page 27 2 On the Selection Menu press F1 The SETUP page displays Note The two settings Oper Mode and Port Timeout are available on dual user models only One user models includi...

Page 42: ...r can remain idle after accessing any channel Once the timeout expires the user loses the server control and the other user if available can gain the server control Scan Mode All or PC ON This determi...

Page 43: ...can adjust the onscreen position of the main OSD or the channel ID Only the administrator can determine the OSD position To adjust the OSD position 1 Log in as the administrator that is admin For deta...

Page 44: ...ith the next channels on the base switch Before turning on the scan function make sure the Scan Mode and Scan Rate settings meet your needs See Available Settings and Options on page 42 To activate th...

Page 45: ...age 34 Generic channel ID 2nd tier channel ID Video Adjustment You can adjust the following video properties of the channel that is being accessed Brightness Contrast To adjust a channel s video 1 Sel...

Page 46: ...ress the hot key 3 times The default hot key is Scroll Lock To change it see System Settings on page 41 2 On the Selection Menu press F5 The firmware information displays 3 To exit press Esc Resetting...

Page 47: ...nel port is connected to a powered MDCIM or MDUTP cable A MDCIM or MDUTP cable is powered as long as it receives power via the USB connector Therefore it is always powered when plugged into a server t...

Page 48: ...witch Then you cannot access any channel on that 2nd tier switch Tip In the PC Share mode the tiered channel does not turn red if the other user is only viewing the 2nd tier channel list and has not a...

Page 49: ...eo If you access the channel later than the other user the other user can control the computer and you can only view the video To release the server control 1 If you are the controlling user you can r...

Page 50: ...nels 55 Overview To organize a two tier system just connect one or multiple MCD switches to a MCD switch All MCD switches connected to the same MCD switch are the SECOND TIER devices and the FIRST TIE...

Page 51: ...to its Console 2 Establishing a Two Tier System Major steps include STEP a Connect the 2nd tier switch es to the base switch STEP b Connect the keyboard mouse monitor and audio devices to the base sw...

Page 52: ...to the base switch so that the base switch downloads up to date channel data from the 2nd tier Step b Connect Keyboards Mice Monitors and Audio Devices You must connect one or two sets of keyboards mi...

Page 53: ...Warning If any 2nd tier switch is a dual user MCD model DO NOT connect a keyboard mouse and monitor to Console 2 because Console 2 is disabled 53...

Page 54: ...Connect Servers You can connect servers to any channel ports in the two tier system including those on the base and second tier switches For details on server connections see Basic Installation on pag...

Page 55: ...on the current page press Page Down or Page Up 3 Press Enter The Selection Menu of the selected 2nd tier switch appears showing a list of 2nd tier channels To identify a 2nd tier switch s Selection Me...

Page 56: ...nu for the LED display not the OSD for channel selection and system settings Note The OSD settings described in this chapter are different from those for channel selection and system settings which ar...

Page 57: ...ut VGA or DVI For details see Selecting the Preferred Video Output on page 61 While the LED OSD is being displayed pressing this button moves down the selection MENU This button has two functions When...

Page 58: ...message is displayed during the process Luminance Brightness Make the screen image brighter or darker Contrast Adjust the difference between the background black level and foreground white level Black...

Page 59: ...or VGA signals when Auto Tune does not get the optimum video performance and vertical dark bands are visible on the screen Phase Adjust the phase to synchronize the frequency settings of the LED displ...

Page 60: ...ition of the LED OSD V Position Adjust the vertical position of the LED OSD OSD Time Set the time duration in seconds for which the LED OSD remains visible after the last button is pressed The factory...

Page 61: ...n on the screen Selecting the Preferred Video Output The MCD LED converts the video input signals to both VGA and DVI video signals By default all video is displayed with VGA signals on the LCD displa...

Page 62: ...iles In this chapter the name MCD refers to both MCD switches and MCD LED KVM drawers unless otherwise specified Procedure to upgrade the MCD switch Step 1 Download the Latest Firmware and Upgrade Uti...

Page 63: ...d the release notes prior to start the firmware upgrade Step 2 Connect the Desired Switch to the Computer Running the Upgrade Utility You must connect the desired KVM switch to the USB port of the com...

Page 64: ...ity downloaded along with the MCD firmware There are two MCD firmware files available for the switch Filename Description MCD_USB_HOST_XXX usb XXX is the version number This file upgrades the USB func...

Page 65: ...e top instead 3 To upgrade the USB functionality click in the row of the USB Host to select the appropriate MCD USB file 4 To upgrade the OSD functionality click in the row of the OSD to select the ap...

Page 66: ...eft bullet does not turn green and red text is displayed on the top instead 8 If there are more MCD switches to upgrade keep the utility open remove the currently connected switch and reconnect a new...

Page 67: ...and MCD LED KVM drawers To ensure the success of the upgrade always use the latest upgrade utility downloaded along with the MDCIM MDUTP firmware There is only one firmware file available for MDCIM MD...

Page 68: ...to the following then appears Simply close this window 3 Perform all actions of this step within 5 seconds since the utility is launched Otherwise the utility may not be able to detect the connected...

Page 69: ...seconds the utility may fail to detect the connected MDCIM or MDUTP If this issue occurs close the utility disconnect the MDCIM MDUTP from the computer and then repeat all of the above steps until the...

Page 70: ...5 Click APROM to select the appropriate MDCIM MDUTP firmware file 70...

Page 71: ...6 Click Start to start the firmware upgrade 7 When the firmware upgrade is completed successfully a green message PASS is displayed at the bottom 71...

Page 72: ...re MDCIMs or MDUTP cables to upgrade keep the utility open remove the currently connected MDCIM MDUTP and reconnect a new one to the computer Then repeat steps 6 to 8 until all MDCIMs and MDUTP cables...

Page 73: ...le DVI I ports for video output 1 1 Female 3 5mm audio jack for audio output 1 1 Female Micro USB for firmware upgrade 1 1 Reset button for power cycle 1 1 AC socket 1 1 Power switch 1 1 Channel LEDs...

Page 74: ...Female USB A ports for keyboard mouse 4 4 Female DVI I ports for video output 2 2 Female 3 5mm audio jack for audio output 2 2 Female Micro USB for firmware upgrade 1 1 Reset button for power cycle 1...

Page 75: ...Items MCD LED17108 MCD LED17116 Supported console users 1 1 Channel ports female RJ 45 8 16 Built in 104 key keyboard 1 1 Built in touchpad 1 1 Female USB A ports for external keyboard mouse 1 1 Femal...

Page 76: ...C 12V 5 42A 65W Operating temperature 0 to 50 C Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Humidity 0 80 RH Non condensing Dimension W x D x H Product 562 71 x 484 7 x 41 5 mm Packing 742 x 602 x 178 mm Net wei...

Page 77: ...1050 60Hz 1920 x 1080 60Hz 1920 x 1080 60Hz 1920 x 1200 60Hz Supported Video Resolutions of MCD LED The following lists the video resolutions supported by the LCD panel of MCD LED Available video res...

Page 78: ...x 1050 60Hz 1920 x 1080 60Hz Note DVI monitors takes longer time to swap resolutions so it is recommended to preset the resolutions The delay is caused by video signals slow process due to swapping fr...

Page 79: ...the ground screw on the rear panel to provide a safe electrical path to the ground Note Currently only MCD LED KVM drawers have the ground screw while MCD switches do NOT have it To prevent any potent...

Page 80: ...D switch from anywhere over the Internet Connection Connect the MCD switch to any channel port of the Dominion KX II or III A D2CIM VUSB or D2CIM DVUSB is required Dominion KX2 101 V2 Benefit You can...

Page 81: ...1700 LED and T1900 LED series Benefit Turn the console of the MCD switch into a KVM drawer which can be put inside the cabinet or rack Connection Connect the MCD switch to the LED KVM console A Rarita...

Page 82: ...roducts 6 L Language 60 Limitations of the Two Tier System 51 Login Screen 32 Logout 30 Luminance 58 M Management 59 MasterConsole Digital KVM Switches 10 MasterConsole Digital LED KVM Drawer 17 MCD C...

Page 83: ...e Utility 62 Step 2 Connect the Desired Switch to the Computer Running the Upgrade Utility 63 Step 2 Rack Mount the MCD 16 Step 2A Launch the Upgrade Utility and Connect MDCIM MDUTP 67 Step 3 Launch t...

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