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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................... 1

Definitions .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Limitations.............................................................................................................................................................. 1

COMPATIBILITY .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
ORDERING INFORMATION........................................................................................................................................ 1
FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 2

Additional Features ................................................................................................................................................ 2
Optional Features .................................................................................................................................................. 3

MATERIALS ................................................................................................................................................................. 3

Materials Supplied with this kit............................................................................................................................... 3
Materials 

Not

 Supplied,  but 

REQUIRED

.............................................................................................................. 3

INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
USING THE NTI MULTI-USER USB KVM SWITCH ................................................................................................... 7

Basic Operation ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Keypad Control ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

OSD CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

SECURITY OPTION .............................................................................................................................................. 8

Enabling The Security Feature .......................................................................................................................... 8
User Login Mode................................................................................................................................................ 9

ADDITIONAL OSD MODES AVAILABLE WITH SECURITY ................................................................................ 9

Administration Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Administrator Password ..................................................................................................................................... 10
User Name List .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Edit User ............................................................................................................................................................ 11

USER ACCESS FUNCTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 12

Command Mode ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Scan Mode ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Broadcast Mode................................................................................................................................................. 14
Sharing Mode..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Normal Mode ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Edit Mode ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Change Settings ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Broadcast Mode Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 15
Scan Mode Configuration .................................................................................................................................. 16
Maintenance Mode ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Search Mode...................................................................................................................................................... 17
Help Mode.......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Select Language ................................................................................................................................................ 18

KEYBOARD MAPPING................................................................................................................................................ 18
KEY EQUIVALENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 18

Mouse Click Equivalents........................................................................................................................................ 19
SUN’s 14 Extra Keys ............................................................................................................................................. 19

RS232 CONTROL........................................................................................................................................................ 21

Remote Connection ............................................................................................................................................... 21
Baud Rate .............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Unit Address and Loop Back ................................................................................................................................. 21
Command Protocol ................................................................................................................................................ 22

RS232 INTERFACE TEST PROGRAM ....................................................................................................................... 23

MATRIX SWITCHER'S CONTROL PROGRAM FOR WINDOWS 9X, NT, AND 2000......................................... 24

WARRANTY INFORMATION....................................................................................................................................... 26

Summary of Contents for ST-nXm-USBV-U

Page 1: ...Xm USBV U Multi user USB KVM Switch INSTALLATION USER GUIDE MAN028 Rev Date 8 21 2002 NTI NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED Tel 330 562 7070 Fax 330 562 1999 1275 Danner Dr Aurora OH 44202 www nti1 co...

Page 2: ...SECURITY 9 Administration Mode 9 Administrator Password 10 User Name List 10 Edit User 11 USER ACCESS FUNCTIONS 12 Command Mode 12 Scan Mode 14 Broadcast Mode 14 Sharing Mode 14 Normal Mode 14 Edit M...

Page 3: ...d SUN Rays USB CPUs MAC USB CPUs ORDERING INFORMATION The ST nXm USBV U USB KVM switch is built to a specific size ranging from 2 to 8 users and 8 to 32 CPUs The switch is built at the factory based o...

Page 4: ...f power cord not available on all units 8 RS232 In Out for attaching RS232 interface cable from a CPU to control the functions of one or more switches 9 Fuse Holder holder for replaceable overcurrent...

Page 5: ...ware is provided Matrix Switcher s Control Program provides easy and powerful graphical control of matrix switches through the RS 232 interface Windows only Optional Features Dual redundant power supp...

Page 6: ...plugged If using RS 232 Control see RS 232 section on page 21 for more information Observe normal precautions when connecting the RS232 cables to the CPU Refer to the owners manual for the CPU being c...

Page 7: ...the USB type A female ports labeled USB USER DEVICES on the rear of the ST nXm USBV U switch See Fig 2 Ensure that the monitors and related input devices are connected to ports having the same port nu...

Page 8: ...IDEO x port of the ST nXm USBV U switch with the same port number as the input device cable See Fig 5 Note Make sure the CPU is connected to a Keyboard port and a Video port with the same number See F...

Page 9: ...d by the desired CPU to be connected to CPU Used following single digit user entries ENTER Used following single digit entries Display next 4 users and the CPUs they are connected to Display previous...

Page 10: ...st first enter Command Mode from the keyboard using the Ctrl accent key The OSD menu will automatically appear on the monitor This provides a visual way to control the ST nXm USBV U USB KVM switch usi...

Page 11: ...logged in Users other than the administrator are not allowed to enter the Administration Mode If a different user is logged in log out by pressing Q from the Maintenance Mode menu then log in as Admin...

Page 12: ...Return to Administration Mode User Name List To enter the User Name List press U from the Administration Mode menu The User Name List see Fig 10 enables the administrator to see a list of users The ad...

Page 13: ...er mode Function Keystroke Add a character to user name string password string or verify password string whichever is selected Switch sequentially between the User Name edit box Password edit box Veri...

Page 14: ...ser logged in may not include all ports Names of restricted access ports are displayed in blue An arrow to the left of a port number in the list indicates the port the user is currently connected to F...

Page 15: ...elds where the user can click on the left mouse button to toggle that indicator Ports listed on the screen can be selected by moving the cursor onto a port and clicking To move through the port list t...

Page 16: ...broadcast data if one of the following conditions is true the port is not in the Broadcast Mode list the port is used by another user and sharing is not enabled Security Mode is enabled and the user...

Page 17: ...n 002 and 255 seconds is acceptable Broadcast Mode Configuration To enter the Broadcast Mode Configuration menu press B from the Change Settings menu see Fig 14 The Broadcast Mode Configuration menu s...

Page 18: ...When Esc is pressed the display will return to the Change Settings menu The scan selection list is automatically saved Maintenance Mode To enter Maintenance Mode see Fig 16 press Ctrl M from the Comma...

Page 19: ...of CPU names The CPU name best matching the characters typed is selected The list of CPUs may also be searched for a specific or similar name The following commands are valid when the search option ha...

Page 20: ...ST nXm USBV U USB KVM switch If a specific country code is manually programmed it will be the country code for the switch regardless of the actual country code of the connected keyboard The programmed...

Page 21: ...Keyboards SUN Extras SB F1 Stop L1 Use the chart to the left to type SUN s SB F2 Again L2 additional 14 keys using a 101 SB F3 Props L3 WINxx or MAC Apple SB F4 Undo L4 USB keyboard SB F5 Front L5 SB...

Page 22: ...20 Fig 19 Fig 18...

Page 23: ...CPUs To daisy chain multiple units the CPU drives the input port on the first unit and the output port of the first unit is connected to the input port on the next unit etc The last unit will have a...

Page 24: ...pace AA unit address if 00 all units on the bus will be reset and no response will be returned RESPONSE CR if command received and executed OK OR CR if syntax or transmission error occurred Note The R...

Page 25: ...NTI switch version revision FORMAT RV AA XX CR RV Read Version command followed by at least one space AA unit address XX 00 reserved for future extensions RESPONSE CR command received and executed OK...

Page 26: ...on that requires user input the user is prompted When commands are sent to the matrix unit the command string and matrix unit responses are echoed to the screen All commands generated by the program a...

Page 27: ...two supplies for 5V and 5V This feature ensures constant power to the unit since there is a MASTER supply and a SLAVE supply ready to take over should the MASTER fail LEDs on each portion of the supp...

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