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Page 2: ... not represent a commitment on the part of PLANET PLANET assumes no responsibility for any in accuracies that may be contained in this User s Manual PLANET makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in this User s Manual and reserves the right to make improvements to this User s Manual and or to the products described in this User s Manual at any time without notice If you find ...
Page 3: ... which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Revision PLANET 8 16 port KVM Switch User s Manual FOR MODEL KVM 800 KVM 1600 REVISION 2 0 Part No EM KVM8V2 ...
Page 4: ... 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 2 2 CABLE DIAGRAMS 5 2 3 PRODUCT DETAILS 5 2 4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 2 5 DAISY CHAIN CONNECTION DIAGRAM 10 2 6 HOT PLUG 11 CHAPTER 3 OPERATION 13 3 1 PASSWORD PROTECTION 13 3 2 SELECTING PC THROUGH PUSH BUTTONS 13 3 3 SELECTING PC THROUGH HOT KEY 14 3 4 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OPERATION 17 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 21 ...
Page 5: ...a specific PC Furthermore not only support computer with PS 2 interface iMAC Power MAC and Sun Microsys tems with only USB port can also be connected through PLANET s USB PS2 adapter and control by PS 2 keyboard and mouse It s the perfect choice for server room Internet or testing site where need to manage multiple computers efficiently and easily 1 1 Features Rack mount size design Support Micros...
Page 6: ...protection and search PC server name Auto Scan Mode for monitoring PCs and flexible Scan time from 5 99 seconds Keyboard status restored when switching PCs LED Display for easy status monitoring Buzzer sound for switching port confirmation Using Standard Keyboard VGA Mouse cable Built in one extra daisy chain port and no waste any PC port No DIP switch setting needed and auto detect daisy chain ba...
Page 7: ... 2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin VGA HDDB 15pin PC selection On Screen Display Menu Hot Key Push Button 7 segment LED One Bank LED Two PC Port LEDs On Screen Display Control Yes Scan Intervals 5 99 Sec Keyboard Emula tion PS2 Mouse Emulation PS2 VGA Resolution Up to 1920X1440 Bandwidth 200MHz MAX PC Connec tion 120 128 Housing Metal Power Adapter DC 12V 1A or DC 9V 1A Operation Temp 0 40 degree C 32 104deg...
Page 8: ...les male to male for Keyboard 8 PS 2 cables male to male for Mouse Optional USB PS 2 adapter for multi platform PC iMAC Sun KVM 1600 Model No 16 port KVM Switch Console side One VGA Monitor One PS 2 Keyboard One PS 2 Mouse Computer side 16 HDDB 15 pin male to male VGA cables 16 PS 2 cables male to male for Keyboard 16 PS 2 cables male to male for Mouse Optional USB PS 2 adapter for multi platform ...
Page 9: ...AT to PS 2 keyboard adapter Optional Din 5 pin Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female PS2 to DB9 adapter Op tional Mini Din 6 pin Female to DB 9 pin Female 2 3 Product Details Front Panel of 8 port KVM Switch PC Port Select Bank Select Current Active Bank Display Current Active Port Display Power On Off ...
Page 10: ... 12V 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Console port Daisy chain in PS 2 Mouse Console VGA Monitor Console PS 2 Mouse computer PS 2 Keyboard Console VGA Monitor computer Power Adapter PS 2 Keyboard computer Rear Panel of 16 port KVM Switch Daisy Chain Port Console Port Connector KVM Port Connector DC 12V Made in Taiwan Daisy chain in Console port 8 16 7 15 6 14 5 13 4 12 3 11 2 10 1 9 PS 2 Mouse Console VGA Monitor ...
Page 11: ... Step 2 Connecting Monitor to the KVM Switch Connect the monitor to the KVM Switch Using the attached cable or the one included with your monitor connect it to the HDDB 15 female port on the back of the KVM unit labeled with the monitor symbol at the CONSOLE port connector DC 12V 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Console port Daisy chain in Step 3 Connecting Keyboard to the KVM Switch Connect the keyboard and mouse...
Page 12: ...ng a PS 2 cable connect one end to the PS 2 mouse port on the computer and the other end to the PS 2 mouse port on the back of KVM Switch If using a serial mouse cable op tional connect one end to a DB 9 serial port on the computer and the other end to the DB 9 serial mouse port on the back of the KVM Switch If you need Serial DB 9 to PS2 Mini Din 6 pin adapter please contact your supplier DC 12V ...
Page 13: ...ep 9 Connecting Other PCs Repeat step 5 to 7 for the remainder of the computers Step 10 Connecting KVM Power Attach the power supply to the KVM unit and plug the other end into an electrical receptacle Now you will see the LED for Port 1 light up and you will hear a beep Switch on your monitor NOTE Please be reminding to plug in power adapter Although the PCs connected to KVM Switch are able to su...
Page 14: ...tch B Use one end of 3 in one Cable Kit to connect the daisy chain port of bank 1 and the other end for the console port white color block of bank 2 KVM switch C Please repeat item B to daisy chain more bank as you want But the maximum daisy chain bank is eight levels D Before chaining the slave bank up to six banks you need a VGA extender Max 100 feet between the fifth bank and the sixth bank to ...
Page 15: ...ange or maintain PCs as follows a A PC can be disconnected and reconnected to the same or different port of the KVM unit without having to power it off as long as it is not the Daisy chain port or pass through port b You may unplug the mouse or the keyboard from the con sole port and plug it back in at any time ...
Page 16: ... are unable to support Hot Plug function If you apply Hot Plug to this kind of O S it will cause unpredictable behavior or shut down the PC Before attempting to use Hot Plug please make sure your O S and software driver supports the Hot Plug function ...
Page 17: ... t change the password i e keep default eight zero 00000000 value Otherwise if you have set the password and unfortunately forget the password you need send it back to your distributor for maintaining the password 3 2 Selecting PC through Push Buttons 8 port KVM Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 port KVM Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 Example To access a computer attached to Port 8 of the t...
Page 18: ...ck to initial state but also re check all of slave banks which connected to master KVM Switch If you add a new KVM Switch as a slave bank please use reset button of master KVM Switch to automatic assign a new ID to it You can view this new slave bank go through OSD menu The KVM Switch as a slave bank does not be reset by reset command 3 3 Selecting PC through Hot Key You can also conveniently comm...
Page 19: ...ote You can also press up arrow key or down arrow key to speed up selecting the destination port Previous Bank Next Bank Bank Port PC Selection Beeper Note The default Beeper function is ON Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Page Up Page Down 0 8 0 1 0 9 B Scroll Lock Scroll Lock ...
Page 20: ... Dis play Menu Example A To access a computer attached to Port 5 of the fifth Bank You can press through hot key as below B To access a computer attached from Bank 3 to Bank 4 You can press through hot key as below Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock S R Space Bar Scroll Lock Scroll Lock 5 0 5 Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Page Down Scroll Lock Scroll Lock F ...
Page 21: ...tch is from SYSTEM 01 SYSTEM 02 SYSTEM 08 Besides the sun symbol near to the PC name represents the PC system is powered on c Use up arrow key y or down arrow key z to select port for destination PC name After you have selected the PC port already you can press the ENTER Key to switch the PC port you want immediately BANK 1 01 SYSTEM 01 02 SYSTEM 02 03 SYSTEM 03 SYSTEM 04 05 SYSTEM 05 06 SYSTEM 06...
Page 22: ...ur monitor You can modify it from 05 sec to 99 sec The factory de fault value is 10 sec h The SCAN TIME means that scan interval from one PC port to next PC port The default SCAN time is 10 sec and the maximum scan time is 99 sec i The CHANGE PASSWORD is for user to avoid all PC systems to be intruded by the other person The default password is 8 digits 00000000 ESC QUIT ENTER COMPLETE 07 SYSTEM 0...
Page 23: ... it means that any user can use the console If you select CON SOLE OFF factory default OFF state it means that any user will not be allowed to use the console unless you enter the password When you enter the password al ready and pass the KVM switch authentication the CONSOLE will be set to ON After you finish using KVM switch please don t forget to set up CONSOLE ON state to OFF state Besides if ...
Page 24: ...r the message right away if you don t need it l If you want OSD returning back to factory default value you can execute SCROLL LOCK SCROLL LOCK R keys in order The Seven segment LEDs on the front panel will be flashed during the refresh process When the OSD value back to default setting the seven segment LEDs on the front panel will stop flashing 102 SYSTEM 02 ROM REFLASH ...
Page 25: ...able please use PS 2 extender MAX 100 feet to accomplish your applications 4 The Power Jack polarity is center positive and the power adapter need to be DC12V 1A or DC9V 1A 5 Don t press any keys on the keyboard while the selected computer is booting up Otherwise it might cause the keyboard error or keyboard is not detected at PC side 6 The computer boot up fine but keyboard does not work Make sur...
Page 26: ...ine or power adapter is unplugged from the switch but the switch still works fine KVM Switch unit draws the power source from power adapter and all PC s PS2 port Some PC s PS2 port can support enough power for the switch but some PC s PS2 port like laptop notebook computer etc is unable to supply enough power for the switch In order to make sure the system can work steadily please do not set power...
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