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Login Screen 

For logging into the system as a user or administrator. 

Logout 

Disconnects a user from the system. 

Menu  

A SMX on-screen user interface display. 

Menu F Keys 

Function keys used for accessing on-screen user interface 
menus. 

Normal Display 

Displayed on the LCD and showing the on going status of the 
SMX. 

Password 

Used in conjunction with User Name to gain access to the 
SMX. 

PowerSave  

Allows a properly equipped monitor to operate in energy save 
mode. See also Green Mode. 

PublicView 

To view the video of a computer that is being selected and 
operated by another user. 

Reserved Channels  

In a two-tier configuration, the channels on the base SMX unit 
allocated to connect second-tier SMX(s). 

Scan  

On-screen user interface function used to activate AutoScan. 

Scan Mode  

Field in the User Profile; can be set to either Global or 
Individual. See also Scan Rate. 

Scan Rate 

The time interval—in seconds—that a channel's computer is 
to remain displayed on the monitor when AutoScan is 
activated. 

Global Scan Rate:  

The scan rate used for all channels when the Scan Mode 
field in the User Profile is set to Global. 

Channel-Specific 
(Individual) Scan Rate 

Scan rate specified for each channel when the Scan Mode 
field in the User Profile is set to Individual. Channel-specific 
scan rates are set in the Channel Configuration submenu of 
the Administration Menu. 

Security Code 

Letter/number set assigned to each user and computer to 
establish user- access rights. 

 Class 

Refers to the entire security code 

 Level 

Refers to the letter in the security code 

 Group 

Refers to the number in the security code 

Selection Menu  

For selecting a computer or device. 

Set LCD Contrast Screen 

For adjusting the contrast of the LCD on the SMX front panel. 

Set Password Screen 

Enables the administrator to password protect the functions 
on the LCD. 

Set Tier Screen 

For connecting second-tier user ports to first-tier channels. 

Sorting 

Order of the channels listed in Selection Menu—either by 
channel ID or by name. Pressing F12 toggles the sort 
criterion when a Selection Menu is displayed. 

Summary of Contents for MasterConsole SMX18

Page 1: ...MasterConsole User s Manual SMX18 SMX28 SMX416...

Page 2: ...pelle A D IJssel The Netherlands Tel 31 10 284 4040 Fax 31 10 284 4049 E mail sales europe raritan com Http www raritan com Raritan Computer Japan Inc Kuga Building 7F 11 6 Kuramae 4 chome Taitoo Ku T...

Page 3: ...of this equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful interference Product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies MasterCons...

Page 4: ...er Configuration 14 Channel Configuration 15 Set Second Tier Names 16 Chapter 4 Installing SMX 17 Installations 17 One Tier Installation 18 Two Tier Installation 20 Install Base Unit First Tier SMX 20...

Page 5: ...n 31 Display Serial Number 32 Select Sync Type 32 Appendix C Glossary 33 Appendix D Troubleshooting 36 Appendix E Specifications 37 SMX Models 37 Cable Kits 37 Computer Cable Kits For connecting compu...

Page 6: ...tallation Cabling Details 19 Figure 13 SMX Back Panel 19 Figure 14 Two Tier Configuration 21 Figure 15 Two Tier Installation Cabling Details 22 Figure 16 Device Configuration Menu 1 23 Figure 17 Devic...

Page 7: ...ront panel continuously displays the status of the system and front panel control buttons allow the systems administrator to perform maintenance functions and define system operation parameters The fi...

Page 8: ...g the DB25 connector to a user port on the back panel of SMX unit 4 Plug a user console keyboard and monitor into the connectors at the other end of the user cable 5 If keyboard in a language other th...

Page 9: ...on screen user interface The Scroll Lock LED on the user console keyboard blinks indicating the on screen user interface has been activated SMX on screen user interface OSUI SMX on screen user interfa...

Page 10: ...4 Figure 1 OSUI Menu Structure...

Page 11: ...sera userb userc or userd for users admin for the Administrator User names are not case sensitive 2 Press Enter If a password is necessary you will be prompted to enter it and press Enter again Passwo...

Page 12: ...r Cyan additional path channel connected to a second tier SMX The highlight bar will skip this channel White current status unknown If the security class of a channel is shown in red the channel canno...

Page 13: ...es Selection Menu by Name Page 1 1 Name Ch ID Stat Server Mail 02 A0 03 Server Print 06 A0 03 SWS Bob 03 B0 03 SWS Jack 04 A0 03 Untitled 001 01 A0 03 Untitled 005 05 A0 03 Untitled 007 07 A0 03 Untit...

Page 14: ...Profile Connected SWS Bob Ch 3 User Yee Station 1 Security A0 Admin Yes Scan Mode Global Global Scan Rate 03 Seconds ID Display On 03 Seconds Green Mode Off 05 Minutes Hotkey Scroll Lock Display Posi...

Page 15: ...he on screen user interface The default setting is Scroll Lock Display position This lets you position the On Screen menu and ID Display window Use the and keys to position the selected window Help Mo...

Page 16: ...ublicView F9 Logout login as a new user Shift F9 Disconnect from a channel without logging out F12 While in Selection Menu toggle sorting by name or channel ID Esc Exit If a user does not have adminis...

Page 17: ...if you have administrator privileges The Selection Menu will be displayed The default password for the admin is raritan and is case sensitive You should change the default password as soon as possibl...

Page 18: ...Help Mode Multi Line Automatic Sync Detection Figure 8 System Configuration Menu SMX ID This is the name of the SMX Type in the desired name of the device This gives the device a unique meaningful na...

Page 19: ...nguage Type Highlighed area will turn green Use or keys to toggle to the desired keyboard language Press Enter and then Y for confirmation to save change Press Esc to exit without saving change All us...

Page 20: ...rmation one user per line User This field displays the login user name Name The Name column displays and allows editing of system user names The user names are not case sensitive Type up to 8 characte...

Page 21: ...d from one or more of the base SMX channels See page 20 for two tier installation PLEASE NOTE This section describes the channel configuration for a stand alone SMX Figure 10 Channel Configuration Men...

Page 22: ...01 to 24 or use the and keys to increment or decrement the Scan Rate The default setting is 3 seconds Set Second Tier Names This selection enables you to change the name displayed on the LCD of the se...

Page 23: ...be installed to control 8 or 16 computers in a one tier installation with up to 4 simultaneous users depending on the SMX models 2 t o 6 0 S M X 2 8 F U N C E N T E S C 2 t o 6 0 Figure 11 One Tier C...

Page 24: ...se sensitive b Press F5 to bring up the Administration Menu c Select Admin Function number one System Configuration d Press Tab forward key to move to the KB Language Type e Press Enter to edit KB Lan...

Page 25: ...You will now be able to operate the computer just as if the keyboard monitor and mouse were connected directly 7 Repeat steps 2 and 6 to connect the remaining user console and computers to the SMX Fig...

Page 26: ...nect second tier SMX s to the base unit as described below If computers have already been connected to the base SMX unit you do not have to shut down the computers even when powered off the SMX s keyb...

Page 27: ...N C E S C 4 E N T F U N C E S C 4 E N T F U N C E S C 4 S M X S MX Figure 14 Two Tier Configuration Connect Computers to Second Tier SMX s Follow Step 6 of the SMX One Tier Installation procedure det...

Page 28: ...SMX up to 4 paths will be presented for selection However if any other SMX device is on any one of the 4 subsequent channels it will limit the number of paths available 4 Press C to bring up the Devi...

Page 29: ...ase SMX416 Ch ID 01 Number of Device Channels 1 8 Channels 2 16 Channels 3 32 Channels Current Device Settings Figure 17 Device Configuration Menu 2 7 From the list of paths available select the numbe...

Page 30: ...want edit 15 Press the G key on the keyboard to select this device for channel editing 16 Edit the name s of the computers on the second tier 17 Enter S to save edit or esc to cancel it 18 Enter Y to...

Page 31: ...ighest P9 is lowest Example A user of security class of C2 could access all channels with a security class of C2 or lower but could not access any channels of security class C1 or higher 4 Level Group...

Page 32: ...e executed when the connected user switches The viewing user selects the action from the User Profile Menu The actions are Do Nothing Continue viewing the video of the same computer Follow User Follow...

Page 33: ...3 Review Unit s serial number and firmware version 4 Some other miscellaneous functions Figure 20 SMX Front Panel Buttons Front Panel Components and Functions The LCD A shows the status of the system...

Page 34: ...ote the Scan Skip Tier status S K or T or a dot if these options are not active The user s active channel Ch 1 16 is displayed after the user port number Raritan SMX416 User 1 Ch 2 Figure 21 LCD Norma...

Page 35: ...e to carefully review the Two Tier Installation on page 20 before proceeding with the Set Tier function Figure 23 Figure 23 Set Tier The Set Tier function programs the user ports of a second tier SMX...

Page 36: ...s exits this function without setting a front panel password 2 The LCD display will prompt you to enter the button sequence a second time for confirmation Entering the new 6 button password confirms i...

Page 37: ...had physically turned the unit s power off and back on again However SMX will not perform the start up test unless you hold down the ENT button during restart Figure 27 Reset SMX Display Firmware Vers...

Page 38: ...erratically without continuous synchronization The SMX can generate either continuous sync signal or regular sync signal If a user console monitor exhibits abnormal behavior try changing this setting...

Page 39: ...connected Computer Name A label of up to 12 characters assigned by an administrator for a device connected to a SMX channel Configuration One Tier Only computers are connected directly to a single SM...

Page 40: ...s to remain displayed on the monitor when AutoScan is activated Global Scan Rate The scan rate used for all channels when the Scan Mode field in the User Profile is set to Global Channel Specific Indi...

Page 41: ...he last keyboard mouse or front panel operation before the connected console is automatically logged out User must enter an authorized user name to re establish access after Time Out User Configuratio...

Page 42: ...does display continue to Troubleshooting 3 3 The monitor cannot correctly display the video output from some of the computers a The monitor probably does not match the video outputs If the monitor is...

Page 43: ...C 32 122 F 0 50 C 32 122 F Model SMX416 4 user 16 channel model Dimensions 17 0 W x 10 5 D x 3 5 H Weight 3 8 kg 8 4 lbs Power 115V 230V Auto Sensing 50 60Hz 0 2A 0 1A Operating Temperature 0 50 C 32...

Page 44: ...N8 F CCS40F 13 3 M DB25 F to 13W3 F 1 mini DIN8 F CCS60F 20 6 M DB25 F to 13W3 F 1 mini DIN8 F CCS90F 30 9 M DB25 F to 13W3 F 1 mini DIN8 F Cascading Cable For connecting SMX second tier to base SMX P...

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