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MasterConsole

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MCCAT18/MCCAT116

User Guide

Release 1.1

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2007

Raritan,

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MCCAT

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Summary of Contents for MCCAT116

Page 1: ...MasterConsole CAT MCCAT18 MCCAT116 User Guide Release 1 1 Copyright 2007 Raritan Inc MCCAT 0B E December 2007 255 20 0002 00...

Page 2: ...emarks are the property of their respective holders FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules...

Page 3: ...Safety Guidelines In Raritan products which require Rack Mounting please follow these precautions Operation temperature in a closed rack environment may be greater than room temperature Do not exceed...

Page 4: ...ames 11 Chapter 3 Introduction to the On Screen Display OSD 13 Activating the OSD 13 OSD Layout 13 Frequently Used Keys 14 OSD Menus 14 Introduction to the Selection Menu 15 Switching between Pages 16...

Page 5: ...to the First Tier Device 36 STEP 4 Specify the Type of the Connected Second Tier Device in the OSD 36 STEP 5 Connect Computers to the MCCAT System 38 Accessing the Second Tier Channels 38 Chapter 6 F...

Page 6: ...Contents vi STEP 2 Connect the Second Tier MasterConsole II Units 50 STEP 3 Specify the Type of the Connected Second Tier Device in the OSD 50 Appendix D Troubleshooting 51 Index 53...

Page 7: ...ou need to do is simply connect the keyboard mouse monitor and multiple computers to an MCCAT unit and you will be able to switch between various computers The product features the use of the standard...

Page 8: ...d Rear View Product Features One user can control up to 16 computers per unit The number of computers that can be controlled varies depending on the model purchased MCCAT18 allows control of 8 compute...

Page 9: ...mputers Buttons in the front panel provides fast access to computers Multi platform support including MS DOS Windows 2000 2003 NT Me XP Vista Linux Red Hat Novell Suse and SCO Unix Support IBM Dell an...

Page 10: ...9 Changing Channel Names 11 A Glance at the Product This section briefly introduces the components on the front and rear sides of the MCCAT unit and the initial OSD menu that you will see after the pr...

Page 11: ...annel Green The channel is being selected and accessed r TIER LED Shows the unit s tier status Off The MCCAT unit is programmed as the first tier device This is the factory default On The unit is prog...

Page 12: ...puters to the MCCAT unit Cat5 UTP cables one cable per computer Computer Interface Modules CIMs MCIM PS2 or MCIM USB one CIM per computer A standard keyboard A standard 2 wheel mouse A standard monito...

Page 13: ...o connector of the CIM to the HD15 video port of the computer If the CIM is a USB CIM Connect the USB connector of the CIM to one of the USB ports of the computer Connect the HD15 video connector of t...

Page 14: ...you want to connect more computers 5 Connect a keyboard mouse and monitor to the MCCAT unit a Connect the mouse s connector to the PS 2 mouse port of the MCCAT unit b Connect the keyboard s connector...

Page 15: ...he connections Use one of the following to access channels Front panel buttons OSD Note If you establish a two tier MCCAT system the only way to access the second tier channels is through the OSD For...

Page 16: ...ls shown on one page Note that the default name PC XXXX XXXX indicates the channel number appears only when the MCCAT unit detects that a device is being connected to the channel 3 Optional Press Page...

Page 17: ...herwise you may have mouse or keyboard input issues with the channel being accessed Changing Channel Names By default the connected device or computer s name is shown PC XXXX and a second tier MCCAT u...

Page 18: ...is replaced However a second tier device does not allow you to change its first character so you can only type up to seven characters for such a device name 5 If there are more than one device or comp...

Page 19: ...ntroduction to the Selection Menu 15 Activating the OSD To activate the OSD press the system s hot key twice QUICKLY The default hot key is Scroll Lock You can change it in the Configuration Menu For...

Page 20: ...Names and Scan Rate menu Esc Press this key when quitting the current OSD OSD Menus The OSD interface provides five menus in total You can go to any of them by pressing a specific function key when th...

Page 21: ...t exist in the system For more information see System Configuration on page 26 Page Page information Page information comprises two parts current page and total number of pages Each page displays a ma...

Page 22: ...ee Changing Channel Names on page 11 Status Channel status It is always shown S XX and has two meanings The appearance of this channel status indicates the channel is active while its absence indicate...

Page 23: ...r Device on page 33 Note In a two tier system SCAN SKIP and channel buttons of all second tier devices are disabled However these buttons work properly on the first tier MCCAT unit In This Chapter Tog...

Page 24: ...Menu press F2 to have the Selection Menu displayed 3 Press F12 to toggle the sorting TIP When the channels are sorted by channel name you can type the first character of the name of the desired channe...

Page 25: ...l scan mode The scan time for each channel can be different and it is based on the settings configured for each channel in the Edit Names and Scan Rate menu For instructions on changing the scan mode...

Page 26: ...kip Function Press the SKIP button on the front panel The LED under the button is lit Turn off AutoSkip Press the SKIP button and the LED light is off OSD Operation 1 Optional If the OSD is not onscre...

Page 27: ...he Previous Channel MCCAT allows you to quickly return to the previously selected channel if any by using a hot key without triggering the OSD or looking for the corresponding button on the front pane...

Page 28: ...the hot key twice QUICKLY default Scroll Lock to activate it 2 Press F8 to upgrade the status The system starts to check each channel one by one and displays Upgrade PC Status on the screen 3 Once th...

Page 29: ...press the hot key twice QUICKLY default Scroll Lock to activate it 2 Press F5 and the prompt message Admin Password appears on the screen 3 Type the Admin password default raritan and press Enter Not...

Page 30: ...User2 222 User3 333 User4 444 User5 555 Video of the currently selected channel appears on the screen if the password is entered correctly Now you can activate the OSD or press the channel button to a...

Page 31: ...press Enter The maximum length of the password is eight characters 7 Type the same password in the Confirm New Passwd field and press Enter Now the password has been changed In case you will forget ne...

Page 32: ...ode field There are three options available English German and French 5 Press or to select the appropriate option 6 Press Esc to quit the OSD menu System Configuration Many system settings are availab...

Page 33: ...to assign a name to the current MCCAT unit for identification The default is its model name Device x y z dot Specifies the type of the device connected to each channel of current MCCAT unit If you con...

Page 34: ...el s number ID appears on the screen when the channel is selected Hotkey ScrollLock LftAlt left Alt LftSht left Shift CapsLock NumLock Determines which hot key can activate the OSD The default is Scro...

Page 35: ...urning to the previously selected channel The default is None Note that the hot key which you have set in the Hotkey field will not be available in the Previous Channel Key field Setting the Scan Time...

Page 36: ...Help Menu While the OSD is onscreen you can view the OSD help at any time by pressing F1 This displays the Help Menu which lists all function keys available and the current version of the firmware Fun...

Page 37: ...tem To restore all MCCAT settings back to factory defaults follow the procedure below Note that this function should be performed on the first tier MCCAT unit alone f yours is a two tier system 1 Powe...

Page 38: ...Setting Up a Two Tier System 33 Accessing the Second Tier Channels 38 Overview When one or multiple MCCAT units are connected to the channel ports of a single MCCAT unit this KVM switch system is the...

Page 39: ...ed out of the factory To set up a two tier MCCAT system you have to programme some MCCAT units as the second tier devices before proceeding with the hardware installation 1 Turn OFF the MCCAT unit 2 P...

Page 40: ...S2 to connect the second tier KVM switches Do NOT use other CIMs for connecting the second tier switches 1 Make sure all of the MCCAT units are turned OFF 2 Attach an MCIM PS2 to an MCCAT unit that is...

Page 41: ...the power cord to the power jack of the MCCAT unit and the other end to the appropriate power outlet 5 If you want to connect more second tier MCCAT units to the first tier MCCAT unit repeat Steps 1...

Page 42: ...ice in the OSD MCCAT cannot detect which type of the second tier device is connected Therefore you must specify the type s by yourself Otherwise you cannot properly access the second tier channels To...

Page 43: ...character See the following table for all codes representing different types of devices Code Type of device computer or server x MCC4 y MCCAT18 MCC8 z MCCAT116 MCC16 Note For detailed information on...

Page 44: ...nnels will be displayed in the OSD following the page s of the first tier channels To access these channels do the following 1 Optional If the OSD is not onscreen press the hot key twice QUICKLY defau...

Page 45: ...ht the desired channel among the second tier channels 4 Press Enter to select the channel Now you can control the accessed computer with the keyboard and mouse attached to the first tier MCCAT unit Im...

Page 46: ...CCAT Unit to the Computer Running the Upgrade Utility 41 STEP 3 Launch the Upgrade Utility 42 STEP 4 Power Cycle the Upgraded MCCAT Unit 44 STEP 1 Download the Latest Firmware and Upgrade Utility 1 Us...

Page 47: ...Upgrade Utility 1 Prepare one DB9 male to female serial RS 232 cable Note If you don t have this cable contact Raritan technical support for details 2 Connect one end of the serial cable to one of the...

Page 48: ...firmware when upgrading MCCAT units 1 Double click the downloaded upgrade utility ParagonUpdate_XXX exe where XXX represents the version number The firmware upgrade utility appears 2 If the MCCAT uni...

Page 49: ...to save the device information so next time you don t have to specify the same information again 3 Select the checkbox next to the MCCAT unit 4 Click Load Hex File The Open dialog appears 5 Navigate t...

Page 50: ...sful message appears when the upgrade completes successfully Click OK For more information on the ParagonUpdate utility see Paragon Manager User Guide on the User Manuals Quick Setup Guides CD or on R...

Page 51: ...r 2 40 kg MCCAT116 16 channel model 1U rackmountable Dimension 17 32 W x 7 20 D x 1 73 H or 44 cm W x 18 3 cm D x 4 4 cm H Weight 5 35 lb or 2 42 kg Supported Resolutions Screen Resolution Refresh Rat...

Page 52: ...ents the device is a computer Scan time per channel in the Global scan mode 5 seconds Hot Key Scroll Lock ID Display Interval 3 seconds MCCAT tier configuration First tier Power saving mode Green Mode...

Page 53: ...6 CIM Connector Type P2CIM APS2 PS 2 and HD15 video connectors P2CIM AUSB USB and HD15 video connectors P2CIM PS2 PS 2 and HD15 video connectors P2CIM USB USB and HD15 video connectors DCIM APS2 PS 2...

Page 54: ...ted to the MCCAT system Here are some useful features of the serial CIMs Interoperates with an ASCII device in the On Line Mode as if the device were attached to a text terminal Edits copies marks and...

Page 55: ...terConsole II MCCAT is able to work in conjunction with MasterConsole II products including MCC4 MCC8 and MCC16 These MasterConsole II units can function as the second tier devices of the MCCAT system...

Page 56: ...tier MCCAT unit 3 Connect one end of the power cord to the power jack of the MasterConsole II unit and the other end to the appropriate power outlet 4 If you want to connect more second tier MasterCon...

Page 57: ...ctor of the monitor cable If the ID pin setting is incorrect the monitor attached to the MCCAT may have no display become monochrome instead of color or become unstable If this is the case you will ne...

Page 58: ...need to be upgraded to a later version to be compatible with newer computers Contact your dealer or Raritan for service After a period of trouble free operation the mouse attached to MCCAT locks unabl...

Page 59: ...I Introduction 1 Introduction to the On Screen Display OSD 13 Introduction to the Selection Menu 15 M MCCAT Default Settings 46 Measurement 45 O OSD Layout 13 OSD Menus 14 OSD Operation 10 20 Overvie...

Page 60: ...he Upgraded MCCAT Unit 44 Specify the Type of the Connected Second Tier Device in the OSD 36 50 STEP 5 Connect Computers to the MCCAT System 38 Supported Resolutions 45 Switching between Pages 16 Syst...

Page 61: ...Europe Monday Friday 8 30 a m 5 p m GMT 1 CET Phone 31 10 2844040 Email tech europe raritan com United Kingdom Monday Friday 8 30 a m to 5 p m GMT 1 CET Phone 44 20 7614 77 00 France Monday Friday 8...

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