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SERVSWITCH

™

BRAND CAT5 KVM EXTENDER

Figure 6-13. A Single-Access Extender-system installation, rear view.

Figure 6-14. A Dual-Access Extender-system installation, rear view.

Figure 6-15. A Switching Extender-system installation, rear view.

Remote monitor, keyboard, and mouse

Remote

Unit

Local

Unit

PC CPU

Extension

cabling

(included)

CAT5 interconnect cable

Power

supply

Local monitor, keyboard, 

and mouse

Remote monitor, keyboard,

and mouse

Remote

Unit

Local

Unit

PC CPU

Extension

cabling

(included)

CAT5 interconnect cable

Power

supply

Local monitor, keyboard,

and mouse

Remote monitor, keyboard,

and mouse

Remote

Unit

Local

Unit

Local

PC CPU

Remote

PC CPU

Extension

cabling

(included)

Extension

cabling

(included)

CAT5 interconnect cable

Power

supply

Summary of Contents for ACU1001A

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Page 2: ...ad line of robust solutions for all these applications Do you have just two PCs and need an economical alternative to keeping two monitors keyboards and mice on your desk Or do you need to share dozen...

Page 3: ...T is a registered trademark of AT T Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 and RS 6000 are registered trademarks and PC XT is a trademark of International Business Machi...

Page 4: ...ch case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for...

Page 5: ...complies with the following harmonized standards EN55022 1994 EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 EN60950 2000 When you use this product in environments that have high levels of electromag...

Page 6: ...debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de...

Page 7: ...de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 C...

Page 8: ...t the Local Unit to the Remote Unit 22 5 Configuration 23 5 1 Setting the Remote Unit s Cable Length Jumpers 23 5 2 Setting the Remote Unit s DIP Switch 25 5 2 1 On the Single Access ACU1001A Model 25...

Page 9: ...he Inactivity Timeout Dual Access and Switching Extenders Only 43 7 3 4 Private Mode Dual Access and Switching Extenders Only 44 7 3 5 Switching Between CPUs Switching Extender Only 45 8 Troubleshooti...

Page 10: ...tkey But you might want to use left Ctrl instead particularly if a computer you ll be attaching to the Extender is a workstation Compaq Alpha HP etc whose right Ctrl key is actually the Compose key th...

Page 11: ...e the included three to one extension cable to attach the CPU to the Remote Unit 5 Connect the Local and Remote Units with straight pinned four pair CAT5 cable 6 Power the Remote Unit with its include...

Page 12: ...PS 2 compatible PC AT types require connector adapter Mouse IBM PS 2 compatible two button Microsoft IntelliMouse or Logitech PS 2 compatible 3 button Interfaces Video VGA Keyboard and mouse IBM PS 2...

Page 13: ...U or KVM switch user port NOTE With high quality cables it might be possible to run farther than 5 m 16 ft from the Extender to attached equipment User Controls Remote Unit 2 Front mounted dials Brigh...

Page 14: ...From desktop power supply certified to the relevant international safety standards Input 100 to 240 VAC at 50 to 60 Hz from utility power outlet through detachable power cord and IEC 320 male inlet to...

Page 15: ...they share access on a first come first served basis see Section 7 3 3 With the Switching ACU1049A model you can attach both a monitor keyboard and mouse to the Local Unit and a CPU to the Remote Unit...

Page 16: ...station or b go into the settings of each PC s graphics card turn DDC off and manually configure the card for your monitor Keyboard Standard PS 2 type 101 or 102 key or enhanced PS 2 type 104 or 105 k...

Page 17: ...d and mouse as soon as it detects that you ve reattached them Microsoft IntelliMouse compatibility Use this and compatible wheel mice with confidence On the Dual Access model you can even use a standa...

Page 18: ...end PS 2 keyboard 6 pin mini DIN male to male PS 2 mouse also 6 pin mini DIN male to male and VGA video HD15 male to female interfaces If your system uses 5 pin DIN keyboard connectors you ll also nee...

Page 19: ...A If the mouse port is DB25 rather than DB9 you ll also need an FA521A serial adapter To attach a keyboard or KVM switch with a 5 pin DIN male keyboard connector to the Local or Remote Unit A keyboard...

Page 20: ...time of this writing some of the important ServSwitch family models in this category are ServSwitch ServSwitch Ultra Matrix ServSwitch ServSwitch Affinity ServShare To attach a user port on one of th...

Page 21: ...to connect the KVM switch to this port will depend on what type of CPU ports the switch model has as detailed in the following three subsections 4 2 4 A Switches Whose CPU Ports Are a Set of Separate...

Page 22: ...Unit you ll need a ServSwitch CPU Cable product code EHN051 for standard or EHN282 for coaxial 4 2 4 C Switches with Other Types of Composite CPU Ports The CPU ports of some ServSwitch family KVM swi...

Page 23: ...ble rated for data rates higher than 100 Mbps bandwidths higher than 100 MHz This is because the wires in these cables are twisted much more tightly than those in regular CAT5 which is great for high...

Page 24: ...neighborhood of 300 meters 1000 feet long this loss is considerable There are three jumpers on the circuit board of the Extender s Remote Unit that you can use to select an equalization adjustment ran...

Page 25: ...ers for your actual installation length For cable lengths of 0 to 100 m 0 to 330 ft set all three to OFF For cable lengths of 100 to 200 m 330 to 655 ft set all three to A For cable lengths of 200 to...

Page 26: ...he leftmost if you hold the Remote Unit by its left end is in its factory default OFF setting the remote monitor is blanked while the Extender is in Private Mode see Section 7 3 4 so that users at the...

Page 27: ...he left if you hold the Remote Unit by its left end It controls the Extender s keyboard command hotkey see Section 7 3 the character that you can send from either attached keyboard to cue the Extender...

Page 28: ...onnections refer to these subsections Section 6 2 1 for attaching a CPU to an Extender Unit s CPU port Section 6 2 2 for attaching a KVM switch to an Extender Unit s CPU port Section 6 2 3 for attachi...

Page 29: ...y signaling between cascaded switches The only ServSwitch family switch models whose cascade signals the Extenders can carry are those with a regular ServSwitch type composite interface see the list i...

Page 30: ...nection to a Local Unit Figure 6 2 shows a connection to a Switching Remote Unit with its three to one CPU cable Figure 6 1 Attaching a CPU to the Local Unit Single Access model shown Figure 6 2 Attac...

Page 31: ...Port Connectors Run the included extension cabling from the video keyboard and mouse connectors in the Extender Unit s CPU port to the matching connectors in one of the KVM switch s user ports Figure...

Page 32: ...sion cabling into the Extender Unit Then plug a User Cable designed for the switch see Sections 4 2 2 B and 4 2 2 C for product codes into one of the switch s user ports Connect the matching ends of t...

Page 33: ...e 6 8 Attaching a ServSwitch Multi to the Switching Remote Unit s CPU port Local Unit ServSwitch Multi EXP KV160A R2 ServSwitch Multi EXP KV160A R2 User cable KV2505 plugs into User Card User cable KV...

Page 34: ...D MOUSE TO AN EXTENDER UNIT S USER PORT Plug the monitor keyboard and mouse directly into the matching connectors in the Extender Unit s user port Figure 6 9 Attaching a monitor keyboard and mouse to...

Page 35: ...2 4 A Attaching a Switch with Multiple CPU Port Connectors Attach one end of the included extension cabling or equivalent cabling see Section 4 2 4 A to the CPU port monitor keyboard and mouse connect...

Page 36: ...codes from one of the switch s CPU ports to the user port connectors on the Extender Unit as shown in Figure 6 11 Figure 6 11 Two examples of attaching a KVM switch with composite CPU port connectors...

Page 37: ...t to attach to a Switching Remote Unit Call Black Box Tech Support if you want to do this 2 Turn the Brightness and Focus dials on the Remote Unit counterclockwise by hand or with a screwdriver as far...

Page 38: ...If your PC normally boots up in DOS you will need to run Windows or some application that supports the mouse 8 Make sure that the audio devices attached to any of your Remote Units are working If eve...

Page 39: ...e Remote Unit Local Unit PC CPU Extension cabling included CAT5 interconnect cable Power supply Local monitor keyboard and mouse Remote monitor keyboard and mouse Remote Unit Local Unit PC CPU Extensi...

Page 40: ...such as a Windows art or design program a word processor or desktop publishing package or even a graphics intensive game 2 If the video reaching the remote monitor is undercompensated you will notice...

Page 41: ...srupting the operation of any attached PC You can connect the Local Unit of one Extender system to the Remote Unit of a different Extender system effectively creating a KVM switching matrix by swappin...

Page 42: ...er left Ctrl or right Ctrl as a hotkey that will trigger the Extender to expect an additional command character Right Ctrl is the default hotkey but you can change it to left Ctrl if necessary by movi...

Page 43: ...n use to painlessly recover from this kind of glitch First try to reset the mouse as described in Section 7 3 1 If this doesn t work send the Null Mouse Command in order to resynchronize the CPU s mou...

Page 44: ...on 5 2 2 The inactivity timeout prevents a user at the other station from interrupting work in progress at the active station On the Switching Extender the timeout is fixed at two seconds This is also...

Page 45: ...o be blanked during Private Mode set DIP switch position 1 to ON see Section 5 2 2 Local users must press Scroll Lock again to re enable the remote user station when they do so the Extender also reini...

Page 46: ...switch back to the local PC while Private Mode is in effect To exit Private Mode the local user must press and release the hotkey then press and release Scroll Lock The Extender will not go into Priva...

Page 47: ...act along its length and securely connected at both ends And is it wired correctly Compare its wiring with that shown in Appendix A 3 If your PC is a Pentium class machine see the entry for the My Pen...

Page 48: ...and securely connected at both ends And is it wired correctly Compare its wiring with that shown in Appendix A 5 Try powering the Remote Unit OFF and then ON again 6 Try using a different model of mo...

Page 49: ...they have both locked up first try to reset the keyboard and mouse as described in Section 7 3 1 2 Reset the PC and try again 3 If the problem is happening at the remote station cycle power to the Rem...

Page 50: ...like trying to watch a 3 D movie without 3 D glasses 1 Check the interconnect cable between the Extender s Local and Remote Units Is it solid core cable rated as Category 5 Is it intact along its len...

Page 51: ...for the Remote Unit Call Black Box Technical Support I get black white instead of color video Your CPU probably needs to see monitor ID in order to boot into the correct video mode Please contact Blac...

Page 52: ...ng the 5 volts of DC power that the attached CPU or KVM switch supplies on its keyboard port Even if you re not using a keyboard at either the local or remote user station you should run a cable from...

Page 53: ...If you plan to cascade Extenders please contact Black Box Technical Support to discuss your application Can the Extender be used between buildings No Ground loops could destroy the Extender and attach...

Page 54: ...and or KVM switch es and the local CPU or KVM switch are all connected to the same utility power mains phase b Make sure that the AC voltage across the utility power mains grounds at both the local an...

Page 55: ...of mouse make and model of monitor type and make of CAT5 cable etc any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it worse and the results of any testing you ve alread...

Page 56: ...r 1 White Orange TX Pair 2 2 Orange White RX Pair 2 3 White Green TX Pair 3 4 Blue White RX Pair 1 5 White Blue TX Pair 1 6 Green White RX Pair 3 7 White Brown TX Pair 4 8 Brown White RX Pair 4 NOTES...

Page 57: ...he illustration below 1 Unscrew and keep the two screws on each side of the Unit s case 2 Match up the two holes in the Unit end of each Kit bracket with the two now vacant screwholes on each side of...

Page 58: ...if Extender is set for this see Section 5 2 2 move mouse Reset keyboard and mouse Press and release Scroll Lock once at Remote Unit twice at Local Unit Send null byte to mouse Press and hold left and...

Page 59: ...ges resulting from the use of the information contained herein They reserve the right to change the specifications functions or circuitry of the product without notice The manufacturer cannot accept l...

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