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CHAPTER 4: Configuration
4.1 Configuring Your PCs
Configure your PCs in the same way that you would if your keyboard, mouse,
monitor, speaker, and/or microphone were all connected directly to them, but
keep these things in mind:
• The Extender emulates Microsoft compatible serial, IntelliMouse, and PS/2
mice, so make sure that your PC software is configured for a Microsoft mouse
of the correct type. Refer to the list of supported drivers in
Section 3.1
.
• The Extender supports VGA, SVGA, XGA, and XGA-2 type monitors, but does
not support the automatic detection features available with some Plug-and-Play
monitors and video cards. If you have this type of video card or monitor, you
should select the video mode manually instead of relying on the automatic
detection feature.
The
Resolution and Refresh Rate
specification in
Chapter 1
lists the
maximum resolutions and refresh rates that the Extender can clearly display at
various distances. These figures should be taken as guidelines only, however.
The Extender will attempt to display video signals no matter what their
resolution or frequency, but will lose sharpness as distance, resolution, and/or
refresh rate increases. The lower the resolution, the higher the refresh rate
can be, and vice versa.
• You can maximize the quality of the sound signals transmitted through your
Extender’s speaker channels by turning up the audio-output level from your
PC as high as it will go, then turning down the speaker volume at the control
stations as necessary.
• You can maximize the quality of the sound signals transmitted through your
Extender’s microphone channels by turning down the audio-input level to the
lowest level at which the voices of the microphone users can still be clearly
heard.
