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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA

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Содержание ServSwitch Ultra KV5002MA-R2

Страница 1: ...two monitors keyboards and mice on your desk Or do you need to share dozens of computers including a mix of IBM PC RS 6000 Apple Macintosh Sun Microsystems and SGI compatibles among multiple users wit...

Страница 2: ...and PC XT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Helvetica and Times are registered trademarks of Linotype Company Logitech is a trademark of Logitech Inc Microsoft Windows Hyp...

Страница 3: ...operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measu...

Страница 4: ...rato el ctrico 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 i...

Страница 5: ...r 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 Cuidado deb...

Страница 6: ...C Remaining Steps If Any CPUs Aren t Sun Models 26 3 2 6 Changing the Keyboard Setting of Windows NT 4 0 CPUs 27 3 2 7 Switching from the Keyboard 27 3 3 Cascading in ServSwitch Systems 28 3 3 1 Cable...

Страница 7: ...ing the Configuration Pages 57 5 1 3 Saving Changes Made with the On Screen Display 57 5 2 The Configure System Page 58 5 2 1 Configure System Keyboard 58 5 2 2 Configure System Mouse 59 5 2 3 Configu...

Страница 8: ...8 6 2 1 CPU Doesn t Boot 78 6 2 2 Can t Switch Ports from Keyboard 79 6 2 3 Typed Characters Wrong or Missing 79 6 2 4 Can t Switch or Scan to Certain Ports 79 6 2 5 ServSwitch Ultra Scans or Switches...

Страница 9: ...AM Factory Defaults 85 A 1 Keyboard Command Settings 85 A 2 On Screen Configuration Settings 86 Appendix B Cable Product Codes 88 Appendix C Pinout of RS 232 Port 91 Appendix D The LK461 Keyboard 92 A...

Страница 10: ...ling recommended SVGA and Mac video With coaxial cabling XGA color or monochrome Sun RS 6000 and SGI video Interfaces RS 232 port EIA TIA RS 232 proprietarily pinned on RJ 12 6 wire RJ 11 connector DT...

Страница 11: ...le from the RS 232 port of any ServSwitch Ultra to a computer s serial port User Controls All models Keyboard commands On screen menus KV5002MA R2 3 Front mounted pushbuttons ON OFF power switch to ne...

Страница 12: ...er Either Input 90 to 260 VAC at 50 or 60 Hz 65 to 130 mA Output 8 VDC at 1 5 A 8 VDC at 375 mA or Input 90 to 264 VAC at 47 to 63 Hz 78 to 156 mA Output 12 VDC at 1 A 12 VDC at 0 5 A Consumption Up t...

Страница 13: ...V5004SA R2 KV5008SA R2 1 8 1U H x 16 8 W x 4 8 D 4 5 x 42 5 x 12 4 cm KV5008FA R2 KV5012FA R2 KV5016FA R2 3 5 2U H x 16 8 W x 4 8 D 8 9 x 42 5 x 12 4 cm Weight KV5002MA R2 2 lb 0 9 kg KV5004SA R2 3 lb...

Страница 14: ...e of the unit s RS 232 ports to a remote PC and this manual If you didn t receive everything or if anything arrived damaged contact Black Box 2 2 Operating Features Some of the useful features of the...

Страница 15: ...puts Apple video at resolutions over 640 x 480 see the Note on page 23 The units remember and restore Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock and keyboard mode for each CPU Screen save function can turn off vi...

Страница 16: ...2 3 below and the descriptions that follow on the next page Figure 2 1 The front panel of a KV5x04M model mini 4 to 1 ServSwitch Ultra Figure 2 2 The front panel of a KV5x08S model slimline 8 to 1 Se...

Страница 17: ...corresponding port is powered ON NOTE The mini model chassis has 4 each of the Select and CPU Power LED slots The slimline model chassis has 8 each of these slots and the full size chassis has 16 each...

Страница 18: ...e ports These cables take the signals that would normally pass between the CPUs ports and the monitor keyboard and mouse and carry them between the CPUs ports and the Switch instead You could also con...

Страница 19: ...a computer to this port to upgrade the Switch s firmware Refer to Section 4 4 RJ 12 F RS 232 Connect the shared monitor keyboard and mouse to this port using an MKM Adapter Cable At the ServSwitch Ult...

Страница 20: ...necting for your application Refer to Appendix B for the available types of these cables and the corresponding product codes Also refer to Chapter 1 or the Caution notice on page 23 for information ab...

Страница 21: ...of equipment you are installing Figure 3 1 Basic system setup for a slimline 8 port unit RS 232 POWER MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE CPU 5 CPU 6 CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 2 CPU 1 CPU 4 CPU 3 RS 232 POWER MONITOR KEYBO...

Страница 22: ...information 3 2 2 CONNECTING THE MONITOR KEYBOARD AND MOUSE A User Cable also called a Monitor Keyboard Mouse MKM Adapter Cable connects your monitor keyboard and mouse to the Switch Because various s...

Страница 23: ...type 1 After you verify that the Switch is turned off and unplugged plug the DB25 male connector of the first CPU s CPU Adapter Cable into the lowest numbered CPU port on the Switch s rear panel that...

Страница 24: ...Switch Ultra run a ServSwitch to ServSwitch Expansion Cable our product code EHN055 for original cable or EHN274 for recommended coaxial cable from one of the master Switch s CPU ports to one of the s...

Страница 25: ...e unit as described in Section 4 4 3 starting at the point at which the unit is ready to receive the file at 9600 baud 9600 bps In this case you must download the file at 9600 bps 3 2 5 B Remaining St...

Страница 26: ...ls use the alternative steps in Section 3 5 2 B on the previous page 3 Power up any directly connected non Sun CPUs and any connected submasters one by one giving each one time to boot completely befo...

Страница 27: ...croll from the Enhanced setting to the Standard setting For more information consult your Windows NT manual 3 2 7 SWITCHING FROM THE KEYBOARD Your ServSwitch Ultra is now ready for operation using its...

Страница 28: ...y ServManager or ServSwitch Ultra submasters make sure that you have those submasters set for the keyboard and mouse type you re using with Ctrl Mxx Enter and make sure that those settings are saved i...

Страница 29: ...also help you to keep the port selection numbers you ll use in keyboard commands in a rational sequence Figure 3 2 on the next page illustrates the proper layout and numbering of your submasters and...

Страница 30: ...sters Figure 3 2 Basic ServSwitch cascading CPU1 CPU3 CPU2 CPU4 MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE RS 232 POWER 17VAC CT CPU1 CPU3 CPU2 CPU4 MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE RS 232 POWER 17VAC CT CPU 7 CPU 6 CPU 5 CPU 4 CP...

Страница 31: ...e other hand if you set Width to 12 and Units to 2 and Max Ports to 24 your system will include 4 phantom ports nonexistent ports 9 through 12 on the 8 port submaster that the master will think are th...

Страница 32: ...the master s or submasters ON 5 Turn ON all of the submaster units then the master unit s They should boot normally but if the firmware in any of the units has become corrupted probably as the result...

Страница 33: ...parameters especially the keyboard mode for some of your ports see Sections 5 2 1 5 2 2 and 5 2 6 through 5 2 10 9 Save the configuration changes you just made to the master unit s nonvolatile memory...

Страница 34: ...ng Ctrl cues the Switch to expect command characters from the keyboard You then have two seconds in which to start entering a valid command If no command is begun within two seconds or if an invalid c...

Страница 35: ...dows Application keys on a 104 105 key keyboard Standard Apple keyboards have 105 keys And standard Type 5 or higher Sun keyboards have 118 keys as well as keyclick and beep features We have mapped se...

Страница 36: ...ome kind of software control panel but the specifics vary depending on the operating system and in IBM applications on the mouse driver To optimize mouse movement adjust the sensitivity on each CPU ac...

Страница 37: ...board s ___ key Left Ctrl Left Control Left Control Left Alt Left Command Left Command Right Alt or Alt Graph Right Option alt Alt Graph Right Ctrl Power Power On the IBM PC 104 Natively supports Emul...

Страница 38: ...ch monitors are available from NEC Sony CTX and other manufacturers However since these monitors usually have an HD15 video input connector you will need a special User Cable to use them with Mac or S...

Страница 39: ...ra systems in which the Mac versions of the original Serv cables product codes EHN210 and EHN215 have been installed Table 4 2 Video Quality vs Distance for Original Serv Cables Resolution Distance 5...

Страница 40: ...is implied Table 4 3 Video Quality vs Distance for Coaxial Cables Resolution Distance 10 ft 20 ft 30 ft 50 ft 75 ft 100 ft 150 ft 200 ft 3 m 6 1 m 9 1 m 15 2 m 22 9 m 30 5 m 45 7 m 61 m 640 x 480 3 3...

Страница 41: ...d and the ServSwitch Ultra returns to normal operation This keeps the Switch from getting stuck waiting for you to finish the command The Ctrl character is always passed through to the CPU The command...

Страница 42: ...ut of sync with the PS 2 mouse see Section 4 3 8 Ctrl N Send Null Byte Resets and enables the keyboard and mouse Issue this command to correct your keyboard or mouse if one of them malfunctions or get...

Страница 43: ...sired port when you press the three digit number s third numeral key For single and double digit ports you can enter the number by including one or two leading zeros 001 for port 1 or 027 for port 27...

Страница 44: ...r upper or lower case letters To disable scanning set the scan delay time to zero see Section 5 2 6 4 3 4 KEEP SETTINGS The Keep Settings command saves the current state of the ServSwitch Ultra s two...

Страница 45: ...nd release the left Control key then type B Reissue this command to switch back to the standard mapping Enter the Keep Settings command after you enter this command 4 3 7 RESET This command along with...

Страница 46: ...of cables from live equipment the currently selected CPU in a ServSwitch Ultra system can lose one or two bytes of this control information and get out of sync with the shared mouse In this situation...

Страница 47: ...ra to send the currently selected CPU the scan code for the Sun Stop key This key on the left hand end of the Sun keyboard is the only one of the non mapped keys that is widely used at the time of thi...

Страница 48: ...t to relinquish access rights when you re finished with a session at a user station This will cause the ServSwitch Ultra to display an Enter password prompt and stop accepting any keyboard and mouse i...

Страница 49: ...ary interface with EIA TIA RS 422 423 signal levels rather than RS 232 a special adapter or interface converter is required to connect them to the ServSwitch Ultra s RS 232 port call Black Box for tec...

Страница 50: ...nary thirty one are control codes in ASCII if you re running the terminal emulator on an IBM PC you will probably see the port numbers displayed as odd text graphics characters smiley faces hearts etc...

Страница 51: ...erTerminal 1 Connect one of your computer s or terminal s serial ports to the Switch s RS 232 port as described in Section 4 4 1 2 Run your terminal emulation program and set it to use the serial port...

Страница 52: ...t receive any of these messages instead Checksum error or Record error or Data error Receive failed Try again Y N These messages are usually caused by one of these problems The RS 232 cable or adapter...

Страница 53: ...If you get an error message at any time during the programming or verifying phase call Black Box for technical support 6 Press the Enter key on the PC s keyboard If your keyboard does not have an Ent...

Страница 54: ...1 stop bit For example if you are using port COM1 you would issue the command MODE COM1 9600 8 N 1 or MODE COM1 57600 N 8 1 If your DOS version s MODE command doesn t natively support 57 600 bps you w...

Страница 55: ...tempt doesn t work call Black Box for technical support 6 If the program and verify process works press and release the button yet again LED 3 will go dark briefly while the ServSwitch Ultra reboots i...

Страница 56: ...are all user selectable 5 1 1 THE MAIN MENU Access the main menu by pressing and releasing the left Ctrl key and then hitting the F12 key The menu shown in Figure 5 1 below appears The Enter password...

Страница 57: ...xits to normal keyboard operation or goes to the Configure system Configure computers or Configure overlay page From these other pages choosing a selection by hitting the Enter key will bring up an in...

Страница 58: ...ard type when they are powered up However if you power up a Switch when no shared keyboard is attached to it this setting will default to PC 104 105 if you attach an Apple or Sun keyboard later the Sw...

Страница 59: ...to select the desired mouse type and hit Enter Once Enter is pressed the input box disappears and the new setting appears in the Mouse field PS 2 mouse refers to those IBM PS 2 compatible mice that ha...

Страница 60: ...fall into this category Serial 3 button mouse refers to those mice which have serial RS 232 interfaces usually with a DB9 connector are Mouse Systems compatible and use a 5 byte 8 bit 1200 bps no par...

Страница 61: ...nstead 4 for 2 port units the number of CPU ports on the box for other units To change this setting press Enter while Maximum computers is highlighted An Input new value box appears as shown in Figure...

Страница 62: ...is associated with which physical connector For example if you are using four port submasters then the expansion width should be set to four Do not use submasters that have different numbers of CPU p...

Страница 63: ...r on scan setting press Enter while Power on scan is highlighted An off on input box appears Use the arrow keys to select On Serv unit defaults to scan mode at power up or Off unit operates normally a...

Страница 64: ...ll begin to repeat after the operator begins holding down a key on the shared IBM PC compatible keyboard There are four possible settings slow 1 second medium 750 msec fast 500 msec the factory defaul...

Страница 65: ...e the computer name keyboard type or mouse type Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the row that is to the individual CPU port whose setting s you want to change Use the page u...

Страница 66: ...rd All ASCII characters are valid in the name field The backspace key can be used to edit the field When you have finished typing in the name hit Enter The input box disappears and the new name appear...

Страница 67: ...cluding many IBM RS 6000 SGI HP 700 or 9000 series and DEC Alpha computers use mode 3 Certain IBM brand PCs especially PS 2 models can be either mode 1 or mode 2 short of rebooting there is no way to...

Страница 68: ...e driver must be loaded and configured on the CPU for mouse communication to work properly The differences between the various mouse types are discussed in Section 5 2 2 This option can only be set wh...

Страница 69: ...four color scheme choices Aquarium cyan magenta white and blue the factory default Tuxedo black red and white Festival yellow magenta blue cyan and white and Forest green black cyan and blue To chang...

Страница 70: ...ed keyboard or mouse activity for the length of time specified in the Screen saver time field see the next section the screen saver turns on You can blank the screen or choose one of three possible di...

Страница 71: ...don t set both to clear or the window will become totally invisible and you will probably have to reset the Switch to its factory defaults to get the window to reappear To change either of these colo...

Страница 72: ...d in the Computer label box A color selection input box appears Use the arrow keys to point to the desired color As you move the pointer the name of each color is shown in that color so you can see ho...

Страница 73: ...0 for the corresponding number of seconds if Fade out is set to 1 to 254 or always if Fade out is set to 255 Factory default is 5 seconds To change the fadeout setting press Enter while Fade out seco...

Страница 74: ...n menu is requested and the ServSwitch Ultra will not permit any changes to options in the menu until the user enters that password Factory default is no password 5 5 2 THE ACCESS PASSWORD This option...

Страница 75: ...his is actually the factory default value You can also disable the timeout by setting it to zero in this setting users will never be automatically logged out so the Enter password box will only be dis...

Страница 76: ...e up and down arrow keys on the shared keyboard to select the desired computer when it is highlighted hit Enter to immediately switch to that computer its label will be shown If you have more than 16...

Страница 77: ...ully 1 Make sure that the ServSwitch Ultra any submasters attached to it and all CPUs directly or indirectly connected to it are turned OFF 2 Press and hold in the or previous port button on the front...

Страница 78: ...f the problem goes away when you substitute a cable the old cable is probably defective F If swapping cables doesn t solve the problem try plugging the CPU into a different CPU port on the ServSwitch...

Страница 79: ...plug them into the proper ports F You might be using the keyboard incorrectly Make sure to use the left Control key to start port switching commands Make sure to use the numeric keys at the top of th...

Страница 80: ...the correct port C PS 2 or PS 2 wheel mouse To recognize the mouse the CPU must be directly connected to it or indirectly connected to it through the ServSwitch Ultra and if one is involved the subma...

Страница 81: ...han 100 ft 30 5 m and this assumes that your CPUs can drive keyboard and mouse signals that far you might only be able to run 20 ft 6 1 m Bottom line If you re running IBM or Mac video over original S...

Страница 82: ...p correctly for your desired resolution 6 2 13 YOUR ON SCREEN DISPLAY IS NOT SYNCHRONIZED A This can happen when no video is coming from the currently selected port or CPU and the Configure overlay Re...

Страница 83: ...The Switch supports only stream mode continuous mouse data It doesn t support the prompt mode burst on request method for handling mouse data that the IBM ThinkPad uses regardless of whether the Think...

Страница 84: ...when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it worse the results of any testing you ve already done 6...

Страница 85: ...the Switch s current operating period as well as what commands or actions if any can save changed settings to NVRAM so that they become the new defaults Ctrl K Type Ctrl B Pressing the key produces t...

Страница 86: ...ters 2 port models 4 Other models No of ports on unit Expansion units 0 Expansion width 16 Scan time 5 seconds Scan mode Off Power On Scan Off Typematic rate 20 characters per second Typematic delay F...

Страница 87: ...tting Computer label Background color Transparent blue Text color White Position X 3 Y 90 Show computer number Yes Fade out 5 seconds Font 16x24 modern Security Configuration password None Access pass...

Страница 88: ...his are the RS 6000 and SGI cables which come in 5 and 10 ft 1 5 and 3 m lengths only The table also lists the product codes for the Mac Adapter Station Extenders and CAT5 KVM Extenders Depending on y...

Страница 89: ...bles Video Type Keyboard Type Mouse Type Product Code Connector on Cable Connector on Cable Connector on Cable VGA HD15 male IBM PC AT 5 pin DIN male Serial RS 232 DB9 female EHN048 0xxx VGA HD15 male...

Страница 90: ...s CPU to ServSwitch Ultra RS 232 Mouse AC254A ServSwitch Ultra to Station RS 232 Mouse AC255A CPU to ServSwitch Ultra PS 2 Style Mouse AC257A ServSwitch Ultra to Station PS 2 Style Mouse AC258A Statio...

Страница 91: ...rt Pin Signal Name Abbrev Direction Description 1 Data Set Ready DSR Input Reserved not used 2 Data Terminal Ready DTR Output Pulled high with 1 k resistor 3 Transmit Data TD Output Serial data from p...

Страница 92: ...CPU Find Home Insert Here Insert Remove Delete Select End Prev Page Up Next Page Down F13 Same passed through unaltered F14 Same passed through unaltered F15 Help Same passed through unaltered F16 Do...

Страница 93: ...s Each of these Kits consists of two rackmounting ears and four screws To use a kit to mount a ServSwitch Ultra or ServSwitch Ultra take these steps referring to Figure G 1 below 1 Match up the two ho...

Страница 94: ...NOTES...

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