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RACKMUX-V15-N-PRIMUX 
RACKMUX-V17-N-PRIMUX 

RACKMUX KVM DRAWER WITH PRIMUX

® 

KVM SWITCH VIA CAT5

 

Installation and Operation Manual 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RACKMUX

®

Series

 

(Host Adapter sold separately)

NETWORK

TECHNOLOGIES

INCORPORATED

Tel:330-562-7070
Fax:330-562-1999

1275 Danner Dr
Aurora, OH 44202

  www.networktechinc.com

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Содержание RACKMUX-V15-N-PRIMUX

Страница 1: ...UX RACKMUX KVM DRAWER WITH PRIMUX KVM SWITCH VIA CAT5 Installation and Operation Manual RACKMUX Series Host Adapter sold separately NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED Tel 330 562 7070 Fax 330 562 1999 1275 Danner Dr Aurora OH 44202 www networktechinc com NTI R ...

Страница 2: ...nologies Inc 1275 Danner Drive Aurora Ohio 44202 CHANGES The material in this guide is for information only and is subject to change without notice Network Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users FIRMWARE VERSION PRIMUX Firmware Version 1 9 Typographic Conventions The following table describes the typograph...

Страница 3: ...al Startup 13 User Rights vs Administrator Rights 13 Administrator Login and Password 13 Setup Host Adapter s 14 Quick Connect 14 Change the Default Administrator Password 14 Standards of Operation 15 Security 16 Autologin 16 Administrator Login 16 User Login 16 User Access Functions 17 Command Mode 17 Scan Mode 18 Normal Mode 18 Settings Menu 19 Search Host Adapter 20 Host Adapter Info 20 User St...

Страница 4: ...e 2 Position RACKMUX with clearance to open 5 Figure 3 Mount to Telco post with optional mounting brackets 6 Figure 4 Connect a HA PS2 Host Adapter to a PS 2 CPU 7 Figure 5 Connect a HA USB Host Adapter to a USB CPU 8 Figure 6 Connect a HA SUN Host Adapter to a SUN CPU 8 Figure 7 Connect CAT5 cable to Host Adapter 9 Figure 8 Connect CAT5 cable to User Station 9 Figure 9 Connect the power cord to t...

Страница 5: ...it User Station screen 32 Figure 35 Select user for Autologon 33 Figure 36 Idle Timeout screen 34 Figure 37 Alternate OSD screen 34 Figure 38 Update Bootloader Menu 35 Figure 39 Select MAC Host Adapters screen 36 Figure 40 Select Keyboard Language menu 37 Figure 41 OSD Controls 38 Figure 42 U S English keyboard layout 41 Figure 43 U K English keyboard layout 41 Figure 44 German keyboard layout 41 ...

Страница 6: ...der RL T15 TEL RACKMUX Features Entire unit is only 1RU 1 75 high High quality metal construction ideal for most industrial and commercial settings 15 or 17 Rack Mount LCD Monitor features a wide viewing angle 1024X768 resolution for 15 XGA monitor 1280x1024 resolution for 17 SXGA monitor A forward folding 15 or 17 TFT LCD with built in OSD menu for screen adjustments Includes rack mount kit suita...

Страница 7: ...apter see pg 5 CAT5 5e 6 unshielded twisted pair cable s terminated with RJ45 connectors wired straight thru pin 1 to pin 1 etc see pg 45 for proper EIA TIA 568B wiring method A null modem cable will be required for future software updates see specification on page 45 Cables can be purchased from Network Technologies Inc by calling 800 RGB TECH 800 742 8324 or 330 562 7070 or by visiting our websi...

Страница 8: ...5 IEC Connector w Built in 2A 240VAC Replaceable Fuse for attachment of the IEC power cord to power the RACKMUX drawer 16 Switch for powering ON and OFF the RACKMUX drawer 17 RS232 DB9 male serial communication port for updating firmware 18 Cat5 RJ45 female for connection of CAT5 cable between Host Adapter and User Station 18a Yellow LED power indicator illuminates when power has been supplied to ...

Страница 9: ...m the CPU and devices to be extended If other equipment is involved whose connections are being interrupted be sure to refer to the instruction manuals for that equipment for proper disconnection and re connection procedures before proceeding Definitions Segment A single or series of CAT5 cable s from one User Station to one or more Host Adapter s that are daisy chained together A segment begins w...

Страница 10: ...art from each other on each side 4 Slide the drawer in until the top holes in the front bracket flanges line up with the holes marked in step 1 Secure the front brackets on the drawer to the front cabinet rails with two screws per bracket Be sure to tighten the screws securely Then tighten the nuts applied in step 3 5 Apply one more screw to each of the rear brackets to finish Figure 1 Mount RACKM...

Страница 11: ...wn in Fig 3 Apply 2 nuts supplied per bracket to secure the brackets to the drawer Apply two 10 32x3 4 screws supplied per bracket to the post at the desired height Slots are provided in the brackets to make minor depth adjustments easy Be sure to properly tighten all nuts and screws before using the drawer Figure 3 Mount to Telco post with optional mounting brackets ...

Страница 12: ... cables of the HA PS2 Host Adapter into the back of the CPU after disconnecting the power cord from the CPU See Figure 4 a Connect the green 6 pin miniDIN cable end with the mouse symbol on it to the mouse port on the back of the CPU b Connect the purple 6 pin miniDIN cable end with the keyboard symbol on it to the keyboard port on the back of the CPU c Connect the blue 15HD cable end to the VGA p...

Страница 13: ...st Adapter into the back of the CPU after disconnecting the power cord from the CPU See Figure 6 a Connect the orange 8 pin miniDIN cable end on it to the devices port on the back of the CPU b Connect the blue 15HD cable end to the VGA port on the back of the CPU Figure 6 Connect a HA SUN Host Adapter to a SUN CPU FYI The HA SUN Host Adapter does not provide keyboard power ON support for legacy SU...

Страница 14: ...the Host Adapter and User Station is of the straight through type and not crossed Figure 7 Connect CAT5 cable to Host Adapter The User Station Connecting the CAT5 cable to the User Station Make sure the CAT5 cable has been installed in accordance with the Preparation for Installation instructions on page 4 Connect the CAT5 cable to the Cat 5 port on the User Station See Figure 8 When properly inse...

Страница 15: ... has been made to it FYI The Host Adapter is powered by the CPU 7 With the User Station and Host Adapter connected via CAT5 cable refer to Using the PRIMUX CAT5 KVM Switch on page 13 FYI The green LED on each RJ45 connector will illuminate anytime data traffic is passing between the Host Adapter and User Station indicating proper CAT5 cable connection and communication See Figure 9 Connection for ...

Страница 16: ...rform firmware update VGA Multi Scan Monitor Terminal Null modem cable REAR VIEW OF RACKMUX V15 N PRIMUX NTI NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED Tel 330 562 7070 Fax 330 562 1999 1275 Danner Dr Aurora OH 44202 www networktechinc com RS232 CAT5 ...

Страница 17: ...l be identified as in the Host Adapter list should be unique to all other known hosts in the segment 3 Follow the installation instruction on page 7 for Host Adapters and above for Daisy Chained Host Adapters FYI A Host Adapter can be added to the last Host Adapter in the chain or between two existing Host Adapters 4 Once the installation procedure is complete the connected CPU must be powered ON ...

Страница 18: ...cation Initial Startup After installing the User Station and one or more Host Adapters as described under Installation beginning on page 5 when first applying power the user named NEWUSER1 will be automatically logged in and the Command Mode menu will appear By default access is given to all Host Adapters and their connected CPUs and Scan Mode will scan all connected CPUs User Rights vs Administra...

Страница 19: ...wered ON or not Note Any configuration changes made to the Host Adapter must be made and saved while the connected CPU is powered ON The Unique ID is stored in the Host Adapter and saved there even if power is removed Quick Connect From the Command Mode menu to make connection to any Host Adapter in the segment press G followed by the index number see page 17 of the desired Host Adapter press Ente...

Страница 20: ...available to users having administrative rights see page 29 Placing the mouse over a listed Host Adapter highlighting the listed item with a blackened background selects the Host Adapter Clicking on it while in Command Mode will connect to that Host Adapter Available functions will have white characters with one red character The red character indicates what corresponding keyboard character is ass...

Страница 21: ... proper user name and password While holding down the Shift key enter the following administrator names ROOT or ADMINISTRATOR either can be used administrator password NTI FYI The names for the administrator ROOT and ADMINISTRATOR cannot be changed Note User names and passwords are case sensitive Once logged in follow the instructions on pages 32 or 27 for changing the password Once the password i...

Страница 22: ...onnected to From left to right the columns display the following Index Number Host Adapter Name Type of Host Adapter connected PS2 SUN or USB CPU power status where p means ON and means OFF Figure 13 Command Mode main menu The list below describes the command functions available from the keyboard within the OSD mode of control after entering into Command Mode Function Keystroke Select the previous...

Страница 23: ...mand on the screen with the mouse Scan Mode To activate Scan Mode press S from the Command Mode menu Scan Mode enables the user to scan through selected Host Adapters whether they are powered ON or OFF and to have full device control of the connected powered ON Host Adapter From the Settings menu page 19 the user can edit the list of Host Adapters that can be scanned A Host Adapter is skipped from...

Страница 24: ...s for Scan Choose CPUs to be scanned S Change Scan Dwell Time Set length of time a user can dwell no keyboard or mouse action before PRIMUX will automatically scan to the next accessible CPU T Adjust Video Quality Adjust the video quality to improve the screen image V Esc Exit the Settings menu X or Esc FYI CPUs will only be scanned if the user has been allowed access to the CPU See Allow Deny Acc...

Страница 25: ... Esc To cancel the search and return to the Command Mode menu FYI If the wrong characters are entered use the Backspace key to remove and edit characters to submit for search The first match to the characters submitted will be displayed as the parameter value is entered Note Find and Search Modes are NOT case sensitive Host Adapter Info To display the selected Host Adapter Info screen press I from...

Страница 26: ...ber this user will be automatically logged on at power up Type Revision Product type and ROM version used for identification puroposes CodeCRC ROM CRC use for identification purposes UstatID An internal serial number Figure 17 User Station Info screen Function Keystroke Return to the Host Adapter Info screen X or Esc Help Pages The Help pages can be viewed by pressing F1 or H from the Command Mode...

Страница 27: ...onitor U or Move OSD Window Right Moves the OSD window to the right on the monitor R or Move OSD Window Left Moves the OSD window to the left on the monitor L or Make OSD Window Taller Makes the OSD window taller on the monitor T Make OSD Window Shorter Makes the OSD window shorter on the monitor S Reset OSD Window Resets the OSD to the default size and position W Esc Exit the OSD Settings menu An...

Страница 28: ...mouse Function Description Keystroke All Select all Host Adapters A None Clear all selected Host Adapters N Search Locate a Host Adapter using name comments unique ID or index number R Find Locate a Host Adapter by name F Goto Locate a Host Adapter by index number G Info Display the info screen about the selected Host Adapter I Display a Help Page F1 Exit Return to the Settings Menu X or Esc The s...

Страница 29: ...ed for your display setting browse the CD this manual was found on and click on the test pattern nXm pdf file that matches your current video resolution Follow the instructions below to make adjustments as needed The variations in signal delays could cause the colors to be skewed or out of alignment as they appear on the monitor i e instead of a white vertical line the user will see three vertical...

Страница 30: ...n Edit the names and settings of the Host Adapter Users and User Station E Update Bootloader Menu Update the firmware of the User Station and Host Adapters B Change Idle Timeout Set the time period for the Idle Timeout I Alternate OSD Key Define the alternative key sequence if any to enter Command Mode K Acquire Send DDC Info Send DDC information about the monitor to all connected and powered ON H...

Страница 31: ...ress H to display the Host Adapter List from which the adminstrator can edit or view selected Host Adapter parameters From Command Mode type A E H Figure 25 Host Adapter List Function Description Keystroke Edit Change the selected Host Adapter parameters E Info Display info about the selected Host Adapter I Search Locate a Host Adapter using name comments unique ID or index number R Find Locate a ...

Страница 32: ...max case sensitive Modify the Index number see note below I No Integer Reset Host Adapter perform an internal power reset R Yes N a Reset Host Adapter Data to default settings E Yes N a Modify the Comment C No String 32 characters max case sensitive Delete Host Adapter D Yes See Host Adapter List pg 22 Return to Host Adapter List X or Esc No N a FYI When modifying the Index number the position of ...

Страница 33: ...page 25 E Rootpwd Change the administrator password see page 28 P Display User List Help pages F1 Exit Return to the Edit Menu X or Esc A green checked box next to a user indicates the user is enabled A yellow unchecked box indicates the user Is disabled Press Enter or Spacebar or click on the user line to toggle whether a user is enabled or disabled A yellow A in the Adm column indicates the user...

Страница 34: ...er is permitted access to the segment LogonUID Displays which Host Adapter the user will logon to automatically if the LogonAct is set to 1 LogonAct Displays if the user will logon to a specific Host Adapter 1 or to Command Mode 0 at logon Figure 28 User Info screen Function Keystroke Return to the User Name List menu X or Esc Edit User From the User List press E to bring up the Edit User menu Fro...

Страница 35: ...ensitive Return to User List X or Esc N a Figure 30 Submenu of the Edit User menu Add New User From the User List press N to add a new user From Command Mode type A E U N The administrator will be prompted for a Y or N answer to Are you sure and with a Y answer the Edit User menu will come up where all of the parameters for a new user can be defined When finished press X or Esc to exit the menu an...

Страница 36: ... press A E U E H The Allow Deny Access to Hosts list will be displayed Function Description Keystroke NONE Deselect all N ALL Select all A INFO Display info for selected Host Adapter I SEARCH Find Host Adapter using name index number comments or ID R FIND Locate Host Adapter by name F GOTO Locate Host Adapter by index G Selects Enter Deselects Spacebar EXIT Esc X or Esc Figure 32 Allow Deny Access...

Страница 37: ... Enter or Tab To confirm re enter the password Press Enter to finish or Tab to enter the password again Figure 33 Administrator Password screen Note In the event the password is forgotten contact NTI for instruction on how to reset the password to the default NTI FYI When the password is changed for user ROOT it automatically changes for user ADMINISTRATOR as well Edit User Station From the Edit m...

Страница 38: ...e lost R Yes None Delete all Host Adapters from the segment H Yes None Delete all users U Yes None Return to Edit Menu X or Esc No None Go to Main Menu F10 No None Select Autologon User From the Edit User Station menu press A to bring up the Select User Menu From Command Mode type A E S A Figure 35 Select user for Autologon To select which user will be automatically logged in when the User Station...

Страница 39: ...n Alternate OSD key press K from the Administration Menu From Command Mode type A K A window will open displaying the current Cur value the range of values from 4 to 164 and a place for the new value to be assigned As the administrator changes the value the corresponding keyboard key will appear next to it in parenthesis Enter the value 0 to disable the feature Function Keystroke Press key to ente...

Страница 40: ...er Station memory to all powered ON Host Adapters of the same type An UPDATE HOST request is then automatically generated A Yes GO TO BOOTLOADER To leave the OSD menu and activate the Bootloader Program A serial terminal must be connected to the RS232 serial port of the User Station to continue operation B Yes SEL HOST Select the Host Adapter By default the connected Host Adapter if any is selecte...

Страница 41: ... necessary After setting the configuration is stored in non volatile memory and will be retrieved whenever the PRIMUX is powered ON When the Host Adapter is connected to a Windows SUN or USB SUN CPU this configuration SHOULD BE DISABLED By default all Host Adapters are configured for connection to non USB MAC CPUs Windows and USB SUN FYI If a Host Adapter is configured as connected to a non MAC CP...

Страница 42: ...manually program a specific keyboard language select a language and press Enter or Space To automatically detect the language of the keyboard select AutoDetect and press Enter or Space The list will advance to the actual detected keyboard language and that language will be programmed Some keyboards don t have a country code In this case the selection will remain in the AutoDetect position and the ...

Страница 43: ...ons are used to navigate through the menus Move the cursor up or down as desired to highlight an item for selection Once an item is highlighted pressing the Menu button will select it Figure 41 OSD Controls The Select button is used to make selections within the OSD menus when the OSD menu is ON When the OSD menu is OFF the Select button will act as an Auto Adjust button to keep the user from havi...

Страница 44: ...UE sections highlighted use the Up or Down arrow to move between them press the Select button to choose the option to adjust Then use the Up or Down Arrow to adjust the setting Select EXIT when finished to return to the Main Menu Position Menu Selecting the Position menu will bring up a screen in which the user can select AUTO ADJUST to automatically adjust the horizontal and vertical position of ...

Страница 45: ...menu automatically exits adjustable from 10 to 60 seconds LANGUAGE the language that the OSD menus will be presented in With the item highlighted use the Up or Down arrow to move between them press the Select button to choose the option to adjust Then use the Up or Down Arrow to adjust the setting as needed Select EXIT when finished to return to the Main Menu OSD Image can be moved to different po...

Страница 46: ...I O P Function Key not used on this product Page Up Home Home Pg Up PgDn End Del Ins Num Lock Enter 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 0 Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PrtSc Delete SysRq Pause Break Scroll Lock Backspace 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Tab Caps Lock Shift Ctrl Alt Fn AltGr Insert End Page Down Shift Z X C V B N M A S D F G H J K L Q W E R T Y U I O P Page Up Home Home PgUp PgDn End Del Ins Num Loc...

Страница 47: ...lt R Option Alt Graph Windows Logo SB Alt Command Meta SB R Arrow SB R Arrow Power Suspend SB Space Bar L and R Left and Right keys when two keys are marked the same on a keyboard SUN s 16 Extra Keys RACKMUX Keyboard SUN Extras SB F1 Stop L1 Use the chart to the left to type SUN s SB F2 Again L2 additional 16 keys using the RACKMUX SB F3 Props L3 keyboard SB F4 Undo L4 SB F5 Front L5 SB F6 Copy L6...

Страница 48: ... LCD 17 Display area 337 92mm W x 270 336 H 17 inch diagonal Panel Type TFT Active Number of Pixels 1280 H x 1024 V Number of Colors 16 2 Million 6 bits FRC Pixel Pitch 0 264 H x 0 264 V Color Pixel Arrangement RGB Vertical Stripe Brightness 300cd m 2 Nits Response Time 5 5ms Viewing Angle Horizontal 140º Vertical 130º Typ Optimum Viewing Direction 6 o clock Backlight Unit CCFL 4 Tables Edge Light...

Страница 49: ...ity Adjustment Automatic for up to 1000 feet of CAT5 cable CPU Compatibility PS 2 USB and Legacy SUN USB MAC Interconnect Cable CAT 5 5e 6 Solid UTP STP EIA TIA 568 B wiring w male RJ45 connectors Host Adapter Power Powered by CPU Host Adapter Size In WxDxH 3 1 x 3 7 x 1 RACKMUX Size In WxDxH 19x21 9x1 75 Distances and Resolutions for CAT5 CAT5e and CAT6 Cables CABLE DISTANCE feet RESOLUTION CAT5 ...

Страница 50: ...INAL PRIMUX TERMINAL 9 pin Signal 9 pin 9 pin Signal 25 pin Function Pin Direction Pin Function Function Pin Direction Pin Function RxD 2 3 TxD RxD 2 2 TxD TxD 3 2 RxD TxD 3 3 RxD CTS 8 N C 7 RTS CTS 8 N C 4 RTS RTS 7 N C 8 CTS RTS 7 N C 5 CTS DSR 6 N C 4 DTR DSR 6 N C 20 DTR DTR 4 N C 6 DSR DTR 4 N C 6 DSR DCD 1 N C 1 DCD DCD 1 N C 8 DCD SG 5 5 SG SG 5 7 SG N C not connected no cable wire In this...

Страница 51: ... E U P Edit User Station 29 Ctrl A E S Select Autologon User 30 Ctrl A E S A Change idle timeout 31 Ctrl A I Set alternate OSD key 31 Ctrl A K Update Firmware Bootloader Menu 32 Ctrl A B Acquire Send DDC info 33 Ctrl A D Configure MAC Host Adapters 33 Ctrl A M Select keyboard language 34 Ctrl A L SAFETY AND EMC REGULATORY STATEMENTS WARNING A WARNING in this manual indicates the potential for seri...

Страница 52: ...pad 41 OSD Controls 38 OSD settings menu 22 power up sequence 10 PS2 Host Adapter 7 Quick connect 14 Rack mounting 5 reset defaults 27 scan dwell time 23 Scan Mode 18 Search Host Adapter 20 Security 16 segment 4 12 select autologon user 33 select keyboard language 37 Settings Menu 19 Specifications 43 Standards of Operation 15 SUN extra keys 42 technical specifications 44 Telco mount 6 Terminating...

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