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CHAPTER 1: Quick Start Guide
1. Quick Start Guide
Configuring the Extender
Configuring the ServSwitch™ Brand CAT5 KVM Extender involves setting some
internal controls. Read the next couple of paragraphs, and if you find that you’ll
need to change configuration settings, follow the procedure that’s listed afterward.
(If you're not certain which Extender model you’re working with, refer to
Chapter 3
.) Here’s what you need to consider:
• With all models,
how far will the CAT5 cabling run between the Extender’s
Local and Remote Units?
If it will be 100 m (330 ft.) or less, you don’t need to
set anything. If it will be 100 to 200 m (330 to 655 ft.), install jumpers on the
three
right-hand
post pairs in each set of three cable-length jumper posts (JP3
through JP5) in the Remote Unit. If it will be 200 to 300 m (655 to 1000 ft.),
install jumpers on the three
left-hand
post pairs in each of these sets of cable-
length jumper posts. See Figure 5-1 in
Section 5.1
.
• With the Switching Extender (ACU1049A) only,
what key do you want to use
as the “hotkey” to trigger the Extender’s keyboard commands?
The choices
are left-[Ctrl] and right-[Ctrl]. Right-[Ctrl] is the default setting because many
of the KVM switches that can be attached to the Extender use left-[Ctrl] as
their
hotkey. 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 that’s required by many
application programs. To have the Extender use left-[Ctrl] for its hotkey, move
position 2 of DIP switch SW1 in the Remote Unit to ON. Refer to
Section 5.2.3
.
• With all models
except
the Switching Extender,
does your application
require
the Scroll Lock key?
If not, you don’t need to set anything. If it does, you need
to set Position 4 of DIP-switch SW1 in the Remote Unit to OFF. (Be aware that
this will disable the Extender’s reset function and, on the Dual-Access model,
will disable the “Private Mode” feature as well. Refer to
Section 5.2
.)
• With the Dual-Access (ACU1009A) model only: If you don’t want the remote
monitor to be blanked in Private Mode, set Position 1 of DIP-switch SW1 in the
Remote Unit to ON. If you want to lengthen the inactivity timeout for
automatic Local/Remote switching to 15 seconds, set Position 2 to OFF. If you
want automatic switching to be triggered by mouse activity as well as keyboard
activity, set Position 3 to OFF.
To get at the internal controls, open the Extender Unit while it is powered off—
taking all reasonable precautions against static electricity—by unscrewing the four
screws on its case and lifting off the top half of the case. For more information
about configuration, refer to
Chapter 5
.
