Package Contents 1 x 2/4-Port DVI KVMP Switch 2/4 x DVI-D KVM Cables (2 for GCS1102 and 4 for GCS1104) 1 x Power Adapter 1 x Installation Guide 1 x Warranty Card...
System Requirements Console • DVI-D supported Monitor • USB keyboard and mouse • Powered Speakers and microphone (optional) Computers • A USB port • A DVI-D supported connection • 3.5mm Audio and microphone connections (optional) Operating System • Windows XP •...
GCS1102 Overview Front View Port 1 Switch Button Port 2 Switch Button Console USB Keyboard Port Console USB Mouse Port...
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Rear View Power Jack CPU2 DVI Port USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Ports CPU2 USB Port Console Mic. Port CPU1 Mic. Port Console Audio Port CPU1 Audio Port Console DVI Port CPU1 USB Port CPU2 Mic. Port CPU1 DVI Port CPU2 Audio Port 12 13 15 16...
GCS1104 Overview Front View Port 1 Switch Button Front Panel Mic. Port Port 2 Switch Button Front Panel Audio Port Port 3 Switch Button USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port Port 4 Switch Button...
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Rear View CPU4 Mic. Port CPU2 Mic. Port Power Jack CPU4 Audio Port CPU2 Audio Port Console Mouse Port CPU4 USB Port CPU2 USB Port Console Keyboard Port CPU4 DVI Port CPU2 DVI Port USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port CPU3 Mic. Port CPU1 Mic.
Installation Step 1 Step 3 Please make sure your computers and monitor are Connect the DVI cable from your monitor to the powered off before you start. console DVI monitor port. Then, turn on your monitor. Step 2 Connect the power adapter from your wall outlet to your power jack of the KVM.
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Step 4 Step 5 Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the Connect your powered speaker and mic. to the console USB keyboard port and console USB console audio port and console mic. Port. mouse port. GCS1104 GCS1102...
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Step 6 Final Step Connect a set of your molded KVM cable from your Turn on your computers. KVM switch to each of your computers – DVI cable to the DVI output, USB cables to open USB ports from your computer, audio cable to your audio output and mic.
LED Indications Description Online / Selected Dim Orange A device is powered on and connected to the KVMP switch but the port is not on focus Bright Orange The specific port has focus on the KVM (Keyboard, video and mouse) USB Link Green The specific port has focus on the USB peripheral sharing ports...
Port Switching Port Switching You can switch port via front panel pushbutton or hotkey commands. Port Switching via Front Panel Pushbutton Mode1 (Default) Function Description Switch All Focus (KVM, Audio and USB) Press and hold the specific pushbutton for 2 seconds Switch KVM Focus Press the specific pushbutton once Switch Audio Focus Press the specific pushbutton twice rapidly Mode2* Function...
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Port Switching via Hotkey Commands To trigger a Hotkey Mode, simply press [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]*. Please refer to Hotkey Summary Table for details. *Note: If there is a conflict using [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] sequence, you can change to the alternative sequence [Ctrl] [Ctrl]. Please refer to Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) section for details.
[n*] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to the specific port [n*] [k] [s] [Enter] Switch KVM and audio focus to the specific port [n*] [k] [u] [Enter] Switch KVM and USB focus to the specific port [n*] [u] [s] [Enter] Switch USB and audio focus to the specific port *Note: Interval n is the port ID number (1 and 2 for GCS1102 and 1, 2, 3 and 4 for GCS1104)
Autoscan Mode You can either activate Autoscan Mode via front panel push button or hotkeys. Function Description Auto Scan Front Panel Push Button Press and hold port 1 and port 2 Pushbutton simultaneously for 2 seconds to activate Autoscan Mode* Hotkeys [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [a] Activate Autoscan mode.
Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) Hotkey Description Press and hold [Num Lock] ([Clear] key Invoking hotkey setting mode on Mac keyboard) Press and release [-] Release [Num Lock] ([Clear] key on Mac keyboard) Invoke HSM, then press [h] Change the HSM invocation keys from [Num Lock] to [Ctrl] and from [-] to [F12] Invoke HSM, then press [t] Change port switching hotkey sequence between [Scroll...
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Invoke HSM, then press [F5] USB Reset Invoke HSM, then press [b] Toggle hotkey beepers on or off Invoke HSM, then press [s] Toggle front panel pushbutton between Mode1 and Mode2 Invoke HSM, then press [x] [Enter] Disable or enable port switching hotkey Invoke HSM, then press [u] [p] [g] [r] [a] [d] Activate Firmware Upgrade Mode –...
Mac Keyboard Emulation The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Mac keyboard. The emulation mappings are listed in the table below. PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard [Alt] [Shift] Shift [Print Screen] [Crtl] Ctrl [Scroll Lock] [Ctrl] [1] [Enter] Return...
Sun Keyboard Emulation The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Sun keyboard. The emulation mappings are listed in the table below. [Ctrl] [F9] Find PC Keyboard Sun Keyboard [Crtl] [F10] [Crtl] [t] Stop [Crtl] [F2] Again [Crtl] [1] [Crtl] [F3]...
Step 2 Switch ALL focus to the port that you will be using Step 4 to perform the firmware upgrade. (Please refer to Port Switching Section). Then, go to www.iogear. Disconnect your keyboard and mouse from the com to download the latest available firmware or console keyboard and mouse port, then connect the specific firmware that you wish to use. them to the USB peripheral sharing ports.
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Step 5 Step 6 Windows will now install all the required drivers. After you see the below message “Your new You may see the below message popup in tray hardware is installed and ready to use.”, extract icon area. the downloaded file with WinRAR or compatible software. Then double click on the execute file to begin with the Firmware Upgrade Utility.
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Step 7 Step 8 Read the License Agreement and click “I Agree” Choose the correct KVM that you wish to perform then click “Next” if you wish to continue with the firmware upgrade from the “Device List” and then firmware upgrade. Otherwise, click “Cancel” to exit. click “Next” to continue. Then the Firmware Upgrade Utility will verify if there is a KVM connected to the computer by the firmware upgrade cable. (Check Firmware Version checkbox is optional)
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Step 9 Step 10 If you have checked the “Check Firmware Version” When the firmware upgrade is done, you will see checkbox, then the utility will check the current “Firmware upgrade OK” in the “Status Messages” firmware that is on your KVM. If the current firmware window. Then simply click “Finish” to complete the is newer than the firmware that you wish to upgrade whole firmware upgrade process. to, a window will popup and prompt you to ask if you wish to proceed.
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Final Step Now the KVM will reset by itself and the firmware upgrade process has completed. Then, disconnect the keyboard and mouse from the peripheral sharing ports and connect them back to the console keyboard and mouse port.
Upgrade Fail If you didn’t see “Firmware upgrade OK” in the “Status Messages” window, it means that the firmware upgrade has failed. When that happens, please repeat the complete firmware upgrade process.
If you have a DVI monitor with both DVI and VGA computers and you would like to connect them through our GCS1102/GCS1104, what should you do and what do you need to know? a. Please make sure that both monitor and monitor cable are DVI-I supported* b.
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For the DVI computers: Simply follow the instruction of the Installation Section. For the VGA computers: Connect each of your VGA video output with a VGA Male to Male cable. Connect the other side of the VGA cable to the VGA connection on the DVI-A Male to VGA Female Adapter.
FCC Statements 15.21 You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: 1. this device may not cause interference and 2. this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
CE Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the requirements set up in the council directive on the approximation of the law of member states relating to EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC. The product has been approved for LVD and covered the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, U.K., Spain, Sweden...
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